Thread: Looking for a progressive press

+1 for the 650 if the budget will extend to it.

I ended up picking a Dillon Square Deal from Serious Shooters in 9mm. My reasoning was for auto-indexing (essential for volume IMO), dedicated setup that I'm only shooting the one pistol calibre. I can walk up and be ready to go in a moment. But I then later picked up a Lee single stage for 223 rounds, which I do in small batches of 50 or so, nothing serious. So far have done @300 or so. I reckon if you're planning on bulk ammo in multiple calibres then get a 650 or similar. But bear in mind that costs a lot more so your $$ return on outlay will take longer.

The really like the SquareDeal, very easy to set up and run, I'll churn out 100 rounds in about 15 mins or so - I do 100 round runs as that's how many primers are held in the tube. I can't fathom running this in manual indexing though, would drive me mental.