I'm slowly upgrading my reloading equipment what should be next. I have upgraded already to the v3 auto trickler, and my giraud trimmer is hopefully on its way soon been waiting on motors. I currently have an annealeez, rcbs bench primer tool, and using rcbs rock chucker should I look into upgrading to the amp or primal rights primer seater? I also really like the 419 zero press but that will be probably my last item to upgrade if I do. If upgrading to the amp or primal rights do you think there will be a big enough increase in precision ammo to justify another 2k worth of equipment.
Slowly upgrading my reloading equipment.
- Thread starter K80/6.5
- Start date
Liven The Dream
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HTSmith
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The short answer is "no", but sometimes fine tools are their own reward.
First thing I'd do would be to upgrade your membership for this site.
Just saying.
Just saying.
powderbrake
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You already have some very nice tools. There should be a goal for your additional upgrades. More accuracy?, higher volume?, starting a new area of shooting, i.e., Benchrest, Fclass?
If you havent been using an arbor press and a Wilson micrometer seater for your accuracy loads, that would be one place to investigate. I say investigate, because you need to benchmark your performance with the equipment that you have to see if newer equipment is better.
If you havent been using an arbor press and a Wilson micrometer seater for your accuracy loads, that would be one place to investigate. I say investigate, because you need to benchmark your performance with the equipment that you have to see if newer equipment is better.
Ccrider
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Yes. Everything matters— just some things not as much. The goal is to get each case precisely the same. Much easier said than done. When you do, you are rewarded with single digit es. Will it show in the target? Not necessarily, but it may. Tuning and gun handling ability have as much to do with what the target shows.
dgeesaman
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You have a nice set of reloading tools. Many winners continue to win using those tools.
If you’re a competitor, then you fall into one of two categories:
1) must try everything, including things which might not help, just in case those things could help. Proof of any one piece of equipment or loading process is not as important as knowing you’ve put every resource into possibly winning.
2) competing using best practices and equipment. Not willing or able to test out every single new thing because you trust in the gear and process you have now. Focus resources on being a better shooter, better components, better tunes.
Group 1) buys the area 419 and AMP to see if they like it better than what they already have.
Group 2) only buys if it solves a tangible problem or their existing item is worn out.
If you’re in the middle you just need make your own choices. I’m in group two, and it’s pretty hard to tell you that you’ll see a difference by spending $2k on a press and annealer.
I can tell you the AMP is a very nice piece of kit and it makes perfect annealing of almost any case very easy. Flame annealers may take some setup and tuning.
Rockchuckers are sturdy, straight presses. Never touched an Area 419 but I fail to appreciate how it’s markedly better at pressing things.
If you’re a competitor, then you fall into one of two categories:
1) must try everything, including things which might not help, just in case those things could help. Proof of any one piece of equipment or loading process is not as important as knowing you’ve put every resource into possibly winning.
2) competing using best practices and equipment. Not willing or able to test out every single new thing because you trust in the gear and process you have now. Focus resources on being a better shooter, better components, better tunes.
Group 1) buys the area 419 and AMP to see if they like it better than what they already have.
Group 2) only buys if it solves a tangible problem or their existing item is worn out.
If you’re in the middle you just need make your own choices. I’m in group two, and it’s pretty hard to tell you that you’ll see a difference by spending $2k on a press and annealer.
I can tell you the AMP is a very nice piece of kit and it makes perfect annealing of almost any case very easy. Flame annealers may take some setup and tuning.
Rockchuckers are sturdy, straight presses. Never touched an Area 419 but I fail to appreciate how it’s markedly better at pressing things.
Winner, Winner, chicken dinner.
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