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Should I buy a new press ?
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<blockquote data-quote="freddiej" data-source="post: 1823978" data-attributes="member: 26227"><p>Good evening WGTX: It looks like I am going to be among those saying get another press. just a personal opinion of the Hornady presses.. especially the LNL AP. it's functioning is weird and moves in ways that boggle the mind. I say this as a seasoned reloader. </p><p>I would say this to anyone starting out. find others that reload. use their press and see what you like and what you do not like. then the dies, the powder meter and the rest. try it all out and find what you like or can not due without. </p><p>It's no secret I love dillon presses. I have 3 of them two dillon 550's and a 1050. I also have RCBS electronic powder scale. I have dillon, honady, RCBS, Lyman, and Redding dies. brass prep is all over the place too; What ever does the job best in my mind. </p><p>the best thing I can say to a newbie/rookie reloader about the 550 dillons is that you can lock down the shell plate and use it as a 4 position single stage press. if you buy the BL-550 then you can add-on as you like. you pick the way your press performes and the timing of the up-grades. I've worked on the Dillon RL-450, up-graded it to a 550 in the mid-1980's, never had a reason to up-grade to the 650 (honestly; I hate the 650 for very personal reasons- hint they fixed it with the 750 priming sharing the 550 priming). I am not an "auto-progressive person" I like the manual progression of the 550. that is me. when locked down, the shell plate is just as strong and the press is just as precise as the O-presses or that freak of a co-ax. yes, I dislike the forster co-ax for a very personal reason as well. </p><p>IF, and only if I had to go back to a single stage I would be looking at the Hornady Iron Press. C&H twin pillar press. If I was to be relegated to a Turret press I would get the Redding T-7. progressive is the dillon 550. if i need high production I might get the dillon 750 or keep with my dillon 1050. </p><p></p><p>this is my two cents worth..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="freddiej, post: 1823978, member: 26227"] Good evening WGTX: It looks like I am going to be among those saying get another press. just a personal opinion of the Hornady presses.. especially the LNL AP. it's functioning is weird and moves in ways that boggle the mind. I say this as a seasoned reloader. I would say this to anyone starting out. find others that reload. use their press and see what you like and what you do not like. then the dies, the powder meter and the rest. try it all out and find what you like or can not due without. It's no secret I love dillon presses. I have 3 of them two dillon 550's and a 1050. I also have RCBS electronic powder scale. I have dillon, honady, RCBS, Lyman, and Redding dies. brass prep is all over the place too; What ever does the job best in my mind. the best thing I can say to a newbie/rookie reloader about the 550 dillons is that you can lock down the shell plate and use it as a 4 position single stage press. if you buy the BL-550 then you can add-on as you like. you pick the way your press performes and the timing of the up-grades. I've worked on the Dillon RL-450, up-graded it to a 550 in the mid-1980's, never had a reason to up-grade to the 650 (honestly; I hate the 650 for very personal reasons- hint they fixed it with the 750 priming sharing the 550 priming). I am not an "auto-progressive person" I like the manual progression of the 550. that is me. when locked down, the shell plate is just as strong and the press is just as precise as the O-presses or that freak of a co-ax. yes, I dislike the forster co-ax for a very personal reason as well. IF, and only if I had to go back to a single stage I would be looking at the Hornady Iron Press. C&H twin pillar press. If I was to be relegated to a Turret press I would get the Redding T-7. progressive is the dillon 550. if i need high production I might get the dillon 750 or keep with my dillon 1050. this is my two cents worth.. [/QUOTE]
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