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BIGRED · May 10, 2006, 02:52 PM

I am trolling for some advice,
i have a RCBS Pro 2000 and have been loading for about 2 years. i have been reading alot of articles lately and am getting a little confused on proper steps involved on a Progressive press.
here are the steps i perform
1. tumble (clean) brass.
2. inspect Brass
3. Deprime on separate Lee SS press
4. Reprime with RCBS Hand Primer (don't like doing it on Press) too many "oops" no primer in there thats why powder spills out.
5. trim & deburr cases
6. lube cases by Spraying them with RCBS spray lube.
now the press takes over on all steps from here to the end.
Resizes, powder fill, bullet seating.
then a quick 10 minute tumble to clean lube off.

now some articles are saying i should resize before trimming, (which makes alot of sense) but this is a Progressive not a SS press.
some say i should lube only the case wall, (how do i do this with a spray)??

for a single stage it says i should lube case then Deprime & resize, then clean lube from cases and then trim and deburr. then move on to loading.

i am starting to get confused for what my Procedure should be for Progressive reloading.

May 10, 2006, 02:52 PM	#1
BIGRED Member Join Date: March 23, 2006 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 42	Progressive Press Reloading I am trolling for some advice, i have a RCBS Pro 2000 and have been loading for about 2 years. i have been reading alot of articles lately and am getting a little confused on proper steps involved on a Progressive press. here are the steps i perform 1. tumble (clean) brass. 2. inspect Brass 3. Deprime on separate Lee SS press 4. Reprime with RCBS Hand Primer (don't like doing it on Press) too many "oops" no primer in there thats why powder spills out. 5. trim & deburr cases 6. lube cases by Spraying them with RCBS spray lube. now the press takes over on all steps from here to the end. Resizes, powder fill, bullet seating. then a quick 10 minute tumble to clean lube off. now some articles are saying i should resize before trimming, (which makes alot of sense) but this is a Progressive not a SS press. some say i should lube only the case wall, (how do i do this with a spray)?? for a single stage it says i should lube case then Deprime & resize, then clean lube from cases and then trim and deburr. then move on to loading. i am starting to get confused for what my Procedure should be for Progressive reloading.