Which press would you guys suggest for reloading both rifle callibers and some low volume pistol callibers

RCBS Rockchucker
REDDING Boss
REDDING Big Boss

Tazmaniac I'm sold on Redding equipment, dies especially, however I use a Co-ax press. If I were to use a different single stage press I'd use the Redding UltraMag.
Jim

I can't imagine you'd be dissapointed with any you listed and to make things worse, RCBS now makes a bigger Rock Chucker like the big Boss, for about the same price.
Just thought I'd throw that in to confuse you.
Thanks, huh?
All are great and you won't be missing a thing with any of them, it justs boils down to if you want or need the bigger opening.

get the press with the largest area for the shell length. The reason is if you try to load 300 weather b mag. with redding comp die set, some presses dont have enought room.

[ 10-11-2003, 21:10: Message edited by: 243winxb ]

Use one of those for rifle, but for pistol you need a turret (Like Lee's) otherwise you'll get REAL tired of screwing in and out the 3 dies needed.

I do low volumes, but really try for accuracy with the rifles: .222, .223, .243, 25acp, 257 Roberts AI, 6.5x55, 7x57mm, 32acp, 32sw, 32S&WLong, 32-20,
7.62x25mm,30-30, 303Sav, .308, 30-06, 7.62x39mm, 303Brit, 7.62x54R, 8x57mm, 9x19mm, 9x23mm, 357 Sig, 38 sp, 357 mag, 38sw, 40sw, 10mm, 10.4mm, 44 mag, 45acp, 45Colt, 452/70, .410, 20 ga, 12 ga, & 10 ga.

The main press is Rockchucker, and it handles the heavy resizing.

May I play the devil's advocate? Pistol reloading does not need a big press, either from the standpoint of strength or leverage. Remember that compound leverage ultimately gets its strength from extra length of the handle throw. All of the presses you list are long throw, compound leverage, and have much more ram travel than needed for pistol. What I did was go to a gunshow and buy a new-in-the-box RCBS Jr. press. It has a short throw on the ram, it has a short lever throw, and the head of the press is really beefy for a relatively small press. They quit making them years ago, but you can find these on e-Bay for very reasonable prices or at a gun show. Use something like this for your pistol reloading, it will save your arm and last forever. Use the money saved here to buy another big press for the big stuff. Geo.