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Originally Posted by on2wheels52
I expect you'll be adding more equipment than comes in the kit
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Not if he buys the Rock Chucker kit on Cabellas I linked. If he gets the Challenger kit he posted, yes, he will probably end up buying at the very least, a powder measure, and of course dies. Loading pistol ammo, he will probably end up with a priming tool as well, as doing any quantity with the press is a PITA and slow. Both of those come with the Rock Chucker kit.
The Challenger kit he linked, he gets all this for $279.97:
The Rock Chucker kit I linked, he get all this for $289.99
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Some of the tightest groups I've seen were loaded (at the range) with the (used to be $10, don't know if they still sell them) Lee die sets with the little powder dippers. All you needed was a hammer/mallett.
Jim
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They still make them, the "Lee Loader"
http://www.cabelas.com/prod-1/0003091210526a.shtml
Video of it in use:
I guess if you got lucky, and your rifle liked the charge of whatever fit in that scoop, it could be OK. It is only a neck size, so you could only load for bolt action rifles. You can't tune the charge, you can't tune the seating depth. If they are more accurate than factory ammo, you are lucky. If your only requirement is that the rifle goes "bang" they would work adequately.
RE: Dillon Progressive presses, They are very nice, but honestly they are not much faster than a single stage, when you factor in setup time, primarily the time it takes to fill the primer tubes. I load .45 on my Dillon, but still load 9mm on my single stage press, just because taking the time to convert calibers, and load all the primer tubes would take as much time as just loading on the single stage.
Tom