rcbs chargemaster combo or hornady lock and load?

i was gonna buy one of these and wondered if anybody that had them had any preferences? i called both of them and asked the same question.. ''what happens if they break? what do you guys do?'' rcbs said they charge a flat fee of 45 bucks and send you a new one with a new warranty. guy from hornady kind of stammered and didn't know what they'd do. said they'd fix it and would charge whatever it cost. that sounded kind of scary to me. i realize the rcbs is about a hundred bucks more, but if the hornady breaks and they don't want to fix it that could be a real problem. especially over a multi year and more than once break problem. i admit i like the thought of for 45 bucks you get a new one if it breaks.

does either one have features that make it superior, or does one work more accurately than the other?

i've been on a tear lately buyin stuff... long story, but i had an accident about 13 years back that left me crippled for a long time. but after 45 surgeries and 7 plus years in a wheelchair i can walk again and do enough that most people dont even know i was crippled. so i've been shootin again and lovin it. also, dug all my reloading stuff and set it up again. but i gotta tell ya, sittin there and using my balance beam scales is a real drag and killin my back. so i thought one of these things would make my life a lot easier and more fun. so this is one of the things i want along with the new mec 9000 automate power shotshell reloader, tumbler and a bunch of odds and ends. lifes too short and if i do what i used to do and get stuff slowly by the time i have what i want i won't be able to use it...

the hornady looks nice, but i imagine these things break down. heck, they're electronic and it seems like everything i have that's electronic breaks down. so i like the 45 buck get a new one deal a LOT more than "send it in and we'll fix it and charge what it costs..." do you happen to know which one is more accurate or if they're both spot on? or is one faster? i know hornady makes good stuff. i'll be loading mostly 44 mag, 9mm, 30-06 and 5.56 on a rock crusher. i know.... 9mm and 5.56 if you shoot a lot is slow on a single stage press but that's what i'm gonna use cause that's what i have and don't shoot enough of any of these to warrant a progressive metallic press. but punchin a button and lettin it do it's thing while i reach for a shell to load and grab a bullet should move things along. right now i have a uniflow with a micrometer on it and it works nicely. but i thought between selling the rcbs 1010 scale and the uniflow which has the micrometer i might get a good bit of the chargemaster cost back. the uniflow with the micrometer and stand is almost new. actually, the powder measure is nice and works very well. and with the micrometer it's both repeatable and accurate. maybe what i should do is just get an electronic scale so i don't have to work so hard at seeing the balance beam. i have a bad eye and seein close is kind of a bummer. i'd save a ton that way.

whatcha think?

i had heard they could be made faster. i'm wondering about just using my uniflow with the micrometer and an electronic scale. except for having to hand trickle it should work well that way i think. anybody have any opinions?

midsouth looks like they have them for 279 which seems to be a pretty good price. i tend to agree about rcbs service. several times they've givem me replacement or even free stuff when i didn't think they had to. i tend to try to be a little loyal to them for that reason. not saying the other companies aren't good. just that i've had good service from rcbs

I forgot that. Another good reason to buy it...