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Press upgrade dilemma 338lm
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<blockquote data-quote="Buck Fever" data-source="post: 1948058" data-attributes="member: 113501"><p>The Lee Classic Cast is a solid press. The Rock Chucker is a good one too.</p><p></p><p>The UltraMag looks nice but I feel like the linkage arms might get in the way. I don't think it solves the bullet seating issue either.</p><p></p><p>The Co-ax is supposed to be self aligning. I wonder if it does that any better than a press with a sloppy ram?</p><p></p><p>For me, I went simple and bought a good Rock Chucker from a friend.</p><p></p><p>For the bullet issue, I like the Hornady seater dies that have a sliding sleeve to align the bullet with the neck during seating. I have heard some not so great things about those Matchmaster seaters...</p><p></p><p>At the end of the day, a press is pretty simple and I like the "O" style for stiffness in the press frame. Cast iron is better than die cast aluminum. A large ram is better than small and it should have a nice and smooth but tight bushing.</p><p></p><p>The Lee Classic Cast and Rock Chucker are the two value standouts to me. They have everything I need.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buck Fever, post: 1948058, member: 113501"] The Lee Classic Cast is a solid press. The Rock Chucker is a good one too. The UltraMag looks nice but I feel like the linkage arms might get in the way. I don't think it solves the bullet seating issue either. The Co-ax is supposed to be self aligning. I wonder if it does that any better than a press with a sloppy ram? For me, I went simple and bought a good Rock Chucker from a friend. For the bullet issue, I like the Hornady seater dies that have a sliding sleeve to align the bullet with the neck during seating. I have heard some not so great things about those Matchmaster seaters... At the end of the day, a press is pretty simple and I like the "O" style for stiffness in the press frame. Cast iron is better than die cast aluminum. A large ram is better than small and it should have a nice and smooth but tight bushing. The Lee Classic Cast and Rock Chucker are the two value standouts to me. They have everything I need. [/QUOTE]
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