Best shot shell reloading Press?

[Trakker]

[superdave50]

how long is a piece of string?

iow, what are you reloading? need more details

[bigbossman]

LEE

[Mayor McRifle]

how long is a piece of string?

iow, what are you reloading? need more details

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess shotgun shells.

[Tom-ADC]

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=1465534

[bubbapug1]

I have a progressive Mec. I can't tell you which one because I don't know. I'm going to guess it's a 9000. It resizes the base too. It works. I'd prefer the Dillon but it's what I have. I find it jams on cheap or beat up shells. I just stopped loading anything but AA hulls and life is easier now. The no hull no dump feature doesn't work half the time.

The crimp is excellent and the sizer works perfectly. All in all it beats a LEE. But what doesn't??

I think I paid $60.00 used for it. It's worth $60.00. I have loaded about 3000 shells on it to date. Yes you can buy shells cheaper at Walmart. But can you buy as fast of a load at Walmart?? No. Do I get more hits with my reloads? Yes.

I bought a bunch of reclaimed from Phillips. Yea it's a mix of anything from 7 to 9. I did a test of it versus straight 8 shot. The reclaim had close to 20% more pellets overall. It does make a difference. It does spread out the shot column and provides a longer stream making it easier for me to shoot better scores.

[JagerDog]

Best? I'd have to say Spolar (though they do have their detractors too). Not even sure if they do 3" hulls though.

I reviewed, but didn't really care for the Dillon. I know they don't do 410.

3" isn't typically a volume thing. A Mec Sizemaster or a Ponsness Warren 375 are great for "experimenting" with low volume loads.

[RandyD]

I had a MEC but later switched to the Hornady 366. It reloads flawlessly and does not cost as much as the Dillon (and I am a fan of Dillon products).

[Trapdude86]

I use rcbs The Grand. Love it.

[leadstorm]

LEE

Not the "best" by any means, but I've got an ancient plastic $50 Lee Load-All II that just won't die (and it makes decent shells).

[Garand1911]

Cant beat a Ponsness Warren press

[strakill]

Questions for you shotshell reloaders. I don't reload, I don't have the time and more importantly the attention span to do so safely. I just throw my hulls in the trash whereas I give my brass away or recycle them. Would me saving my hulls benefit a reloder? Save high brass only or low brass as well. I guess it would be better than just throwing them in the garbage. I know nothing about this so if saving them will help a shooter out than I'm all for it.

[ceh383]

Would me saving my hulls benefit a reloder? Save high brass only or low brass as well. I guess it would be better than just throwing them in the garbage. I know nothing about this so if saving them will help a shooter out than I'm all for it.

The short easy answer is yes, both high and low brass.
The harder part of it is, exactly what hulls are you talking about?
Different hulls require different wads, and possibly different powder and charge bars as well as possible adjustments to the machine.

[LynnJr]

Questions for you shotshell reloaders. I don't reload, I don't have the time and more importantly the attention span to do so safely. I just throw my hulls in the trash whereas I give my brass away or recycle them. Would me saving my hulls benefit a reloder? Save high brass only or low brass as well. I guess it would be better than just throwing them in the garbage. I know nothing about this so if saving them will help a shooter out than I'm all for it.

No it would just be a giant headache on your part. I tried to give away 20,000 empties I had and ended up putting them into the garbage and recycle bins each week instead. I was contacted by two or three CalGuns members that called themselves trapshooters and they were all named Louie and were the biggest flakes on the planet.

[ceh383]

No it would just be a giant headache on your part. I tried to give away 20,000 empties I had and ended up putting them into the garbage and recycle bins each week instead. I was contacted by two or three CalGuns members that called themselves trapshooters and they were all named Louie and were the biggest flakes on the planet.

What hulls were they?