Joe Posted January 24, 2002 Share Posted January 24, 2002 Of course I didn't do it in one sitting. I broke it up into different tasks. Somewhere around 10-12 hours total. I've got to get a turret press. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Posted January 24, 2002 Share Posted January 24, 2002 What cal.? (Edited by Carlos at 6:24 pm on Jan. 24, 2002) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 24, 2002 Author Share Posted January 24, 2002 .45 ACP. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detlef Posted January 24, 2002 Share Posted January 24, 2002 yep, not too bad. Lasts a good two practice sessions, or (alternatively) almost 1/2 week... --Detlef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted January 24, 2002 Share Posted January 24, 2002 I remember when two hundred rounds an hour was good on a Lyman single stage - FWIW... be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 25, 2002 Author Share Posted January 25, 2002 I'm going to cherish every one of these and learn to 'not know'. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecutts Posted January 25, 2002 Share Posted January 25, 2002 Joe: Are you on crack???? a turret press. I bought a lee turret press (my first), and still use it for 38/357, but it didn't take me long to figure out I was wasting my life away pulling that handle three times to get one f^%$#g round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellyn Posted January 30, 2002 Share Posted January 30, 2002 When you stop beating your head against a wall, it will quit hurting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted January 31, 2002 Share Posted January 31, 2002 I like the dedication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TXAG93 Posted March 3, 2002 Share Posted March 3, 2002 You have the Rockchucker, now just add the piggy back from RCBS. I have had no problems with mine. It isn't as fast as a Dillion 650, but it sure was cheaper and guaranteed for life. I remember the "good old days" of single stage reloading for pistol. Glad they are gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 Noooooo! Stay away from the PiggyBack. It's a horrible kludge that broke down all the time. It's also the only press with which I have loaded a squib. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TXAG93 Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 I have had no problems with my Piggyback. I reload around 250-300 rounds an hour. It isn't the fastest, but it does the job for a reasonable price. I have loaded thousands of rounds and never(!) had a squib load to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheldon Posted March 6, 2002 Share Posted March 6, 2002 Get a nice used Dillon 550B and you'll never regret it. I started with a Lee Challenger kit and the only thing I still have from that kit is the powder funnel and the 9mm dies. I bought a rock chucker as my single stage press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterThanLight Posted March 28, 2002 Share Posted March 28, 2002 You guys are killing me... I bought a Dillion Square Deal B as my first reloader and at 300 to 350 rounds an hour I was spending all my free time reloading and not shooting. I have since picked up a used 15-year-old Dillion RL 1050. I told a friend I could reload 1200 rounds an hour with this thing and he did not believe me. So a challenge was thrown down and I had to prove my word. So I video taped my self loading 1200 primers into primer tubes which took about 15 minuets, then I loaded all 1200 rounds over the next hour... It is really cool watching that tape in fastward mode. Now days I get all the reloading I need done for a weeks worth of shooting finished in about an hour. About two months ago I broke a part off the bottom of the main shaft, I called Dillion and told them that I bought this thing used and it was about 15 years old. They said the part was a manufacture problem and they sent me a new shaft and I did not even have to pay for shipping. That is cool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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