greyling22
Member
2 part posting:
A) Xmas is coming and I'm thinking about upgrading my single stage press (currently have an old lee challenger press that is kind of worn out) I load mostly 257 ackely and 223 with a single stage, though I load some 30-06 as well.
top contenders right now are rcbs rock chucker/lyman crusher (appears to be basically the same press), hornady lock and load, and the classic cast by lee. I like the safety priming gizmo lee offers (works really well on my turret press) and the price of lee. hornady has a similar setup but uses a primer tube instead of a tray (never had tubes before, they look like a pain to fill without a tube filler, and I"m not entirely sure about the die bushing system. rcbs I like the color but not the priming system. I'm sure nothing is really wrong with any of them, and everybody who has one brand will recommend it, but has anybody has more than one of the above and can offer a direct comparison? If I had access to them all I could probably make an easy decision, but I don't.
B) If I decide to go with lee, do I go with the breech lock or the regular press? I switch dies some, but not super often. Are the breech lock die systems (hornady LNL or lee) more consistent or better than the direct thread types?
A) Xmas is coming and I'm thinking about upgrading my single stage press (currently have an old lee challenger press that is kind of worn out) I load mostly 257 ackely and 223 with a single stage, though I load some 30-06 as well.
top contenders right now are rcbs rock chucker/lyman crusher (appears to be basically the same press), hornady lock and load, and the classic cast by lee. I like the safety priming gizmo lee offers (works really well on my turret press) and the price of lee. hornady has a similar setup but uses a primer tube instead of a tray (never had tubes before, they look like a pain to fill without a tube filler, and I"m not entirely sure about the die bushing system. rcbs I like the color but not the priming system. I'm sure nothing is really wrong with any of them, and everybody who has one brand will recommend it, but has anybody has more than one of the above and can offer a direct comparison? If I had access to them all I could probably make an easy decision, but I don't.
B) If I decide to go with lee, do I go with the breech lock or the regular press? I switch dies some, but not super often. Are the breech lock die systems (hornady LNL or lee) more consistent or better than the direct thread types?