Favorite Press
Kind of hard to say. Everything you see is solid steel, quiet, smooth, and strong. There is a Dillon 550B out-of-the-picture to the left; it's the only aluminum on the bench.
The Senior Turret is the most versatile, as I could swage and load .50BMG with it as well as load any other caliber I chose, including shotgun. It's only fault is that the darn thing is so tall, the down-stroke is loooong.
The C-H '444' on the left is the ideal press for doing something quickly due to its four stations, primer arm, and powder measure.
The Hollywood Senior (2nd pattern) was the first old press I acquired, and it was the press that got me interested in replacing my newer, aluminum presses with older steel ones.
I am particularly proud of this pair of Dunbars. They came to me in poor condition. They were originally all bare metal except for the base that was painted industrial machine gray. Over time the bare metal rusted and neither press was cared for; both came rusted and full of gouges and scratches. With the advice of Freebore from another board and the help of a couple friends, they were restored to better-than-new condition.
I just got the Universal A/B installed, but haven't done anything with it except seat a few bullets. This was my first up-stroke press and I like it so much, I will be adding a second one to the bench.
I am dedicating die sets to particular rifles and once installed in a press and set for that rifle, won't be moved. This is an early picture as I have since numbered all the die stations on most of the presses and once the dies are installed, I will have them listed on a piece of paper as to what rifle they go to and other pertinent information.
I guess my favorite press will always be the one I am currently using.
