Some Things are Just Functional Works of Art

[BartsBullets]

This just came in the mail. It’s the second press I’ve gotten from Matt Owens AKA ARKOMATT. I’ve have several Hood type presses, but the ones Matt puts out are just a notch above. I liked the first one I so much I had to have a second one. So one set up for Short range and the other for Long range. My other Presses have been assigned bullet pulling and small base sizing duties.

 

[Walt Krafft]

Nice!

 

[Bill Norris]

Very nice no doubt.

 

[farmerjohn]

Sho is purdy! Bart, I believe you have the best looking rifle and press I ever did see...
John

 

[okie]

them lil pills you make are purdy too...

 

[Jefferson]

oh my,

nice stuff,

it is indeed nice when we can afford neat stuff to make our hobby more enjoyable,

happy Bart, happy wife

 

[BartsBullets]

If you don’t like Red, you can get Blue!

 

[BartsBullets]

That would look fantastic on the prize table.

You can’t have That one!

Bart

 

[PatMiles]

That would look fantastic on the prize table.

Tahell with the prize table, that would add a good amount of bling to my loading table!
That has to be the most tempting item of the year for me.

 

[group therapy]

those are AWESOME presses!!! as for the title, I think the jj rest falls into the same category

 

[Joe Salt]

What's the damages on that Bart? Really looks nice.

Joe Salt

 

[BartsBullets]

Joe

599 plus 15.05 shipping.
arkcomachine.com

 

[Kookie]

Hey Bart, those presses look great, really like the wood handles.

Any feedback on the seating accuracy would be appreciated. I have a Hood press set up for the Wilson in-line seating dies and was looking at this press to go with a screw in seating die. It appears the seater ram rod just rides freely on top of a cross rod and I was wondering if that set up provides seating consistency with the screw in die.

Thanks.

 

[BartsBullets]

Hey Bart, those presses look great, really like the wood handles.

Any feedback on the seating accuracy would be appreciated. I have a Hood press set up for the Wilson in-line seating dies and was looking at this press to go with a screw in seating die. It appears the seater ram rod just rides freely on top of a cross rod and I was wondering if that set up provides seating consistency with the screw in die.

Thanks.

It works great! Very accurate and repeatable, the press is smooth but tight. Not a lot of wiggle. You can get one setup for a screw in die or a Wilson style seater. Plus the tactile clicks for adjusting your full length die is great and it does an excellent job catching primers.

 

[Lefty Trigger]

I dont want to show my ignorance but why does it have two rams and one clearly not supported as well as the other?

 

[ridgeway]

I dont want to show my ignorance but why does it have two rams and one clearly not supported as well as the other?

One to size, other to seat.

 

[BartsBullets]

^^^^ What Ridgeway said!

 

[BartsBullets]

Yeah
Let’s see a demonstration video @BartsBullets

Pretty Please

It will have to wait! Heading out for a match!

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I dont want to show my ignorance but why does it have two rams and one clearly not supported as well as the other?

Its a very precise piece- way more support than it actually needs on both rams. If you have good dies all the press does is push a case in and pull it out. You dont want a press influencing the sizing or seating operation at all. It is supported on the bottom and in the body so well its one of the more precise presses out there. Matt has a large state of the art cnc machine shop and a full staff of very competent machinists. No junk is going out that door i assure you.

 

[jackieschmidt]

Bart, that is indeed a beautiful piece.

I would post a picture of what I use, you have seen it, so you know why I wouldn’t.

Suffice to say, it is exactly 180 degrees opposite of this work of art. Heck, it’s 180 degrees opposite of just about everything.