I have been reloading since 1980. Today, mostly 9mm, .40, .45, .380, and .357 Sig. I use a Hornady Lock 'n Load progressive press - quirky but I'm used to it and always keep extra parts on hand.
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I'll chime in as well. Been reloading off and on for over 25 years. Currently have a Rockchucker and two (gonna get flamed for this 
) Lee Pro 1000 presses - one for small primer calibers and one for .45 ACP. Yes, the Lee's are finicky and sometimes troublesome, but they were what I could afford at the time, and now they feel like a pair of well-worn boots.
) Lee Pro 1000 presses - one for small primer calibers and one for .45 ACP. Yes, the Lee's are finicky and sometimes troublesome, but they were what I could afford at the time, and now they feel like a pair of well-worn boots.
I've been reloading since about 1972 to the best of my recollection. I started off with the hammer-driven Lee sets and went through a variety of equipment. I now do most of my loading with an old but VERY sturdy Texan 7-position turret press that I bought used from a now-defunct gun store many moons ago. I load a variety of pistol and rifle cartridges. One that I've had a lot of fun with is .222 Remington which is launched by my old Remington 40X-BR benchrest rifle which is topped by a 20X Unertl target scope.
I have bin reloading for 50yr now.
I started out with the lee ( HAMMER) hand loader.
Then got a HEARTERS heavy C press.
Then a RCBS Rockchucker and now I added Two LEE 1000 press's
I mold all my own bullets.
I have 4 cavity Lyman molds for 44mag & 357mag, The rest of them are two cavity molds.
Back then all I could get for my 1903 COLT 32acp was hard ball, So I made my own swaging die to make my own bullets.
Then I was not able to get 1/2-jackets any more so I made a die to made .32 1/2-jackets out of .45 gas checks.
So you can see I have been doing it for a LONG time.
RICHGCOOP
I started out with the lee ( HAMMER) hand loader.
Then got a HEARTERS heavy C press.
Then a RCBS Rockchucker and now I added Two LEE 1000 press's
I mold all my own bullets.
I have 4 cavity Lyman molds for 44mag & 357mag, The rest of them are two cavity molds.
Back then all I could get for my 1903 COLT 32acp was hard ball, So I made my own swaging die to make my own bullets.
Then I was not able to get 1/2-jackets any more so I made a die to made .32 1/2-jackets out of .45 gas checks.
So you can see I have been doing it for a LONG time.
RICHGCOOP
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Same, same! He does, and knows, all the things I don't have a clue about! A treasured friend, and cherished forum member!Pops said:
Ray