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Join Date: February 9, 2006
Location: Homes in Brooklyn, NY and in Pennsylvania.
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Just curious- how many presses do you own?
I started this thread because of the one on this forum about the first time you (we) reloaded. My thought was "I've sure acquired a lot of stuff since that Lee loader". Then I took a quick inventory of my presses. I have twelve of the things (all necessary, of course.). Two are hand presses, four are progressives, one is a swaging press, and there's a semi-progressive, a Rockchucker, a single station 12 ga. press and a Lee Load-all in 12ga. as well as a Mec 600 in 20 ga.
I wouldn't have thought that when I started. Pete |
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Join Date: February 24, 2008
Location: Cowpens SC
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I have a 650, 2 550s, 1 SQ deal, 1 Rock Chucker, 1 partner, and a Herters, and I love them all.
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Join Date: February 20, 1999
Location: home on the range; Vermont (Caspian country)
Posts: 14,324
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handgun ONLY
-XL650
-Bonanza Co-Ax -Lyman Crusher II -LEE Reloader (broke on its first stroke; currently mounted 7.5" to the left of the Co-Ax, holding Lyman flare/drop-through dies with Hornady/Pacific powder measure) -LEE Challenger (unmounted; broke during its first session) |
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#4 |
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Join Date: November 12, 2000
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
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I have 1 rockchucker, 1 csp-1 swaging press, 2 Dillon 550B's, 1 Mec grabber, 1 Lyman Easy, and 2 Lyman 450's.
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#5 |
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Join Date: December 9, 2004
Location: Dog Creek, CA
Posts: 457
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I have a rockchucker press.
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#6 |
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Join Date: August 10, 2002
Posts: 2,108
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Eight...and counting.
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#7 |
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Join Date: February 9, 2008
Location: Puget Sound Washington
Posts: 1,553
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RCBS Reloader Special 5.. My only press to date. Some day I'll go progressive... That is if gas prices ever drop!
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Join Date: January 26, 2007
Location: South-Western North Carolina
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I have 2 RCBS and a Lee. I have the Lee and the big RCBS mounted in tandem on my bench. once set up can turn out some rounds. sometimes a shooting buddy helps by doing the seating/crimping die stage. (pistol rounds)
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#9 |
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Join Date: January 9, 2007
Posts: 448
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I have an old Lee single stage press and a new-ish Lee classic turret. The single stage is used pretty much only for pulling bullets now, and the turret for everything else. Many thousands of rounds have gone through them without a problem.
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#10 |
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Join Date: June 4, 2006
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 2,258
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I started two years ago with the Lee classic turret. Even tho my shooting has increased I haven't needed to upgrade to a different press. The CT is my only press so far and has been trouble free.
Rusty |
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#11 |
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Join Date: November 22, 2006
Posts: 3,078
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I have 10: 1 1050, 2 650’s, 1 LNL, 2 SD’s, 1 MEC, 1 RCBS, 1 Lyman and a LEE.
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#12 |
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Join Date: May 26, 2008
Location: metro detroit
Posts: 49
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I got 2 Hornady lnl progressive an Mec 600 jr.love them both.If I ever start loading rifle I would like to get a rcbs single stage.
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#13 |
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Join Date: April 13, 2008
Posts: 6
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11plus 6 shotgun plus18of the Lee hand jobs.
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#14 |
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Join Date: January 4, 2006
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 547
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Three, a Rockchucker and two Lee Load-All's.
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#15 |
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Join Date: June 7, 2004
Location: AZ
Posts: 392
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Lee Hand Press, RCBS Partner Press, Lyman T Mag II, RCBS Pro 2000 Progressive.
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Join Date: March 25, 2005
Location: Houston, TX
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Hmmm. Let's see: 2 Hornady LNL AP's, 1 Hornady 366 progressive shotshell press, 1 Bair 3 station H press, 1 Neil Jones arbor press for bench rest dies. That makes 5 presses currently plus last year I gave away a Hornady Projector and 2 MEC shotshell presses.
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#17 |
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Join Date: February 27, 2008
Location: Stafford VA
Posts: 969
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Dillon 550B and a RCBS Reloader special.
I want to add an RCBS turret and a MEC shotshell loader as well. I would like to also add one more 550B so I have one small primer set up and one large primer set up. |
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#18 |
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Join Date: October 10, 2007
Location: N.J.
Posts: 1,111
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Got 9????, OOPS, 18.
I own 9 of them
![]() ![]() ![]() OOPS, I forgot about the Lyman hand press so I own 10 ![]() Damn, Forgot the ones for shotgun. 2 MEC 600 jrs. and a Lee Load-All. Does that sound rite,,, 13 presses???? Im going for a building permit next week for a new reloading room/ Gun vault ![]() Forgot about the Lee Loaders, 5 sets of various calibers and gauges.(I need help) And the funny thing is that I use them all. Another one i just remembered, Lyman #45 sizer/luber. Hmmm, Let me see, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19. 19 !!!! WOW Im making some calls tommorow to see a shrink, Im sick in the head.LOL Hmmm, I gotta go check the man cave for more but think thats it ![]() |
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#19 |
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Join Date: February 9, 2006
Location: Homes in Brooklyn, NY and in Pennsylvania.
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presses
MikeNB: "Forgot about the Lee Loader, 5 sets of various calibers and gauges."
Yeah, me too, I own old ones in shotgun gauges 20, 16, 12 as well as .410. And in common pistol/rifle calibers. There's a few. I don't normally think of them as presses but I guess that they are in a basic sense. Now you've got me thinking...there's a Lyman 310 and dies on the shelf. Hmmm. Don't I need more of those? |
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#20 |
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Join Date: June 10, 2004
Location: Tioga co. PA
Posts: 2,647
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presses
6 presses, a Lee Classic Cast, Lee Loadmaster, Lee Classic Turret, Lee hand press, 2 Mec 600jr
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Join Date: November 22, 2006
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#22 |
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Join Date: October 10, 2007
Location: N.J.
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darkgael, Those lee loaders in small gauges are bringing top dollar now and cant believe how many still use them. I love em for what their ment to do and nice and easy to use.
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#23 |
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Join Date: March 1, 2006
Posts: 73
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4 1 lee challenger , 1 dillon 650, 1 dillon super swage, 1 lee pro 1000.
the lee challenger has been used to resize thousands of 223 before going to the 650 to load. it also loads all my other rifle cartridges. I mention this because it has taken alot of abuse for a low cost press. |
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#24 |
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Join Date: May 21, 2001
Location: Oshkosh wi.
Posts: 3,055
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Hmmm, lesee---come on coffee, clear the fog outa the thinktank. Starting at the top 1 dillon 650 with 7 caliber changes, is that one press or 7?
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#25 |
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Join Date: May 22, 2005
Location: USA The Great State of California
Posts: 2,090
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Lee Classic Turret & Lee Pro 1000.
Plus hand presses: Lee Hand Press, Lyman 310 Tong Tool. |
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