good progressive press

[diygunsmith]

im thinking about stepping up to a progressive press.which ones are good to go.i dont want something i have to tinker with to work properly,no lees i already been down that road.fyi ive been reloading for 28 yrs so im not a noob.

 

[streamerfish]

Progressive presses and tinkering go hand in hand. You may get lucky, but chances are that at least some tinkering, adjusting, tuning will be required.

Also depends on what your reloading and how much volume.

In general dillon is considered the standard by most. Especially pistol reloaders.

Personally, they work fine, but sit in a weird price spot to me with the success of the new Lee. Expensive but a safe bet. However, still have quirks like all progressives.

Ive never used the hornady lock and load. But im sure it works.

I have the lee pro 6000, I think its fantastic. Much better then the older lee models.

Haven't messed with the 10 stage presses.

 

[diygunsmith]

Progressive presses and tinkering go hand in hand. You may get lucky, but chances are that at least some tinkering, adjusting, tuning will be required.

Also depends on what your reloading and how much volume.

In general dillon is considered the standard by most. Especially pistol reloaders.

Personally, they work fine, but sit in a weird price spot to me with the success of the new Lee. Expensive but a safe bet. However, still have quirks like all progressives.

Ive never used the hornady lock and load. But im sure it works.

I have the lee pro 6000, I think its fantastic. Much better then the older lee models.

Haven't messed with the 10 stage presses.

I had the old lee it was a turd

 

[streamerfish]

I had the old lee it was a turd

I agree. the old lee progressives were not so hot.

I am only talking about the new (couple yrs old) Lee pro 6000. I did have to do some minor tuning on the index rod, and tighten some screws up on initial setup. After that it just works. I don't have many rounds on it yet, but I'm not concerned. Its simple in a good way.

If your scarred for life on the Lee I would go Dillon over Hornady.

 

[Thebigbaby]

I’d agree, from what I know (not much) Dillon is the standard.

I personally have a Hornady LnL and have no regrets.