Hey all reloading guys I'm looking to get started and am thinking about buying a progressive press. Right now I'm looking a possibly a dillon rl550b or the xl650 anybody else have a opinion on pressed


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My advice, get a single stage first, progressives are nice but require some tuning to get them to work properly which can be tricky for a lot of first time reloaders. I'd look into a single stage kit, one that comes with some goodies to help get you started. RBCS Rock Chucker Supreme is a very solid beginner press. You can usually get the entire kit for 300 or less. Also, make sure you get a good reloading manual and read it before attempting to reload, reloading is fun but one wrong thing and you could have a very bad day at the range.

 

I agree with Dukeboy. Cut your teeth on a single-stage first. Once you get GOOD with it, then you can move on to a progressive without the worries of something going wrong and when something goes wrong

The thing about progressives is you have to load A LOT of ammo for them to pay for themselves and due to the cost of reloading components now, it's hard , or even impossible, to "roll yer own" for less cost than bulk factory ammo, unless you are shooting some exotic caliber or high-powered rifle.

I've been using an RCBS RockChucker since I was 16. I'm 39 now. Great press and a good foundation to learn the basics of reloading. They also make a great press for high-precision rifle loads and they're big enough to load just about everything short of the .50 BMG.

Now if you are hell-bent on a progressive, there's simply no such thing as a bad Dillon press. They are top of the line, and you'll pay handsomely for a complete outfit, but it would be a press you could pass down to your grandkids and maybe even their grandkids... if we're still allowed to own them by then.

 

what about this kit? it seems to have everything but the dies in it. Rock Chucker Supreme Master Single Stage Press Kit.

and i want start by reloading 308 for my l1a1 and also 45 acp.

 

Your on the righr track, nothing better than a Dillon, I have two 550, you'll be making reloads super fast,

 

I'd be a good starter kit for sure. Make sure you do your research when it comes to powders and primers and such.

This website has a good write up about how to get start in reloading, I recommend reading it.

So you want to reload but you don’t know where to begin (??) - INGunOwners

 

i use a RCBS single stage press. good press and does everything i need it to do. granted it takes a little more time but i dont shoot alot. if i start shooting more i will be looking into a progressive press.

 

That's the exact press kit I started with 33 years ago. A few small changes since then but nearly identical. I load both .308 and .45ACP (among many others) on my Rock Chucker. It turns out awesome ammo and comes with the latest Speer reloading manual. READ IT. FOLLOW IT. OBEY IT. Then buy the Hornady or Sierra or Nosler or whoever's manual and do the same. Then have fun doing what only a tiny percent of the population does... make their own quality ammo!

 

cant go wrong with dillon or RCBS . dillon great customer service .Hornady is nice to but dont no about the progressive presses