Doug: Thanks for the heads up on this thread. Information on my tool is available at
www.buchananprecisionmachine.com .
As of last Friday (2/24/23) I have sold over 375 of these tools and they have been shipped all over the world. Have never gotten one back and have never gotten bad word on them. I maintain that is it the highest quality Portable Hand Reloading Tool ever made. For some reason they are very popular in AUS and Norway and Finland
The Press is a "W" style tool similar to the Decker/Huntington "Compac" tool. I had pics of it (Several Versions) in hand when I designed mine as well as a Lee Hand Press in my hands literally. I fixed all the Problems with these tools, as well as increasing the Mechanical Advantage . As seen in Doug's Pics above it will do something that the others won't do,,, "Stand up by it self!" It is also made to a much higher standard than any of the preceding tools. All of the parts are CNC Machined Aluminum, 303 Stainless Steel and O1 Tool Steel.
There are 2 versions of the tool, one with 7/8-14 threads directly in the top plate for the dies to screw into. And a Version that uses the Hornady Lock n Load Quick Change Die System.
There are several videos on Youtube featuring the tool. One done by Gavin Gear of Ultimate Reloader, where he is sizing .308 'Machine Gun Brass" in One Stroke. It takes me 3 strokes to size that same brass on my Rock Chucker. This shows the increased Mechanical Advantage over other tools.
Here's one showing me reloading 5 .44 Magnum rounds with the LNL version. 8:43 long.
The tool will load virtually any Brass Cartridge below .50 BMG.
I have one guy who went on a 8 week Depredation Hunt in Namibia. He took his .577 NE Double Rifle and a Sharps Rifle in .45-110. They would only let him bring 20 loaded rounds for each gun into the country. He made a Velcro Strap to go around his leg and a piece of Velcro Tape on the bottom of the Press and sat in front of the campfire every night and Reloaded what he had shot during the day. He ran 150 rounds thru the .577 and another 100 thru the Sharps. Bigger man than I !!!
This tool will do anything a Bench Mounted Press will do and it fits in a 13x7 Pistol Case. I don't reload a lot in the garage anymore. It is more pleasant to sit at the kitchen table and watch TV in the house. Virtually all of my Rifle and Large Pistol Rounds (.45-70,.30-06,.308,.303 Brit,.44 Spec/Mag etc. are loaded on My Own Personal Tool Pistol Rounds .like40 S&W, .45 ACP and .223's, High Volume stuff, are loaded on the 550B.
All of my tooling for that tool is contained in a LAPG Jumbo Bailout Bag, and I can be up and running in 10 minutes just about anywhere.
Info to purchase is available at
www.buchananprecisionmachine.com or if you have any questions feel free to email me at
[email protected].
Thanks Randy