So how many presses do you have

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I have 2 XL650's, 2 550's, 2 SDB's, 2 SL900's, 2 RCBS, 1 Lyman Turret, 2 Stars, 5 MEC 9000's(3 manual & 2 hydraulic), 2 MEC super 600's, Pacific 166 and an old Deitemeyer plus an RCBS and a Saeco lubrisizer.
So I guess that's 24!
And I also had but sold.....6 more MEC 9000's, 2 Grabbers, 366 Hornady and 2 600 Jrs, a Lee 1000 and 2 Lee shotgun loaders.
 
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I consider my time to be a valuable commodity.
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Well that gets closer to answering your original question. As you can discern from the last 3 pages some people put different price tags on their time than others. Some even like to draw out the process of reloading as a form of relaxation or as a hobby activity.

Now all you have to do is place a quantitate value on your time and you will have your answer.
 
2 - 550b & Lee CC.

Rushthezeppelin said:
I personally am a Lee guy but I've heard changing between primer sizes on the Dillions can be a royal PITA. Perhaps having two 550s one for small pistol and one for large pistol and then just changing tool heads/shellplates would be your best option.
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It really isn't that bad, easily less than 10 minutes for me and I take my time - probably more like 5-7. But having said that, I tend to delay the switch over to sneak in another caliber just to avoid switching over that often. Another 550 would be pretty sweet though.
 
Had the following
1 - lock n load sold it
2 - Dillon 550 sold them
2 - Dillon 650, sold them

For

Now have:
1 - Dillon RL1050
1 - Dillon S1050
1 - Rcbs rock chucker
 
I had 5 but am now down to 3.
I presently using a LNL-AP, RCBS RC, and Lee Pro 1000 for 357mag.

Got rid of RCBS antique, and Lyman turret press.

The Pro1000 only pulls de-priming duties these days but I will be buying a Lee Classic Turret press when I get around to it.
 
(1) a Lee Classic Turret Press. I use like a single stage for rifle and semi progressive turret for pistol. I have around 10 turrets set up for the calibers I load for...only pistol caliber is 45ACP the rest are rifles. This is an excellent press for rifle I would love a progressive for the 45 though.
 
I just have the one Dillon 550. Changing calibers is a snap. I might get a quality single stage down the road to load my precision stuff, but it's not a priority right now.
 
jmorris said:
Well that gets closer to answering your original question. As you can discern from the last 3 pages some people put different price tags on their time than others. Some even like to draw out the process of reloading as a form of relaxation or as a hobby activity.

Now all you have to do is place a quantitate value on your time and you will have your answer.
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I believe that I have to look at the value of my time in relation to how much value I place on being able to participate in the shooting sports. This year I shot around 1500 rounds which is about 5% of what I shot in 2012.

I'll be honest with you folks, thoughts of just giving up shooting and finding another hobby has crossed my mind more than a time or two over this past year. Thankfully I've decided to keep shooting as the fun factor for me can't be beat and though I also like fishing the closet place to go fish is a 200 mile round trip while I'm 5 minutes from an indoor range and 15 minutes from an outdoor range. So I have to adapt which means reloading is in my future,

BTW thanks for bringing out the small primer vs large primer issue. It never occurred to me to even consider that.
 
I have 2 presses. I have a Redding T-7 turret and a RCBS RS5, which I use for mainly depriming and swaging.
 
RCBS 4x4
Old Dillon 450 with push button powder measure..old school but works
Lee Classic Turret...good press
Redding Big Boss II single stage
 
One. A Lee Classic Turret set up for 9 mm which is all I load for the moment. My plans for the future include a .308 rifle and a .45 ACP 1911. Switching turrets and priming system on this press takes a couple of minutes, so I think she's here to stay.
 
Several, and most of them are older models of single stages, turrets, and progressives. The last press I bought new was a rockchucker ~25 years ago. I tend to gravitate to older and sometimes more obscure equipment. For me it has never been about production rates (although I have several progressives). I have never really shot competitive pistol or rifle, so have never really been under pressure of making lots of ammo fast. My satisfaction comes from tinkering with older progressives like Stars and generally just trying different stuff. Favorites are Hollywood, Star, RCBS A2, Bonanza (Forester), Pacific Supermag. Shooting is just a byproduct of the reloading process.
 
At this very moment of posting I have 5. Oldest to newest per my ownership goes, Lyman T7, Orange Crush, RCBS JR, Hornaday LnL AP, and a Lee Big Single Stage.
Big Lee is dedicated to 50bmg
T7 is my producer for rifle and handgun hunting loads
Orange Crush holds my hunting vest and a lamp
LnL is my handgun production press, mostly auto calibers
JR is for breaking my toe when I am not paying attention, fell off the bench once and I kicked it another time. Same toe both times. Toe still isn't right.

Other presses I have had in my possession are Lyman All American, RCBS Rockchucker, Lee Pro 1000, and a Lee Hand Loader. They were all loaners except the Lee's.
 
A Dillon 550B with around 30 conversion kits
A Rock Chucker
A very old MEC Grabber in 12ga
MEC 600s in 12 and 20ga
Couple of Lee presses that have not been dusted off since the early 90s

Sold a like new RCBS Jr last year after it had sat in my garage for over 20 years.

I use the RC for my rifle hunting loads and any of the misc. calibers I don't shoot enough to justify a conversion kit for the Dillon.

The thing that takes me the most time when setting up to load is swapping out the 550s primer system. I try to plan my loading for the different primers sizes to minimize lost time.

Mike
 
1 Lee Breech Lock Challenger
1 Lee Pro 1000 in 9mm
1 Lee Load All in 12 gauge
and sometime in 2014 Lee Classic Turret
 
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