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Originally Posted by Intolerantbobj

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I've used plenty of presses and dies and was fortunate to be advised - ' Save yourself money and aggravation , buy GOOD equipment ' !

Personal pref for a You can't flex it single-stage is ' C - H ' !

Redding makes a good and nearly as strong single if C - H is no longer available ( my C - H is over 25 yrs. old ).
Most of my dies (bottleneck) are Hornady. Also have a few Redding, but prefer Hornadys tapered expander.
I recommend Lee's ' Crimp ' die ( just the crimp die ) for tube fed ammo ( 30-30, 25-20, .33 Win., .444, etc. ) especially heavy loads were recoil will show you how poor a crimp a combo die does.

Personal Pref for progressive is Dillon and Dillons Pistol Dies.
Great machines, well made and they back 'em up if you goof. Have a Dillon 650 w/case feed for about 15 yrs. and no regrets. You ever need advice or parts and they bend over backwards to assist you.

! ! ! ! DO NOT PINCH PENNIES ON YOUR SCALE ! ! ! !

Level is important - I made aluminum block with 4 thumb screws and 2 bubble levels for my beam scale and my electronic scale . . . local bench rest champs advice !

If you get a ' Kick ' out of putting 'em in one hole you'll never regret your outlay.

It is nice to see some one else not recommend a certain brand of equipment.For a few dollars more there is better stuff out there. The Heavy Duty Champion Press is a big sob though.
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