Upstate Reloaders

What does your setup look like?
Mine’s mostly RCBS but I plan on adding a Lee APP in the near future.

RCBS
ProChucker-7 (tucked away during a remodel)
Jr IV (still mounted)

Lee
Classic Turret with lighting kit (still mounted)

PS: If you want to grab a beer and chicken wings during lunch today; meet me at Hooters on Laurens Rd. I’ll be the bald white guy in khakis with a checkered red shirt…i’m headed there now.

Not in the area, but green team represent. Your poll confuses me, though.

Enjoy your wings!

Not a poll.
Just asking what everyone’s setup looks like.
IE: What kind of presses?

The wings were OK but the beer was excellent.

I clicked the “vote” button because I just can’t help clicking on things! I appear to be the first one :^)

Second. I figured out how to un-vote, hehe

For the sake of staying somewhat on topic, RCBS rock chucker because less features means less things to break when excessive leverage ia employed

We don’t have a Laurens Rd. here in town, let alone a Hooter’s; otherwise, I’d have gone down for the meeting – if my wife let me. :face_with_hand_over_mouth: :face_with_head_bandage:

First press was a Lee classic cast with their .50 BMG dies. Have since supplemented with an RCBS and another Lee. All single-stage, but a progressive is becoming more tempting for 5.56, .45 Auto, and 9mm range ammo. I have to admit to Dillon envy, but for now I am having really good luck with Lee rifle dies (I especially like their Factory Crimp dies). For straight wall pistol cartridges, the RCBS carbide dies are great for sizing without lube.

There are a lot of Lee haters in this world but I use them exclusively for everything. I reload for 38 Special, 357 mag, 44 special, 44 Mag, 45 ACP, 308 Winchester, 300 Win Mag, 50 Beowulf, blah blah blah. The shell plate and die set for the 45 probably has reloaded over 100,000 rounds easy. The little 1000 Progressive press probably has way way more than a quarter million rounds through it and it’s my second one. Their customer service is also top-notch. Their prices can’t be beat. And I can get custom made bullet seating plugs, dies whatever I need made within a week. I produce Plus match Grade ammo with Lee components and in my p r s rifles I’m getting half MOA easy at 500 yards if I do my part. If I was in a hurry to reload I would go with Dylan because they are easy to fully automate. Since I’m not I go with Lee Precision for about a million reasons. Lee Precision is not the most expensive it’s not the most fancy or beautiful but it gets the damn job done every single time and it gets it done right if you do your part at a more than reasonable price which allows me to buy more components. That’s called putting your money where your mouth is.

speaking of reloading, ive got a whole bunch of reloading stuff for a beginner i am wanting to get rid of. i’ve decided id’ll never be able to really get into reloading, so im selling all the stuff i never actually used that ive been collecting over the years to use to reload with… so if you know anyone interested in a whole starter package for like half off, just lemme know.

The wings were 'UGE, the beer was cold, and the waitress had huge…".tracts of land."

Made yer Uvula quiver, eh? :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

…see prior for info…etc. Just finished up some 45ACP and 50Beo…

I have a Lee 4-position cheapie, and a Lee one position that’s set up for bullet seating only.

The 4-position cheapie I use for de-priming and re-sizing and some bullet seating.

I have mostly gravitated towards heavier bullets that keep speed at distance.

I used to be concerned about Muzzle Velocity but now I realize it’s velocity at 300 or 400 yards that counts.

Muzzle Velocity at 100 yards will always be fast enough and it will be mostly straight shooting.

Today I was shooting 308.

One of the other guys was shooting 358 - which also uses 308. Him and his partner with a 280/270 (270 necked up to 280, not a 284) knocked down 3 of the steel plates.

I am a Dillon fan, especially for common, high usage calibers like 9mm, 45ACP, .223, etc. I use my Dillon RL550 for all of my reloading. I do have a Lee single stager, but only use it to size my cast bullets. By no means is that saying anything bad about Lee, I use a lot of Lee equipment for my bullet casting. Here’s my setup, next to my Laptop capturing live satellite weather images.

Nice set up. I agree that Dillon is the ticket for reloading on a progressive. Some day I’ll get there.

This is my set up. I just reload 9 mm and 45 acp at this point.


And the cleaning station. Tucked into a cooler. Contains leaks and keeps the noise down.
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I use a single stage RCBS that I purchased in the early 1980’s.
I also have a Lee pro 1000 that is dedicated to .223. The Lee can be very hard to get along with at times.
All of my dies are either RCBS or Lee.
.45 acp
9mm
.40 s&w/10mm
.357 sig
.223/5.56
.243 win.
.270 win
.280 rem
30-06

Anyone have suggestion on Reloading pulled Sig Ellie Copper Hunting projectiles (150 grain, 30-06…maybe 308)?

I have 2 Lee pro 1000 progressives, one does 45acp and the other I swap between .40 and 9mm. Def not for the pansy, you must have a commitment to tinker. They work great once you know….


Stores in the closet. 4 handgun calibers plus 223.