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<blockquote data-quote="criticalbass" data-source="post: 825517" data-attributes="member: 711">Unless you want to get into it as cheaply as possible, one of the turret presses is worth considering.&nbsp; Mine are Lyman T-Mags, one old and one &quot;II&quot; which is the current model.These offer good speed, no readjustment when changing calibers, and are super for small experimental batches of ammo.&nbsp; I load about a dozen calibers, and have extra turrets to hold almost all my dies.&nbsp; I can change from one to another in a couple of minutes.&nbsp; Shadowrider also mentioned this, and I fully support what he said.&nbsp; One application that makes the single stage press a winner is very heavy brass reforming.&nbsp; If you need to exert extreme pressures during a reloading operation, forget the progressives and watch it with the turrets.&nbsp; My T-mag II is pretty stout, but the older T-mag is not as well built.&nbsp; Works fine for most of my loading needs.One nice accessory is a universal decapping die.&nbsp; Lee makes a good one for very little money.&nbsp; You can deprime, clean pockets, and tumble cases before resizing them.&nbsp; Don&#039;t make the error I did by trimming cases before resizing.&nbsp; They grow.&nbsp; I was doing about 100 .308 cases, and had them all the proper length.&nbsp; Then I resized and happened to measure a case.&nbsp; It was a bit longer,and so were the others, so back to the trimmer again.And about case trimmers, look at the Lee system.&nbsp; Very simple, and very fast.Have fun!&nbsp; CB</blockquote>

[QUOTE="criticalbass, post: 825517, member: 711"] Unless you want to get into it as cheaply as possible, one of the turret presses is worth considering. Mine are Lyman T-Mags, one old and one "II" which is the current model. These offer good speed, no readjustment when changing calibers, and are super for small experimental batches of ammo. I load about a dozen calibers, and have extra turrets to hold almost all my dies. I can change from one to another in a couple of minutes. Shadowrider also mentioned this, and I fully support what he said. One application that makes the single stage press a winner is very heavy brass reforming. If you need to exert extreme pressures during a reloading operation, forget the progressives and watch it with the turrets. My T-mag II is pretty stout, but the older T-mag is not as well built. Works fine for most of my loading needs. One nice accessory is a universal decapping die. Lee makes a good one for very little money. You can deprime, clean pockets, and tumble cases before resizing them. Don't make the error I did by trimming cases before resizing. They grow. I was doing about 100 .308 cases, and had them all the proper length. Then I resized and happened to measure a case. It was a bit longer,and so were the others, so back to the trimmer again. And about case trimmers, look at the Lee system. Very simple, and very fast. Have fun! CB [/QUOTE]

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