After purchasing a few reloading manuals and getting a basic idea on how things work, I got several boxes of free reloading equipment from a family friend. It included a Ponsness Warren Metallic II reloading press, aprox 20 sets of dies, 20+ bullet moulds, a thumler ultra vibe 18 and an assortment of rusted junk 
The press seems to be VERY heavy duty and I have decided to go ahead and use it. The only thing is, nothing but the actual press is there. No priming system at all and also no powder measure. I plan on loading mainly 9mm Para, 40 s+w and 45 Auto. The manual is pretty much useless, as I cant hardly even see what the pictures are showing ;( MY QUESTIONS ARE THESE: 1) PRIMING - should I go ahead and attempt to restore the factory priming system - or would it be advantageous (to my wallet and my sanity) to go with a handpriming instead? If u advise handpriming, how about suggestions for a decent and economical handpriming tool? 2) POWDER MEASURES - Are powder measures (pretty much) universal? i see some are press mounted and some are bench mounted. My lack of space tells me i want it press mounted... so how does the powder get from the measure to the case? Is there a special die that has to be purchased that lets the powder into the case, through the die head? Or is that included in die sets? I'd prefer to not have to take every single case out of the press to load the powder. 3) Is there anybody out there who runs a Ponsness Warren Metallic II and would be willing to post a pic of how they chose to set it up? Without knowing exactly what I need and not having any of these parts actually in front of me, its kinda hard for me to visualize them and how they work. I have nobody local to ask any reloading questions, and have found next to no info on this specific press! As with most of us, economical options are much appreciated! Thanks for the help and patience guys!
The press seems to be VERY heavy duty and I have decided to go ahead and use it. The only thing is, nothing but the actual press is there. No priming system at all and also no powder measure. I plan on loading mainly 9mm Para, 40 s+w and 45 Auto. The manual is pretty much useless, as I cant hardly even see what the pictures are showing ;( MY QUESTIONS ARE THESE: 1) PRIMING - should I go ahead and attempt to restore the factory priming system - or would it be advantageous (to my wallet and my sanity) to go with a handpriming instead? If u advise handpriming, how about suggestions for a decent and economical handpriming tool? 2) POWDER MEASURES - Are powder measures (pretty much) universal? i see some are press mounted and some are bench mounted. My lack of space tells me i want it press mounted... so how does the powder get from the measure to the case? Is there a special die that has to be purchased that lets the powder into the case, through the die head? Or is that included in die sets? I'd prefer to not have to take every single case out of the press to load the powder. 3) Is there anybody out there who runs a Ponsness Warren Metallic II and would be willing to post a pic of how they chose to set it up? Without knowing exactly what I need and not having any of these parts actually in front of me, its kinda hard for me to visualize them and how they work. I have nobody local to ask any reloading questions, and have found next to no info on this specific press! As with most of us, economical options are much appreciated! Thanks for the help and patience guys!
