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Salmoneye · April 3, 2014, 05:26 AM

I have only ever had one press, and it is a Lee hand press...

I don't shoot thousands of rounds of semi-auto per year, so I have never needed anything more...

I can load a box of twenty .30-30, .30-06, .35 Rem, etc., in less than a half hour...

That is from fired brass to fully loaded with weighed charges...

I can do a box of fifty .357, .44, etc., in an hour from fired brass to loaded and in the box with dipped charges...Weighing takes more time, but still comes in about an hour and fifteen minutes...

With the Lee hand press and a scale, I can work up loads right at the shooting bench...

I can take a few hundred .357 cases outside and decap/size while watching the dog chase squirrels...

For my lifestyle and needs, it has been all the press I need for more than 25 years...

April 3, 2014, 05:26 AM	#2
Salmoneye Senior Member Join Date: December 31, 2011 Location: Vermont Posts: 2,076	I have only ever had one press, and it is a Lee hand press... I don't shoot thousands of rounds of semi-auto per year, so I have never needed anything more... I can load a box of twenty .30-30, .30-06, .35 Rem, etc., in less than a half hour... That is from fired brass to fully loaded with weighed charges... I can do a box of fifty .357, .44, etc., in an hour from fired brass to loaded and in the box with dipped charges...Weighing takes more time, but still comes in about an hour and fifteen minutes... With the Lee hand press and a scale, I can work up loads right at the shooting bench... I can take a few hundred .357 cases outside and decap/size while watching the dog chase squirrels... For my lifestyle and needs, it has been all the press I need for more than 25 years...