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Should I buy a new press ?
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<blockquote data-quote="tony d willIiams" data-source="post: 1823771" data-attributes="member: 108777"><p>Looks like most on pg. 1 do not like the Hornady AP press. There are many good presses and a couple I would not wish on a person I did not like, just too dangerous and inexact.</p><p> My sweet wife bought one for me several Christmases ago, AP and a go ahead and get the rest. I had been forced into retirement and I was shooting a bunch more. I used it as a single stage at first as I was learning. I wanted to get each segment of using the machine down correctly. I am quite anal in my ways having been an industrial mechanic and then an engineer in a few fields, (I didn't like getting dirty).</p><p> I reload 9mm luger up to 338LM. My accuracy has increased greatly due to a couple things. I shoot more often so muscle memory is setting in and reloading. I lean more toward the reloading as differently loaded rounds will show different results. All shot in near same ambient temperatures, same starting temperatures, GPS location, wind, distance and the rest, all shot same day.</p><p> I am now able to shoot 5" diameter circle with my handguns while I am moving, running, walking turning around. Prior to reload I couldn't do that standing still. My 338LM at 1/4 mile I was lucky to hit paper, now it put all rounds, cept fliers, in a hole the size of a quarter, That is a coin not an inch.</p><p> I have watched while others use different presses and asked questions when they took breaks. Most are fine machines, none seem to be plug & play, all have idiosyncrasies. The main thing with increasing accuracy is notes, data, learning, reading and thought. Of coarse this is my opinion and only based on my personal experiences.</p><p>edit; I have a variance of ,0.001 OAL, ± 0.1g on powder at 68℉. When I am loading for 1/2 mile and greater I measure all powder loads individually and check all dimensions also.</p><p>Be safe, have fun and bring the family along for the ride.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tony d willIiams, post: 1823771, member: 108777"] Looks like most on pg. 1 do not like the Hornady AP press. There are many good presses and a couple I would not wish on a person I did not like, just too dangerous and inexact. My sweet wife bought one for me several Christmases ago, AP and a go ahead and get the rest. I had been forced into retirement and I was shooting a bunch more. I used it as a single stage at first as I was learning. I wanted to get each segment of using the machine down correctly. I am quite anal in my ways having been an industrial mechanic and then an engineer in a few fields, (I didn't like getting dirty). I reload 9mm luger up to 338LM. My accuracy has increased greatly due to a couple things. I shoot more often so muscle memory is setting in and reloading. I lean more toward the reloading as differently loaded rounds will show different results. All shot in near same ambient temperatures, same starting temperatures, GPS location, wind, distance and the rest, all shot same day. I am now able to shoot 5" diameter circle with my handguns while I am moving, running, walking turning around. Prior to reload I couldn't do that standing still. My 338LM at 1/4 mile I was lucky to hit paper, now it put all rounds, cept fliers, in a hole the size of a quarter, That is a coin not an inch. I have watched while others use different presses and asked questions when they took breaks. Most are fine machines, none seem to be plug & play, all have idiosyncrasies. The main thing with increasing accuracy is notes, data, learning, reading and thought. Of coarse this is my opinion and only based on my personal experiences. edit; I have a variance of ,0.001 OAL, ± 0.1g on powder at 68℉. When I am loading for 1/2 mile and greater I measure all powder loads individually and check all dimensions also. Be safe, have fun and bring the family along for the ride. [/QUOTE]
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