I love Hornady, their stuff is well made and it works, most of the time. I understand the attraction to Dillon. Dillon presses are built like tanks and made to last forever. They are also very expensive. For loading pistol rounds the single stage press can get awful frustrating. A good turret press is a reasonable alternative, much faster than the single stage press but not as speedy as the Auto Progressive. If I was made of money I'd buy Dillon. But, with my budget, the Hornady works just great. That's my 2 cents worth.