RCBS A-4 Big Max on one hand and RCBS Summit on the other...

[Shynloco]

Respectfully,
Whatever gets it done for you. I was talking, more like listening, to Boyd Allen(AKA Mr. Allen for me)and he said a friend of his was a bullet maker and told him the two presses that were straight enough to "draw", hope I got that right, bullets jackets with... I knew by the way he was talking one had to be a Lee. It was... The Cast Classic is as straight as anything on the market and more than most. The second being the larger Redding O type press which I believe would be the Big Boss. I thought it an interesting fwiw...

Regards, Matt.

Btw, if a Press is a Press, is a Die a Die, a Barrel a Barrel, a Chamber a Chamber, etc and so on...?

Matt,
After reading all the responses to your initial post and your added comment above and after,"Regards, Matt," I too USED to believe a press is a press, but NO, a die isn't simply a die, just like a barrel, where one isn't necessarily as good as another. But after reading Boyd's write up on the Harrell Precision Presses (both the compact and the Sportsman model) and having using an RCBS and a Redding Big Boss (both very good presses) for years, I decided to buy the Harrel Sportsman model, as the compact is more suited for range loading which I don't do. And after running some range pick up brass through the new Harrel just for testing the press, I was amazed at the precision with which it is made and even more surprised at how good the concentricity was, even when running cheap brass through the Harrel. So people can say whatever they want (no offense meant). But I have personal observation that a press isn't simply a press and as previously stated, a die isn't simply a die. That Harrel is now my primary press and the Redding Big Boss my backup which is mounted next to it for easy access when I'm doing multiple functions in precision, that as both presses are single stage presses and I'm not fan of Turret Presses which I've had and used in the past. Just my .02 worth.

Alex

 

[IdahoSharpshooter]

About twenty years ago there was a gentleman named Darrell Somebody that worked for Dillon Customer Service. He shot Bench rest, and was at the Cactus Classic loading his 6PPC on a Dillon 550. Crazy, I know, but he finished in the Top Twenty in LV and Sporter.

 

[V509]

I replaced my Rockchucker with a Summit press a few months back
I really like the press, even the patriotic colors are great. The press does not prime if that is a consideration.