Bmt85 wrote:Your welcome.
Hoot thought I had an automatic powder measure, I don't, yet. I am still doing load work up for quite a few cartridges. I just throw a charge and measure each one. Definitely tedious, but I put up with it for now. Also still using a single stage press for the same reason. I don't reload high volume right now, so don't feel the need to spend the money. Besides, I find it easier to reload this way. If I do get a progressive, I will still keep the single stage, even if just for load workup.
I got confused between this thread and another one.
WRT brands of press. Keep in mind that there are several sub-models by just about every manufacturer. Despite some not only being less expensive but less performing, there are good choices in every product line. I said I have two single stage presses alongside one another. One is a Lee Classic Cast and the other is an RCBS Rock Chucker. Neither one gives up much to the other in terms of ruggedness or performance. Each has some unique, preferable characteristics to the other however. IIRC, you can get a Lee Classic Cast in one of their kits just like their less expensive presses come. That having been said, spending dough can be painful and Moose Ears is right. Buy the best you possibly can afford with the pain being tempered by its performance and longevity. For the record, my Classic Cast is over 10 years old, so I can't say with certainty that the current production ones are of the same build quality. A day rarely passes where I don't see some product having its quality reduced to keep price the same (or less) than they were in the past. That unfortunate mentality is not unique to any manufacturer, regardless of their name.
Hoot