Do you use one single brand of reloading equipment or multiple???

Do you use One brand or multiple brands of reloading equipment

  • One brand purist

    Votes: 11 5.6%
  • Mainly one brand

    Votes: 35 17.9%
  • Couple of brands

    Votes: 41 21.0%
  • I use whatever brands works best for me

    Votes: 108 55.4%

  • Total voters
    195
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horsemen61

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Ok guys the question is this .Do you use one brand of reloading equipment or multiple brands I always hear "pick your favorite color or the color that matches your reloading room the best" so I ask what works for you

Please list what you use and why you use it

Thanks
 
Multiple.

I have three presses. Two are single stage, one is Hornady the other RCBS. The progressive is Hornady.

Multiple manufactures for dies, mainly Hornady, but also have RCBS, Redding, Lee. Just depends on which caliber I'm loading and what my goal is.
 
i use mostly rcbs but have lee and lyman dies. also i use lymans 49th eddition load datta book. if i had to pick i would use lyman dies just because the are so easy to use and mantain.
 
I mainly use RCBS (Press, Dies, scale, etc....). But, my molds are Lee and my Tumbler is a Lyman.

The Dove
 
I'm a coat of many colors guy.
Lee, lyman, phelps presses
Lee, noe, lyman molds
Lee, hornady, rcbs, redding dies
Lyman, rcbs, lee, ideal powder measures
Dillon, rcbs scales
Frankford arsenal tumblers, dillon rcbs media separators
Cts, rcbs trimmers
So I use what works best for me
 
Lyman Orange Crusher press
Lyman 55 measure
Lyman primer tray,and case prep tools
Lyman Dial Caliper
Dillion Eliminator scale
RCBS case trimmer
RCBS Deburring tool
RCBS powder trickler
RCBS Ram Priming Tool
RCBS , Redding ,Hornady dies
Midway Tumbler
C H powder funnel
Everybody's Manuals
I'm not one brand kind of reloader . I do like Redding dies a lot and keep adding them and no others.
 
Multiple for me.

I like C-H 205 single stage for rifle loading, particularly for resizing thicker military .308 cases. Also have RCBS SS and Lee Classic Turret but prefer to use the C-H.

Have two 3/4 station C-H "H" type presses for load development waiting for a new reloading bench. I got them along with Herters turret press to satisfy my "vintage" reloading equipment kick.

While Dillon 650 with case feeder is currently set up for 45ACP (with C-H 502 micrometer powder measure as back up), I have multiple Pro 1000s set up for dedicated calibers (9mm/40S&W/45ACP). It's hard to beat the convenience of walking up to a Pro 1K and reload - almost like ATM for pistol ammo. :D

May add LNL AP in the future.

Partial to Ohaus 10-10 beam scales and have two of them for all powder charge verifications but also use FA DS-750 digital scale for quick and easy weight checks.

Quite happy with Berry's 400 vibratory tumbler (sold under Cabela's brand) for capacity and quiet operation.

For me, color coordination is secondary to form/function in meeting my reloading needs.
 
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My reloading equipment:
Lee (dies, presses, scale, powder measureassorted tools)
Lyman (case trimmers, scale,, assorted tools)
Pacific (powder measures, dies)
Ideal (molds, assorted tools)
Herters(dies)
Redding (dies, case measuring tools)
Sinclair (assorted measuring tools)
RCBS (dies)
C-H (presses, powder measures)


I chose what works best for my reloading needs...
 
They're tools. If it works as I want/expect and achieves my objectives, then that's what I use. Affordability tends to trump most things, as my money doesn't grow on trees...

So my 'toolbox' is filled with many colors, brands and names.
 
Almost all my gear is Lee: presses, measures, dies, molds, etc. The exceptions are the hand priming tools (universal) and beam scales from RCBS. The Lee stuff has always been the most affordable, which was a big factor when I started. It's always done what I needed so I stayed with Lee.

Jeff
 
Lee is just up the freeway from me so I try to keep it local. Doesn't hurt that it's the least expensive brand and high quality. If it isn't Lee, it's Hornady. I have Nebraska roots as well so I choose them second.
 
RCBS and Redding single stage presses.

Hornady L-N-L, RCBS Pro2000, Dillon SDB (three) and BL550 progressives.

Primarily Redding and RCBS dies. One set of Lyman dies. Most of the Lee and Hornady dies I have purchased have been retired.

Redding 10-X (two), RCBS Uniflow (two), Harrell Precision Custom 90, Midway Indespensible, Hornady L-N-L, and Dillon (four) powder measures. A Pact electronic powder measure is collecting dust on the shelf.

Sinclair/Wilson and WFT case trimmers. I have Lee and an RCBS lathe style trimmer collecting dust on the shelf.

And the list goes on...
 
I use many different machines, all the ones I have now do "something" better than the others do (except duplicate machines).

There just is no "best" unless you have no variables in what you are doing.
 
Lee products: Breech Lock Challenger, 9mm dies, Universal Decapping die, Lock Ring Eliminators, Perfect Powder Measure and powder funnel.

Hornady: 45ACP and .223 dies, GS-1500 scale, shell holder.

Frankford Arsenal: Digital caliper.

The Hornady dies are better quality than Lee and I prefer their lock rings as well. Having said that my lee dies and press have served me well so far.
 
I'm a Lee and RCBS guy...I am predisposed to disliking hornady, and most of the other stuff is cost prohibitive. I do use a couple frankford arsenal items as well.
 
I have Hornady progressive and single-stage presses, and an RCBS bench-mounted priming tool. Dies are mainly Hornady, RCBS, and some Redding and Lee ones too.
 
Been reloading for 35+ years,and found out a long time ago that every brand has good/bad tools in their catalogs. Some work great,some don't,but at the end of the day they all produce excellent shooting ammo that will make you smile.
I use almost every name in the business for something when reloading.
 
My reloading tools are a little bit of everything. Press is an old lyman s/t, scale is a lyman d7, lyman trimmer. deburring tools, primers (hand and bench), powder measure, and probably half my dies are RCBS. The other half are a mix of Lee, lyman, and 1 Pacific durachrome. My tumbler and most case gauges are dillon, a few gages are wilson.
 
Loading machines are Dillon, with a single "C" Lee for small jobs. (And a MEC shotgun loader that doesn't like me.)
Most of the dies are Lee. I like their collet neck sizing dies and their crimpers. Seating dies work pretty good as well. There are a few other brand of dies when I was desparate.
I have a Forster trimming and neck sizing tool.
Some original Stoney Point bullet seating measuring tools.
Other various stuff I've picked up on the way.
 
I've only been reloading not quite two years. Still have the Rockchucker but load almost all my ammo on a 550B. Scales are RCBS, case gauges are LE Wilson as is my trimmer. Dies are Dillon but have some Hornady, Lee FCD's and Redding I use on the Rockchucker.
 
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