chamberc wrote:If you know you're going to get into it for good, get a progressive. I have a Blue Press RL 550B and love it!mblud wrote:I am getting ready to start reloading and wanted to get some advice.
Should I start with a single stage or bite the bullet (pun intended) and get a progressive? I know that the progressive is a lot more money up front. But more importantly, as a beginner, is it better to start with a single?
Thanks,
That is what my brother and I did. We have the 550 as well. It works great and every time we start we double check each stage by running a single round through the entire process and readjust if necessary. We decided on the progressive just because we shoot a lot more in pistol calibers than we do rifle, but this press would do both. You definitely need to pay attention to each process though as you are loading.
We got it through Brian Enos and he was extremely helpful. He called right after submitting the internet order and his website is very descriptive about the pros and cons of each feature or add on. He even let us know that some weren't "necessary", but would make life a little easier, and it has been learning this so far. Because of his forthrightness and informative site we ordered from him and have ordered other items from him as well. http://www.brianenos.com/pages/dillon.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I know there are others out there, but it was a great Dillon resource, much more so than the manufacturer's site.
We are still learning about case sizing and such though. One thing we learned about the caliber powder tables though is that the book is a good reference, but each powder manufacture supplies a current table on their website.