dbarnhart
Member
I'm going to start by admitting my ignorance. I've used a Rock Chucker all my life but I'm starting to give serious consideration to a progressive press. I shoot 45ACP, 223 and 308.
First: removing the lube from sized cases. It would seem that the normally process would be to size the cases and then re-tumble to remove the lube. So that means a second pass thru the press.
Or if the cases need trimmed or the primer pockets swaged, again a second pass thru the press.
So worst-case, the process might look something like this:
Pass 1: Size
tumble to clean of lube, trim
Pass 2: decap
swage primer pockets
Pass 3: Prime, charge, seat, crimp
Granted, swaging is not part of the normal process so you are making two passes thru the press not three.
Or am I missing a shortcut?
First: removing the lube from sized cases. It would seem that the normally process would be to size the cases and then re-tumble to remove the lube. So that means a second pass thru the press.
Or if the cases need trimmed or the primer pockets swaged, again a second pass thru the press.
So worst-case, the process might look something like this:
Pass 1: Size
tumble to clean of lube, trim
Pass 2: decap
swage primer pockets
Pass 3: Prime, charge, seat, crimp
Granted, swaging is not part of the normal process so you are making two passes thru the press not three.
Or am I missing a shortcut?