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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowrider" data-source="post: 870215" data-attributes="member: 3099"><p>I'd get a quality (read Redding, RCBS or Lyman) turret press in your situation. You can load 100 rounds pretty quickly once you get a methodology established and get familiar with your gun. And with that bolt gun I'd get a Redding 3 die set with the full length and neck size dies. Neck size most of the time and full length for picked up range brass not fired through your gun. I tend to size all cases, hand prime all cases, powder charge, and seat bullets. It goes pretty quick once your equipment is adjusted and dialed in. And if you use a ball powder you can probably just throw each case without trickling. BLC(2) is a good one for .308 and meters within a couple of tenths of a grain and less through my progressive.</p><p></p><p>I would tend to shy away from a progressive in your scenario. On my progressive I find that my bullet seating depth is about .010 shorter on the last few rounds because there is no case being sized in the first station. There is some shell plate flex and every progressive press is going to have some. You don't have this issue with a single stage at all or a turret as long as you use it like Nikat stated. For most rifles that's not going to be an issue but a good bolt gun could reveal it as a problem if you get your load really dialed in. The only caliber I load on my progressive is .223. I would have to assume that a larger caliber like .308 would be a little worse unless you are only neck sizing, then it may not be bad at all.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shadowrider, post: 870215, member: 3099"] I'd get a quality (read Redding, RCBS or Lyman) turret press in your situation. You can load 100 rounds pretty quickly once you get a methodology established and get familiar with your gun. And with that bolt gun I'd get a Redding 3 die set with the full length and neck size dies. Neck size most of the time and full length for picked up range brass not fired through your gun. I tend to size all cases, hand prime all cases, powder charge, and seat bullets. It goes pretty quick once your equipment is adjusted and dialed in. And if you use a ball powder you can probably just throw each case without trickling. BLC(2) is a good one for .308 and meters within a couple of tenths of a grain and less through my progressive. I would tend to shy away from a progressive in your scenario. On my progressive I find that my bullet seating depth is about .010 shorter on the last few rounds because there is no case being sized in the first station. There is some shell plate flex and every progressive press is going to have some. You don't have this issue with a single stage at all or a turret as long as you use it like Nikat stated. For most rifles that's not going to be an issue but a good bolt gun could reveal it as a problem if you get your load really dialed in. The only caliber I load on my progressive is .223. I would have to assume that a larger caliber like .308 would be a little worse unless you are only neck sizing, then it may not be bad at all. Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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