I spent the money and am very happy with my reloading equipment

[3006bluffhunter]

I started last fall rounding up reloading equipment! What I was rounding up was mis  match reloading equipment! The press was a Lee that  flexed when resizing so I decided on a brand new rock chucker supreme! Great move on my part! ! The problems I was having getting brass to fit my rifle went away after sizing on the rcbs rock chucker! I was not resizing the cases all the way with the lee press! And thanks to the people on this sight I aquired the die sets I needed for the rifles i love to shoot! I now have built a nice reloading bench and am really liking the hobby! The majority of my reloading equipment is rcbs! Still lots to learn and lots of reading to do! 1 Question :Does the manufactures of ammo reveal there powder to the public! I bullet pulled some 15 year old remington 30-06 factory rounds and was wondering what powder it might have been? I dumped the powder and only used the brass and primer after neck sizing? Thanks To everyone  Dale

[Graybeard]

No they do not and even if they did it would mean nothing to you as it is not a cannister powder you can buy.

[cwlongshot]

 Glad you got it under control. Sorry for your troubles with the LEE stuff. As a rule, I avoid them too. Recently, I have tried not to bad mouth them too much. RCBS is good stuff and will serve you well!!

 Good luck,
 CW

[bigjeepman]

Good thing you bought that RC Supreme press last year. I was in Cabela's today and saw they had the RC Supreme Master kit for $319.00! By the way ... I am an RCBS user too ... 

bjm

[Savage]

Glad you're happy with your loading equipment! The $20 Lee "C" press can't hold a candle to the Rock Chucker, bit it's still good to keep it for using an universal depriming die, or bullet puller. Having mismatched loading equipment in not necessarily a bad thing. I started loading in the 60s, picking up equipment as I could find something I could afford. Still have a pretty good mix of most of the major manufacturer's equipment in my loading room. I'm sure you'll find more stuff you need. We never get enough stuff!!
Savage

[Pumah25]

I have had excellent luck with my Hornady stuff (press, dies, powder measures). But I own 5-6 sets of Lee dies and they seem to put out accurate bullets. I haven't tried their other stuff like presses though. Maybe I have just been lucky. The biggest problem I have had is listening to my friend that believes that if it ain't blue its crap.

[wncchester]

"I was not resizing the cases all the way with the lee press!"

And you consider that a fault of the Lee press? 
IF you still have it, try again with the die turned another eighth of a turn down.

[goodconcretecolor]

Ditto wnchester. I have even loaded ammo for a Remington 742  with a Lee handpress and standard Lee dies. Said ammo functioned flawlessly and 742s ared not known for being tolerant of handloads.

[smith85619]

anybody who has some of that 'sorry, no good for nothin' LEE equipement, just ship it to me and I will dispose of it properly for you at no charge.  that includes dies, presses, whatever.  I bet Jack Niclaus could shoot a pretty decent golf score with some $40 clubs.  It's just a piece of metal, it'll do what you make it do.

[wncchester]

"The biggest problem I have had is listening to my friend that believes that if it ain't blue its crap."

Puma, if you friend ain't just joshing you for funs, he still has a lot of learning to do!