How many presses can I have?

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The mechanical nerd in me loves presses. I've hardly seen one I wouldn't want. I want one of every kind! I have so far:

Lee reloader C press
Lee classic cast SS
Dillon BL550
Mec size master 12ga
And the flagship, a LnL AP

I can't justify owning another press, ever, because these will fulfil my every need forever. But, I still want to give bench space to many more. The short list being

Forster Co Ax
Rcbs pro chucker7
Hollywood(s)
Redding t7
Redding ultra mag

That's just the short list! What's wrong with me?! I've sold two, but one I've replaced with the same thing (bl550) and the other was a summit that I miss on some level, but can't dedicate the bench space for it.

Then I saw the ch4d stuff and ..........
 
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I sold two Lyman Spartans to a buddy to fund my purchase of a shiny new Lee Classic Turret. No regrets and I know the Spartans are not gathering dust either.

But I did keep my Harrell's Precision and am using it to seat 9mm.
 
Yep, lee classic turret of course. And poses warren anything. I'd love to find some old barn finds and love them back to health. With my tools I can restore most any reloading type tool I recon.

Could've got a co-ax on sale for 249$ last few months. It's taken every part of my self restraint not to click on that one.
 
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It's only an addiction. Kinda like guns:D

1 is to many and 10 is not enough!!

I kinda like the RCBS Pro Chuck 7, ;)
 
Love my CH presses. I have 2 side by side. Like you, I enjoy trying the different designs.
 
How many presses can I have?

I would guess this is only limited by your pocketbook and how many linear feet of bench space you have. Then too, making some portable eliminates bench space needed. I guess you can have as many as you want.

Ron
 
Dillon 450, 2 Dillon 550B, RCBS JR3, Lyman All American, 2 Lee Classics and 2 Lee Challengers. One Challenger is used for APS priming. The other dedicated to a Lyman 505 powder measure. The Dillons are usually set up for 9mm,40 and 45 acp. The others used for rifle rounds. I never thought of it as many. Not until I read this posting. Must be a just discovered obsession. Actually, I ended up with all but 3 of these presses through trades. Almost forgot the two MEC 600 Juniors.
 
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Four MEC Grabbers, 12, 20, 28, and .410. Dillon 550, Dillon 300, Lee Challenger, RCBS Rock Chucker. So I believe that's only 8.
 
I was at a flea market in NAPA, California when I found a press that was being sold as a juice machine. There was no way to convince the dealer it was a reloading press. The review of presses in the 1950s identified it as the worst press available. The press when in operation looks like a spider doing push ups. The two rear legs bolt to the table and the front two legs slide back and forth. Still believing it was a juicer I convinced him it had too many parts that were missing and was not worth much.

I paid $12.00 for it then put it away; no one in the family has an interest in my Early American junque so that leaves me with finding ways to disseminate.

F. Guffey
 
I have two Dillons, two C presses and a shotgun loader.
I'd like to have another Dillon set up for 9mm. Oh! I forgot
I have a bench rest loading set that I only use for .223.

Zeke
 
You can't have too many presses. I've got the following:

Hollywood Senior (standard)
Hollywood Senior (tall one)
RCBS Rockchuckers (3 of these)
Hornady LnL-AP
Tri-Standard Loadamatic .38 Spl.
MEC 9000GN w/elect. motor 12 ga.
Deitemeyer DL 300 12 ga.
Super Jet 12 ga.
MEC 600 jr. 12 ga.
Corbin CSP-1
Magma Case Master jr.

They all have their uses, and some get used more than others, but it's nice to have what you need when you need it........

Don't even ask about bullet casting equipment......!!

Hope this helps.

Fred
 
Stay away from eBay and Hollywood presses. People pay stupid amounts of money for an outdated press. Everyone should have a RCBS A2. They were made of cast steel and are tanks. Don't limit yourself to reloading presses. You need a couple swage presses as well :)
 
Yeah I have my eBay put up Hollywood stuff when I sign in, I'm "following" it as a brand and I'm constantly amazed at the prices they seem to garner. And the reviews from owners are only luke warm. But, I still want one. Or two.

I've got it so bad, I'm even thinking about designing my own press!
 
How Many? Humpf...

I have four currently.

Two are Dillon XL 650s and they do the bulk of the reloading. One is left set up for large primer, the other set up for small primer. Changing the primer set up from one size to the other is the biggest pain in the change over process. No. Changing primer set up is not terribly difficult, but I had the money (tax return) and do have times when I want to reload two different cartridges with fooling around.

Number three is a Dillon AT 450, which is in reality a stripped down 550. I use it as a 'turret' type press. I also load small quantities of test ammo on this press. It's easier (for me anyway) to load five each of a given round to do load testing.

Press number four is a Lee "C" type press. I use it loading a couple odd rounds (like .303 British) that I don't load in bulk. Also, I have shell head holders for those odd rounds for which I do not want to buy a shell holder disk for the 650. This press also works for the few die sets I have that don't lend themselves to be used on the Dillon type machines. One such set full length sized and 'bells' prior to de-capping.

I could probably manage with one or two of them, but I don't want to and don't need to.

I've seen pictures of a really nice reloading room - by someone with more elective spending income than your humble correspondent - with a press for EACH caliber he loaded. Nice, but I think it might be just a mite overkill.

No rules of which I'm aware - other than perhaps your Lady Wife. And space. It is difficult to set up nineteen presses temporarily in an apartment. Seriously, even in a dedicated room, one must still have a place for brass, bullets, primer and powder. And a place to store loaded ammunition.
 
That's part of the problem. Since completion of the "garagemahal" in 2013 I have a lot of space, and as far as the lady wife she wouldn't necessarily know what difference 10 vs 20 presses of various colors would look like, and even if she did she wouldn't care. She has her own obsessive desires to keep her occupied. We aren't very responsible adults.
 

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As many as you want! There are guys who collect reloading equipment. If you really like whiz-bang reloading machines find an RCBS Green Machine or one of the C-H in-line models. If fiddling with mechanical stuff is your forte they'd be right up your alley.

I've always wanted a C-H 444...
 
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