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Best press for someone new to handloading. Great price and fast shipping. Can't go wrong here.
Also, as a comment on the person who reviewed it piece by piece. This person has a lot to learn about handloading. The primer feeds rarely malfunction and usually it's because I'm almost out of primers in the feed slot. I believe they are the best primer feeds aside from ones that are for the very pricey progressive presses. Placing the primers by hand is very slow and impractical. If set up correctly these feeds work very well.
The case trimming/maintenance tools are the best and cheapest for what they are. No need to buy a 75 dollar trimmer when this one is just as quick. You will however have to buy the Lee case gauge for the caliber you are loading to use these tools as they are designed. A lee zip trim is also a good cheap addition. When you reload rifle rounds you have to make it a two step process so you will use these tools after depriming and resizing. You won't be taking the case out half way through as this reviewer suggested. As I said you deprime and resize all the brass at once in one session. Disable the auto index and this step goes quickly. After all the brass is resized and deprimed you put the case in the shell holder that came with the case gauge you bought extra and trim the brass that needs it. A zip trim or battery drill speeds the process. After you trim, debur and clean the primer pockets with the tools included in this kit you are ready for step two.
Engage the auto index again and prime, charge, seat the bullet and crimp(optional). Put your finished round in a box and repeat.
You can waste money on more expensive brands but until you are ready for or need the increased output of a progressive press then this is the best way to spend your money. Read all you can about handloading and practice before you spread the word that more expensive brands that probably won't make the process faster, easier or more enjoyable would be better.
September 2014 · Sports and Outdoors · verified purchase
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