Portable Reloading Press

Post by **JEBar** » Thu Mar 26, 2020 10:58 pm

we are home and I am once again thinking about rigging up a portable reloading station that I can use both at home and while we are traveling .... as of this second, I'm strongly considering going with a Hornady Lock-N-Load Classic Reloading Press ===> https://www.amazon.com/Hornady-085010-L ... r=1-2&th=1 .... emotionally, I keep going back to a Rock Chucker but the $70 difference will more than pay for most of the other items I will need to purchase .... all-in-all, it appears that I need to bring an end to the theorizing and order a press .... the reality is to come up with a buildable design for the portable station I need to have the press in hand

Post by **BigAl52** » Thu Mar 26, 2020 11:05 pm

If it was me and I ordered another press it would be a turret type press to keep all the dies I wanted in the turret. But thats just me to each there own.

Post by **JEBar** » Thu Mar 26, 2020 11:26 pm

no doubt a turret press would offer advantages .... a Lee brand turret is the only one I've found that isn't a good deal more expensive .... the problem with that press is (Per Lee) it cannot be used to load some of the ammo that I use

Post by **clovishound** » Fri Mar 27, 2020 1:50 am

JEBar wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 26, 2020 11:26 pm
no doubt a turret press would offer advantages .... a Lee brand turret is the only one I've found that isn't a good deal more expensive .... the problem with that press is (Per Lee) it cannot be used to load some of the ammo that I use

What ammo are you wanting to reload that can't be done on a Lee Classic Turret? I have one and load 30-06 with it.

Post by **JEBar** » Fri Mar 27, 2020 8:11 am

clovishound wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 27, 2020 1:50 am
What ammo are you wanting to reload that can't be done on a Lee Classic Turret? I have one and load 30-06 with it.

300 WBY Mag .... they require a considerable amount of pressure to resize and are a couple of tenths too long .... in addition, I'm most comfortable with a single stage press

Post by **BigAl52** » Fri Mar 27, 2020 8:53 am

Jim
Isnt this press a traveling press to be takin with you in the RV?

Post by **RanchRoper** » Fri Mar 27, 2020 8:57 am

The Lee turret is pretty handy and works well. Of course I only do one caliber but if I got into 45-70, I can see the advantage of just swapping turrets.

Post by **JEBar** » Fri Mar 27, 2020 10:29 am

BigAl52 wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 27, 2020 8:53 am
Jim
Isnt this press a traveling press to be takin with you in the RV?

that plus being able to taken directly to our family range when we are working up a load ....

Post by **BigAl52** » Fri Mar 27, 2020 10:49 am

Im sure you will figure something out that will fit your needs. Dont know how much you use the 300 WBY.

Post by **Ojaileveraction** » Fri Mar 27, 2020 10:51 am

300 WBY Mag .... they require a considerable amount of pressure to resize and are a couple of tenths too long .

Read this on the Lee Sight.

"Deactivate the Auto index feature and you can batch reload the longest rifle cartridges"

I use a Hornady lnl.

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