Wanted: Reloading Press Required

[moeggesit]

Anyone have one .a Lee would be fine or used more expensive one.What have you?

You can’t go wrong with a Lee. Some would disagree but I would only use turret presses for pistol calibres and for rifles stick to “o-frame” presses.

 

[Roebuck]

Yes I always used one when I reloaded a few years back .Ahiuld have hung on to
My kit!

 

[buckalec66]

Honestly, I think the priming system is better on the 1100, especially with an aftermarket armature. It's also more rigid.

The Super1050 is only better when dealing with longer cartridges.

JMTCW.

Good to know. He wants my 1100 as apparently easier to motorise

 

[MarinePMI]

Good to know. He wants my 1100 as apparently easier to motorise

Yes, the 1100 is easier to automate due to it's more rigid frame/build and better priming system. Motorized/automated presses are all about stoppages. Reliability rules over speed. When a single stoppage can take 5 mins to rectify, it doesn't matter how fast you can run the machine. If it has a stoppage, you're loosing productivity at a greater rate than running the machine slower and more reliably.

Enhanced shell plates also greatly increase the smoothness of the machine. The ones below are probably the best ones out on the market for the 1100/S1050/CP2000.

Shop - FW Arms

 

[buckalec66]

I’ll never need the volume an automated press offers….(Nor fully trust it!) arguable if I even needed the manual 1100 tbh!…but it’ll sit well with my other Dillons and was a great price. You do worry me on the subject of what machine has the best priming system, so may just stick with the 1100 and swap out the tool head to .45acp.

 

[rutland]

I have a Lyman turret press which I inherited that I would part with.

Pm sent

 

[MarinePMI]

I’ll never need the volume an automated press offers….(Nor fully trust it!) arguable if I even needed the manual 1100 tbh!…but it’ll sit well with my other Dillons and was a great price. You do worry me on the subject of what machine has the best priming system, so may just stick with the 1100 and swap out the tool head to .45acp.

True. Most people don't need an automated press unless they're loading for a gun with a giggle switch.

And running an automated press comes with it's own set of problems (like when something goes wrong at full speed, you're breaking stuff). Dillons can be made to run well on automation, but they were never designed for it, and it shows.

I have two automated Dillons (a 750 and a CP2000). And while fun to tinker with and run, I always run them at their slowest speeds (IIRC, 650rpm and 900rpm respectively), and they never run full bore for long (primer tubes run out too quickly). People think you just turn them on and walk away. Nothing could be further from the truth. When an automated Dillon runs, you're constantly topping off brass, bullets, powder and primers. Even with all the sensors to detect faults, it can be hectic trying to keep everything topped off to keep the machines running smoothly.

I was recently contracted to help set up (and consult on what to buy for) a gentleman's brass processing business. He was surprised at how much labor was required to run 3 Dillon CP2000's, 1 Super1050 and 1 1100. Then there were the 5 automated roll sizers, 3 automated decappers, the sorting machines, the brass washing/cleaning machines and the tumblers. Never mind the noise associated with all the machines running (the older industrial rollsizers were LOUD). Packaging was a whole other problem set.

Fun times....