marksman wrote:for the larger cases I like the lee classic cast press
they are made from old railway tracks which impressed the crap out of me
I have had mine for over 10 years without a problem, a very strong press
the o-shape gives maximum strength and this press does not have wobble in the ram like some others do
leeprecision.com/classic-cast-press.html
Sounds like my old O frame Lyman. I got it in the late 1980's and it was second hand then. If I lean on it too much it lifts the bench up!
Funny story as to how I got it. A dairy farmer friend said he got some reloading gear when he bought a rifle, and he did not want it. He thought it was pretty old and of not much value, so I could have it. He dropped off a cardboard box at our house. In the box was the O frame press, powder thrower, beam scale, 3 die set for .222, lube pad, and a loading block. So I rang him up and said "Wally this is all pretty good stuff, can I give you some money for it?". Nope he said, he didn't want any money. So when he wasn't looking I stuck a carton of XXXX Gold in his Landrover. I am still using all of it now.