Red vs Blue Progressives

[oneounceload]

Haven't met ANY progressive - either metallic or shotshell - that did NOT have issues, especially with the primer feed area. Had a 550 - it ran OK for small pistol, but not for rifle. Personally, I like RCBS - good quality, lifetime free parts, even if you bought it used.........

JMO

 

[jeepmor]

As a Hornady LNL EZject owner, I like it. Takes some getting used to, but change over is a snap, and big time saver in my experience. No comment on Dillon as I've never used or owned one.

I did take a chamfer bit to my priming devices by hand to ease the edges. Reliability got better on that end. All devices seem to require some sort of setup tuning. As a purely mechanical system, this is normal..

 

[GW Staar]

Haven't met ANY progressive - either metallic or shotshell - that did NOT have issues, especially with the primer feed area. Had a 550 - it ran OK for small pistol, but not for rifle. Personally, I like RCBS - good quality, lifetime free parts, even if you bought it used.........

JMO

Me too! About time somebody added another color to this bichromatic thread! Blues and Reds are not the only quality progressive presses out there, no matter how hard some people try to make people believe. A person who wants variety reloading (more than a few calibers or just two for that matter) would be wise to investigate the RCBS Pro 2000 as a choice. Strong, simple, and fast.