CH "H" press $40
Lyman All American Turret $60
Thanks

Lets hope someone more knowledgeable then me answers as well!



It depends upon how precise you want the ammo loaded to be? How many different cartridges are you planing to load? Will either press do all you could ask of it?

The turret style is considered to be a bit weak in general, and I am not familiar enough to know what the CH press is as I have forever been using RCBS equiptment and or hand dies ala Wilson.

tieoneon

Like 308Sako I use the RCBS got my first one in 1973 and I'm still using it today. It's pretty hard to beat that life time warranty. They don't care if you're the first owner if anything RCBS breaks they fix or replace it. I have the Rock Chucker and later for my straight wall cases got the RCBS Junior. These things are pretty heavy and shipping will eat you up. Try to find one locally they really build quality equipment that will last you a life time.

On my higher quality loads I use Wilson dies and an arbor press just like above.

Lyman makes a good product. I don't know that you'll be getting much of a turret press for 60 bucks. If a turret is on your list get a redding and be done with it.

Used reloading tools really don't hold value and you find alot of rcbs stuff used for good prices.

I find it amazing that everything that I load with the Lee Aniversary kit will even shoot. Everyone here tells me it won't work?

MontMike

It will work but when was the last time you bought a used Lee called them and they sent you the replacement parts you needed for free?

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CH "H" press $40
Lyman All American Turret $60

The prices of both are fair, presuming good condition. Those who have either of them have liked them.
You will want to see which shellholder system each has, as there were changes in both of them, I believe.
Neither press needs to be mounted on the edge of the bench, but can be mounted back a little if that is desirable.
The C&H was made with several configurations, and that will affect the value. Is it a four station?
Presence of the accoutrements is important with both these old presses - shellholders, priming doo-dads (technical term) etc. Odd style shellholders can be a nuisance.
Cheers from Darkest California,
Ross

I started loading a couple of years ago and bought a second hand RCBS (Rockchucker I think) which has served me well. I´ve bought some Lyman dies (9.3x62 and .416 Rigby) but I can´t say that I´m impressed with their quality.

Thanks everyone. I saw these at a gun show yesterday. I'll admit both appear to have some age on them but both seemed very tight and in reasonable nice condition. I am really unsure if the shell holders are still available. The gentleman selling them said they were or you can get some kind of adapter or conversion kit. Is this true? Not that I don't beleive the gentleman, but he is trying to sell it. The CH was a 3 die press.

Tyeoneon,
The vendor is correct. Vega Tool Company, in Boulder Colorado, makes shellholders for about all of the old presses and many makers make adapters for them too. The downside of the adapters is that they eat up a little of the "window", leaving you with a little shorter maximum overall loaded length capability. My .45-3¼" Sharps would not likely work easily. Almost all cases could be worked, however. Unfortunately, the priming setup with adapters is also disturbed, and will need converting too.
It may help if you view the press as a first press.
Vega gets $16 and $17 for their custom shellholders.
The number and sizes of shellholders included with the presses will affect the value of the deal.
Regards from Darkest California,
Ross

Lee is great,its gotten alot of people into reloading that otherwise wouldn't have got into reloading. Their cheap powder measure and hand priming tool are really good.

CH4D makes a new universal "H" ram that accepts normal RCBS shell holders. If the press has the old style ram, it incorporates the shell holder. Those rams they are specific to one style of case - say 308 head style only.
Get on their website and look at the parts available. I have an old three station CHG "H" press and bought the replacement H ram parts.

Web www.ch4d.com

Select "PRESSES" and then "H RAM". The are only $9.60 each.