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What presses and dies are you using and general equipment recommendations.
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+3 (or 4?) On the Co-Ax, its a great press. I'm partially in it for prepping as well as quality so one thought is the simpler the better. It had so many great reviews and it's stupid simple. It has compound leverage so it really takes no muscle and the universal jaw plates that hold the shells work very well and fast. The de priming tube is also clean and simple. I did make a better spent primer holder that little flimsy plastic jar sucks. But that's the only negative about it. I had a hornady magnum ultra sonic ive used to clean about a few thousand rounds but its to slow and didnt hold enough for me and was fairly loud. So i sold it. I'll get a better one or make a better one when i get back into it.
Ill probably buy or make a equivalent thumblers/or rebel tumbler with steel pins as well and use that. Size and clean lube off in a quick trip through the ultra sonic. Well see. I love how the handle is "overhead" on the Co-Ax as well, not under.

Co-Ax
older MEC600jr.
Redding 3BR micrometer adj. Powder measure.
Nice Older RCBS/obuas beam scale i got for free when I bought a buddies mosin for $50! With a huge bag of good 54r tracers. Love my friends. Cool oh and a nice redding trickler..
Dies are moslty lee for pistol stuff. Carbide 9mm
Nicer RCBS dies for 38/357/max and like 3-4 different crimp dies...sheesh!
Mostly RCBS dies for rifle stuff, competition .223 set. (The window seater is awesome),
Dillon 30-30 dies.
Lee factory crimp dies for most everything..Older RCBS trimmer i got for a steal with nearly every pillot and collet possible.
Might upgrade later but the its VERY tight no slop at all. Been eyeing the Sinclair and the little crow for non SHTF trimmin'
I like the hornady collet bullet puller with the cam lock. It JUST clears the arch for the handle FYI.
Mititoyo 8/10" digimatics (COME TO THINK OF IT...I NEED GOOD EMP PROOF DIAL CALIPERS!!!)
AAAAAHH, THE SKY IS FALLING!!!

I still need some items, decent chrono (I'd love a oelher 35p i think it is) but ill settle for a decent cheaper one for now.
I'd like a decent cheaper hand priming tool. And maybe a kns or something later when i get into LRP more.
OAL guages. Etc. I'm sure i forgot a bunch of stuff...
I kinda like the idea of a rotary tumbler with pins if SHTF (which i think is inevitable) it would be easy to run off a bicycle..and you could even generate power too lol. ;P

HAS ANYONE TRIED THE BUCHANAN HAND PRESS? DECENT FINISHED ROUNDS IF SO?

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What presses and dies are you using and general equipment recommendations. - by The Profit Joseph Sith - 02-16-2017, 09:04 AM

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