Starting out on a Progressive Press...
Depends on the person!
I've taught a couple of folks how to reload, start them on my single-stage so they can both see/understand the individual steps involved and to show them how awesome/time-saving a progressive press is later.
Always worked well, but one guy would sometimes pull the progressive loading lever twice without rotating the shell plate (Dillon 550), did this more than once. The obvious danger was a double charge, so I had to watch him constantly. He was a low volume shooter, so I ended up loading up all of his brass for him.
While carbide dies are a given for straight walled pistol cases, the 30 Carbine, .223 and .308 carbide dies still require lube. Because of this and the availability of Hornady "one-shot" spray lube, I would forgo the expense of carbide rifle dies.
Jerry
Depends on the person!
I've taught a couple of folks how to reload, start them on my single-stage so they can both see/understand the individual steps involved and to show them how awesome/time-saving a progressive press is later.
Always worked well, but one guy would sometimes pull the progressive loading lever twice without rotating the shell plate (Dillon 550), did this more than once. The obvious danger was a double charge, so I had to watch him constantly. He was a low volume shooter, so I ended up loading up all of his brass for him.
While carbide dies are a given for straight walled pistol cases, the 30 Carbine, .223 and .308 carbide dies still require lube. Because of this and the availability of Hornady "one-shot" spray lube, I would forgo the expense of carbide rifle dies.
Jerry
