There are definitely times when a single-stage press is more desirable than a progressive one, and I suppose if you didn't have the space to keep two presses set up, or didn't want to spend the money for a second press, you could use one of these:
http://www.uniquetek.com/product/T1553
However, at $95, it might be better to get a separate single-stage press, unless you really were short on bench space....
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No reason to not use the Dillon as a single stage by just rotating one case thru all steps before you do another. I do that when I'm developing a new load.
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I do it all the time reloading rifle ammo.
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I took all the fancy guts out of my Lee Turret press, and manually index one at a time. The warm fuzzy feeling of a single stage without changing dies back, and fourth....
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Re: Using your Dillon as a single-stage press...
Like Griff I single stage the Dillon when setting it up or for test loads but I have 2 old Herter's presses nearby. One with 30-06/308 head size stuff, (that's a bunch of cals.) and the other for 45-70/90 stuff. Yeah I have to change out a shell lholder for odd balls like 38 S&W occasionally.
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Re: Using your Dillon as a single-stage press...
Ditto, bingo, etc. Dillon when I get the loads figured out and plan on 500+, Lee turret (the iron one) for smaller runs.BlaineG wrote:I took all the fancy guts out of my Lee Turret press, and manually index one at a time. The warm fuzzy feeling of a single stage without changing dies back, and fourth....