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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JoeUSooner" data-source="post: 3365431" data-attributes="member: 55109"><a href="http://www.okshooters.com/showthread.php?146517-What-presses-you-guys-use" target="_blank">http://www.okshooters.com/showthread.php?146517-What-presses-you-guys-use</a></blockquote><a href="http://www.okshooters.com/showthread.php?146517-What-presses-you-guys-use" target="_blank">What presses do you guys use??</a>[/QUOTE]For four years now, I've used a Lee Pro1000 progressive... it was the most affordable advanced press (larger and more complicated than a single-stage, anyway) that I could find back then.  Lee's tech/operations manuals are well-written and illustrated, which made the learning curve short... after which, I've reloaded well over 35,000 rounds in those four years, with little trouble - although I did have the normal-maintenance issue of replacing a lot of the (worn out) smaller moving parts and springs after about 24,000 rounds.   Coupled with the fact that I take great pains to carefully prepare the components beforehand (clean/polish the used brass, etc), and I use five quality-control checks during the reloading process, the press produces remarkably high-quality and reliable reloaded rounds.  The press is in my garage workshop, and the biggest single problem I've had has been with the powder dispenser, which can become partially clogged in highly-humid (rainy) weather... which I now simply avoid when reloading.[/QUOTE]