I live in NYC, so owning a gun comes with many challenges... One of which is not being able to ship ammo direct to my door. Not an issue if I'm shooting at my local range since they have reasonable prices for plinking ammo, but its a pain if I plan to travel out to NJ to shoot with my friends.
I also live in an apartment, so space is not the best (850sq ft). What I would like to do is use an Inline Fabrication QD mount and a gateleg table (like the Norden from Ikea) to have a reloading area that I can set up and take down relatively quickly. I've been trying to decide between the XL 750 or the RL1100.
The RL1100 is overkill for the amount I shoot and for a first reloading press for sure. But the difference in cost doesn't bother me that much since the XL 750 doesnt come with a case feeders or an initial set of dies. I do realize that caliber changes are much cheaper on the XL 750, but my two current guns and my SO's future gun are all 9mm. My main reason for wanting the RL 1100 is mostly for future proofing and flexibility in terms of extra stations (especially if I add a Mr. Bulletfeeder later and want to load a cartridge that doesn't have a seat + crimp combo die).
My main questions/concerns:
1. How big is the actual RL1100 itself, minus the case feeder up top? I want to figure out if I can just hide it in my closet when not in use.
2. Would the type of tables I have in mind be sturdy enough if I mount the press as close as I can to one of the table's legs? I'm specifically looking at the Ikea Norden table because I have a perfect spot for it. I would only be using one "leaf" of the table, so the press would be directly over the one leg on that edge: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/norden-gateleg-table-white-10423886/
3. Similar concern to #2, how heavy is the damn thing? I can't find any dimensions or weight on the Dillon site
4. I am obviously a newbie at this, so is there anything I'm missing?
Thanks in advance