The reloading experience has been an eye opener. Takes a lot of handling for one round. I'm still trying to develop a streamline procedure for my reloading. Forgot to mention I'm using a rcbs jr3 single stage press and lyman dies and a lee taper die. Been using a lyman beam scale d7 I think and a uniflow powder measure. I'm thinking about running up to a 1000 rounds (which shouldn't be long) then going with some type of progressive press. I can use my single press for my 25-06 later on. I have an old lyman tumbler which I use. I'm definitely going to stick with it and continue to learn from you guys.
You'll want to review the "Is Reloading Right for Me?" thread....
https://czfirearms.us/index.php?topic=58939.0? You'll want to wait until your ammo volumes settle down. The key to purchasing the right press for you is the
volumes of ammo. Look closely into the future. Is you need for ammo going up or down ? Is your allowable time for reloading and shooting going up as he kids head off to college, or down as the kids get into soccer ?
? The next faster press is the Lee
Classic Cast Turret, which is an
auto-indexing turret press. You still load one bullet at a time, but it cuts out all the time spent handling. Those will jump your output by ~100 rounds per hour.
? After those come the true progressive presses that make 1 round every time you pull the lever. Of course the price goes up, but the time spent reloading is cut by 75%.
The good news is that you can use all your books, dies, calipers, scales, lube pad, etc with the new press. You might even want to keep the
RCBS Jr around if you want to do any rifle reloading. Lots of things revolve around this decision. Get your facts together, than ask questions here.
