From the US Army MU.
This is one of the articles, scroll to the bottom for the others,
For beginners they recommend a single stage. Which I agree with. This topic has been debated here and other forums. So each to their own.
"Progressives are an animal unto themselves, and while they offer many benefits, they do take some getting used to—even by experienced handloaders!
it illustrates why we at the AMU handloading shop agree in recommending that new handloaders should begin with a single-stage press. Once one thoroughly learns the steps in each phase of handloading by repeated experience, then one will be qualified to move on to a progressive press.
Quite beyond that, the single-stage press will remain virtually indispensable for one’s entire handloading career, even after having purchased a progressive press (or two). There are endless small projects that are best handled on a single-stage press. A poll of the AMU’s handloading staff reveals that not one would willingly be without a single-stage press, despite owning at least one progressive."
https://www.ssusa.org/content/should-i-buy-a-single-stage-press-or-a-progressive/
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This is one of the articles, scroll to the bottom for the others,
For beginners they recommend a single stage. Which I agree with. This topic has been debated here and other forums. So each to their own.
"Progressives are an animal unto themselves, and while they offer many benefits, they do take some getting used to—even by experienced handloaders!
it illustrates why we at the AMU handloading shop agree in recommending that new handloaders should begin with a single-stage press. Once one thoroughly learns the steps in each phase of handloading by repeated experience, then one will be qualified to move on to a progressive press.
Quite beyond that, the single-stage press will remain virtually indispensable for one’s entire handloading career, even after having purchased a progressive press (or two). There are endless small projects that are best handled on a single-stage press. A poll of the AMU’s handloading staff reveals that not one would willingly be without a single-stage press, despite owning at least one progressive."
https://www.ssusa.org/content/should-i-buy-a-single-stage-press-or-a-progressive/
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