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Re: Best reloading press for hunting rounds
« Reply #45 on: February 03, 2021, 11:57:51 AM »
When I had access to a welder and metal, I made my own.  Then made one for family members.  Back then it was only like a couple of bucks to have a shop cut the pieces out and I did the rest.

Nice to see someone put out cutting diagrams! :tup:
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Re: Best reloading press for hunting rounds
« Reply #46 on: February 07, 2021, 10:10:22 PM »
Like was stated here, single stage presses do a fine job, they just take longer. Set up a ‘dummy’ cartridge to set everything to and it will go much faster.
If you want faster, go with a progressive. Faster yet with multiple calibers? Go with one with removable plates.
You can do fine for a very long time with a single stage and a balance beam scale and little else.
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Re: Best reloading press for hunting rounds
« Reply #47 on: February 07, 2021, 10:55:34 PM »
Have been using a lee single stage for awhile and been pretty happy with it. Yesterday the detent for the quick release bushing got stuck down. I'm sure it would be fine but decided to get a new press (good excuse) I ordered a Frankford Arsenal M-press Coaxial
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Re: Best reloading press for hunting rounds
« Reply #48 on: February 07, 2021, 10:57:53 PM »
I want a Turret press but can't find one anywhere right now. Guess I'll have to wait until the panic buying is over.

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Re: Best reloading press for hunting rounds
« Reply #49 on: February 08, 2021, 06:30:46 AM »
Presses are in short supply too?!?! I had no idea. Crazy.
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Re: Best reloading press for hunting rounds
« Reply #50 on: February 08, 2021, 06:54:58 AM »
I want a Turret press but can't find one anywhere right now. Guess I'll have to wait until the panic buying is over.

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Re: Best reloading press for hunting rounds
« Reply #51 on: February 08, 2021, 07:34:33 AM »
I want a Turret press but can't find one anywhere right now. Guess I'll have to wait until the panic buying is over.

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Crazy, just looked on Ebay and used Redding t7's are going for $300 MORE than retail.
Yup. I can wait. Lol

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Re: Best reloading press for hunting rounds
« Reply #52 on: February 08, 2021, 07:52:32 AM »
It's just capitalism, capitalizing on people's hysteria.

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Re: Best reloading press for hunting rounds
« Reply #53 on: February 09, 2021, 11:19:16 AM »
The compounding affects of Covid quarantine, temporary closures, panic buying, normal buying, stocking up, new shooters, new loaders, social unrest...it's all added up to more demand than readily available supply.
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Re: Best reloading press for hunting rounds
« Reply #54 on: February 15, 2021, 08:52:59 AM »
Looking for a reloading press and everything that goes with reloading hunting ammo for rifles. What is the best set up.

Lots of opinions on "the best" but if you're just getting started in reloading, and loading just for hunting, look at the Hornady Classic kit or the RCBS Rebel kit. They'll come with everything you need to get started and will load anything except the 50 ca. I believe they even come with one set of dies of your choice. They may be a big price to begin with (I think RCBS will even let you make payments) but until you get used to reloading and know what you need they will do you just fine.
I started with a book called "The ABC's of Reloading" and a Hornady 07 kit in the early 80's and have loaded and still load everything from 380 acp to 375 H&H. The only thing the didn't come in the kit that I needed was a powder trickler and caliper.

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Re: Best reloading press for hunting rounds
« Reply #55 on: February 15, 2021, 08:58:01 AM »
The compounding affects of Covid quarantine, temporary closures, panic buying, normal buying, stocking up, new shooters, new loaders, social unrest...it's all added up to more demand than readily available supply.
And people buying new arriving stock just to resale online.

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Re: Best reloading press for hunting rounds
« Reply #56 on: February 15, 2021, 10:27:56 AM »
Thanks for the response, I just want a really good set up for a half dozen different caliber hunting rounds. What about a turret style that a guy could set up a few different calibers and not half to set it up every time.

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That is the conclusion I also reached and I bought a Redding T7. I bought an extra turret head, leave the dies in place and swap turret heads quickly with one bolt. I think %99.99 of us could not tell any difference in the ammo produced by a quality turret press vs a single stage and the turret can do it faster.

If I was shooting bulk 9mm or .223 I would consider a progressive.

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Re: Best reloading press for hunting rounds
« Reply #57 on: February 15, 2021, 04:28:08 PM »
I will also throw in here that ‘most’ progressive presses can be used as a single stage, though some not as easy as others. With a single you are stuck with a, well, single stage. What I mean is you do NOT have to load 5 shells at once. Particularly if you hand measure everything. That way you can take advantage of swapping out die groups easily for different calibers, or load fast if you want bulk.
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