Olympus
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- Jul 14, 2008
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I just got one of these for Christmas this year. I wanted a dedicated press for rifle calibers only and I just felt like I couldn't beat it for the price. I got it all mounted up and I have to say that I'm fairly impressed. It's hell-built for stout, that's for sure! That thing is a beast! The linkage and ram needed a good bit of oiling in order to get everything moving smoothly, but after oiling it's smooth as silk. I like that I can use my Lee shell holders too. One complaint that I have read is that people don't like that the priming system is right in front because it's in the way of loading cases. But for me, I have always loaded my cases from the left side on all my other presses, single stage and turret alike, so it doesn't bother me in the least. I have not tried the priming system yet, so I can't comment on that part. I was able to load up the turret with 243 and 270 dies and was able to put on the Lee Quick Trim dies for both calibers too! So I can resize/deprime in station 1 then move to station 2 and use the Quick Trim die to trim,chamber, and debur on the same press at the same time. Comes in pretty handy. I'll try to update after I've had a chance to load a few rounds, but so far I'm fairly impressed especially considering the price tag.