Most Common Reloading Press (Single Stage)

[Doctorken]

I'm getting on ok with a rcbs partner press for 243 and 223, limited space so its portability and size helps

 

[CookM]

Used an RCBS Partner press since l started in 2001.
Simple,convenient.

 

[Rusty Hornet]

Started with a Lee classic, great low cost little press, at least it was back then in the 90’s.
It’s a rock chucker now for the last 12yrs plus.
I’m more than happy with it!

 

[Klenchblaize]

Wadamet, British from early 1980's

This should be in a "Most Little Known Press" thread! Great bits of kit that instantly transport one to Bisley's Pistol 1980.

Did they all function in the horizontal plane?

K

 

[Rusty Hornet]

Hi K.
Yes, they did all function in the horizontal plane

 

[8x57]

Hi K.
Yes, they did all function in the horizontal plane

No the Wamadet operates in the vertical plane.
I think that you both may be confusing it with a bullet swaging press that an old guy used to manufacture and sell. He was usually just inside the main entrance of the pavilion at Bisley for the pistol meetings. I'm sorry but I can't recall the name of the guy or his press which I believe may have been a copy of a previous Corbin press.

 

[enfieldspares]

No the Wamadet operates in the vertical plane.
I think that you both may be confusing it with a bullet swaging press that an old guy used to manufacture and sell. He was usually just inside the main entrance of the pavilion at Bisley for the pistol meetings. I'm sorry but I can't recall the name of the guy or his press which I believe may have been a copy of a previous Corbin press.

Lord. Batson's Bullet Lube! Some reckoned he'd an old ex-WW2 US Army 2x4 truck that he ran night and day 24/7. And every so often dropped the sump and scraped out the sludge, rolled it, packed it, sold it as bullet lube. And those adverts..."Do you hand load? Seriously?"in conversation with his mate "George".

 

[Bavarianbrit]

Lord. Batson's Bullet Lube! Some reckoned he'd an old ex-WW2 US Army 2x4 truck that he ran night and day 24/7. And every so often dropped the sump and scraped out the sludge, rolled it, packed it, sold it as bullet lube. And those adverts..."Do you hand load? Seriously?"in conversation with his mate "George".

Lube from the Normandy beaches gets a premium price.

 

[8x57]

Lord. Batson's Bullet Lube! Some reckoned he'd an old ex-WW2 US Army 2x4 truck that he ran night and day 24/7. And every so often dropped the sump and scraped out the sludge, rolled it, packed it, sold it as bullet lube. And those adverts..."Do you hand load? Seriously?"in conversation with his mate "George".

Yes I remember his blinking awful bullet lube.

For the life of me I simply can't remember the name of the press. It was a big flat bed chunk of aluminium with a powerful single ram. A well made piece of engineering.
A friend owned one and he used his to squash 9mm jacketed bullets that he had left over from the pistol ban up .357" for use in his Marlin carbine. My friend had been a very active service pistol shooter so had thousands of the 9mm bullets left over when they stole our pistols. Unfortunately squashing the 9mm bullets didn't work too well for him and he managed to split the barrel on the Marlin when upsized bullets got lodged half way up the barrel.

 

[enfieldspares]

Lube from the Normandy beaches gets a premium price.

LOL! Sand free I hope! Sold in Germany of course as Tag-X lube? When I cast commercially I used to use Mirror Lube bringing in two hundred (solid) sticks at a time for use in a Star Lubrisizer. All gone now and the two sets of two pairs of Hensley & Gibbs matched moulds. Such was the reputation and quality of H & G that the owner on retirement closed the company rather than sell it on and have the name lessened by someone selling lower quality moulds off its laurels.

 

[Zio65]

+1 for RCBS RC Supreme

 

[MTheaded but happy]

RCBS RC Supreme , they're okay . Wish I'd bought MEC Marksman though .

 

[LeftHandGuy]

Me too!

Me 3. But I also use a Lee Breechlock Challenger for depriming to keep the crud off my Wamadet and for a few "sundry" tasks tied to the Breechlock system (bullet sizing etc). Mostly it's the Wamadet though. I also have an ancient Co-Ax, but I haven't used it in a couple of years. Great press, but the Wamadet is my favorite.

 

[andy R204]

Forster Co-Ax for me.Had it for 16 years never missed a beat

 

[MarinePMI]

Hmmm...I've used a lot of different ones.

Started with an RCBS Partner Press (still have it, though I don't think they're made anymore).

Then went to a Lee Classic cast press.

Then acquired an old Pacific C press (older than me, but still a hefty brute that handles anything).

Then got a second Lee Classic cast press as a gift from someone.

Then someone gave me an RCBS Rockchucker (which ultimately I gave away to a new reloader just getting started).

Then I got a Forster Co-Ax.

Then ended up with another Forster (labeled Bonanza) Co-Ax from an older reloader that had to give up his stuff,

Then went down the rabbit hole with a Dillion 750, with an Autodrive, case feeder, and bullet feeder.

Then got a Dillon CP2000 with an Autodrive, case feeder, Honeybadger case trimmer (uses a Bosch wood router as a drive motor, and a carbide two flute end mill as a cutter/trimmer), along with a lot of upgraded parts.

Then got a rollsizer with case feeder.

Then got a automatic case decapper with case feeder.

Short of having factory Bliss machines for drawing cases, I've pretty much run and own most type of presses.

For a single stage press, the Co-Ax gets the nod (easy, no shell holders required, makes really good cartridges).

RCBS and Lee are good presses as well (their big O presses), and won't keep someone from making really good quality ammo.

All this to say.....


IT'S A SICKNESS! (reloading).

 

[drone]

Does it all 223 through 35 whelen, have a Lee classic turret that I use to mass produce 357 ammo.

 

[Tralle]

Forster Co-Ax for me.Had it for 16 years never missed a beat

Had mine for a decade now, never felt the need for anything else

 

[Klenchblaize]

No the Wamadet operates in the vertical plane.
I think that you both may be confusing it with a bullet swaging press that an old guy used to manufacture and sell. He was usually just inside the main entrance of the pavilion at Bisley for the pistol meetings. I'm sorry but I can't recall the name of the guy or his press which I believe may have been a copy of a previous Corbin press.

My recollection is also of the chap selling swaging presses at Pistol 84 that were occasionally to be found mounted to a board. Hence my mistake.

Sold: - Wamadet Press - boxed, with accessories.

K

 

[Hambone]

No option for x 2 votes but the Lee cast is in use along with the Rock chucker. Wouldn't be that upset if told I had to flick a coin and keep the loser TBH.

 

[crimson]

Lyman Turret