Happy but kicking myself

[Dftplan]

Was reloading the other day with my single stage press and my wife came down and said, "That looks like a lot of work. Isn't there something you can buy to make it easier?"

Even though I load for 270, 44 mag/special, 38 spl, and 454 Casull, never thought I shot enough to justify a progressive but hey, when the wife makes such a comment, can't pass that up!

Actually, ended up with a Lee classic turret with the powder and primer attachments, which seems to be recommended highly here. Just finished setting it up and couldn't be happier. However, kicking myself that I didn't buy this years ago.

Hummm, wonder what she has been wanting to buy...

 

[Rule3]

To good to be true. I think you are being set up!

 

[LedFowl]

...but hey, when the wife makes such a comment, can't pass that up!

Such are the lessons marriage teaches.

 

[Skip Sackett]

Should have bought a Dillon or a Hornady LNL! Those opportunities don't come by all that often!

 

[tbury]

Should have bought a Dillon or a Hornady LNL! Those opportunities don't come by all that often!

+1. There's nothing like having a finished round with every pull of the handle.

 

[Coaltminer]

Was reloading the other day with my single stage press and my wife came down and said, "That looks like a lot of work. Isn't there something you can buy to make it easier?"

Even though I load for 270, 44 mag/special, 38 spl, and 454 Casull, never thought I shot enough to justify a progressive but hey, when the wife makes such a comment, can't pass that up!

Actually, ended up with a Lee classic turret with the powder and primer attachments, which seems to be recommended highly here. Just finished setting it up and couldn't be happier. However, kicking myself that I didn't buy this years ago.

Hummm, wonder what she has been wanting to buy...

A similar story. My wife bought me a Dillon SDB in 1990, got input from my nephews for this. I got it, set it in the garage for over a year(had an RCBS single stage on my bench.) Her job required her to be away for sometimes a month at a time. Sooo, one time she was away, I finally got it set up. MY Gawd, How did I ever live without this for my handgun calibers? At the time, it was $189.95. With advice from the great folks at Dillon, she bought extra tool heads for 3 calibers, primer flip tray(brass, then-now plastic,)large and small primer setups, extra fill tubes, still spent less than $300. Fast forward 20 years and the thing is still going strong with hundreds of thousands of rounds. Now, I use it 95% of the time. It was a birthday gift, and I was a little unappreciative at the time. What an idiot. Great machine, even greater wife! I was blind, I tell you, BLIND!

 

[cptdco]

Congratulations. I have the Lee turret press, have been using it for years and I don't know how many 10s of thousands of rounds and am still very happy with it.

 

[Dftplan]

Should have bought a Dillon or a Hornady LNL! Those opportunities don't come by all that often!

"Gee, Honey, look at how many guns these guys have on this forum! Don't you think I need a new gun for my new reloaded?"

 

[Jellybean]

I know I'm going to get burned at the stake for this, but I prefer the single stage press.

I do own a progressive but it takes the enjoyment out of handloading and makes it a "chore". It was great when I was still working and would wake up on qualification day and realize I didn't have anything to shoot, ( I carried .357 or .41 revolvers and the dept. only supplied ammo for autos and .38 spls.), and I could whip out a few boxes in a matter of minutes, but other than that I like to load too much to automate myself out of the process.

The last time I used it was to show my son how to run it after he bought a model 15 a few years ago.

 

[SMSgt]

All this talk of turrets and progessives is making my antique Herter's single stage press cry. It was bad enough when I bought a Lee hand press so I could prep cases while sitting in my recliner and watching TV, but now...

 

[papajohn428]

I have tried to talk myself into a Dillon press, had the money set aside for one several times, just couldn't bring myself to do it. I'm still using the same Lee Turret press I started on in the 80's, though these days each set of dies has its own designated powder measure. I don't see any reason to change anything. I prime my brass at work when it's slow, and when I start with everything close by, I can load almost 400 rounds an hour.

Your wife seems to be saying you're spending too much time on reloading.........and not enough on something she's more personally interested in. Now it's incumbent upon you to figure out what it is.

Have fun.

 

[Dftplan]

Yes, sir. I will work on that tonight. Right after I finish reloading these.....

 

[Joseph Ponds]

Set up.............

To good to be true. I think you are being set up!

Sure sounds like it..