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Which reloading press do you recommend for 3-1/2" case (450 N.E. No2). I currently use a Redding T-7 press and am able to use it, but have to barely screw in the die. Not the best set up. Thanks | ||
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I use RCBS for my no 2. I forgot the model, but call huntingtons, they know. It was designed for the BMG but works great on the 3.5 inch cases. And for all cases, for that matter. Tom ...I say that hunters go into Paradise when they die, and live in this world more joyfully than any other men. -Edward, duke of York ". . . when a man has shot an elephant his life is full." ~John Alfred Jordan "The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." Cicero - 55 BC "The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities." - Ayn Rand Cogito ergo venor- KPete “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities but of their advantages.” ― Adam Smith - “Wealth of Nations” | |||
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RCBS Ammomaster is what I use now that I need to accommodate a 4-bore. I used the Lee Classic Cast press for years. CH Tool (4D-CH) also makes a huge press which is actually overkill but is the biggest and strongest in the business. Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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I have also used a Lee Classic Cast Press for many years now and it accommodate cases up to 3-1/2", including the .475 #2. Mike | |||
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+1 Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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I use the old standard RCBS Rockchucker. Just have to tilt the case a bit in the shell holder to seat the bullet. You tilt the case out of the way and push the bullet into the seating die. Then let the case stand upright and the bullet drops into the top of the case. Peter Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright, that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong; | |||
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For the big stuff, (.505 Gibbs, etc.), I use the RCBS Ammomaster. It's big enough for most anything, and also versatile, since you can change out the top plates, giving you the option to use a variety of threadings. Here's mine:  | |||
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I was lucky enough to buy a retired elephant hunter's RCBS Ammomaster for my .450 No. 2. Paul Smith SCI Life Member NRA Life Member DSC Member Life Member of the "I Can't Wait to Get Back to Africa" Club DRSS I had the privilege to fire E. Hemingway's WR .577NE, E. Keith's WR .470NE, & F. Jamieson's WJJ .500 Jeffery I strongly recommend avoidance of "The Zambezi Safari & Travel Co., Ltd." and "Pisces Sportfishing-Cabo San Lucas" "A failed policy of national defense is its own punishment" Otto von Bismarck | |||
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+3 on the Ammomaster. I love the bushing at the top that allows me to use 1.25" push dies for my Paradox as well. | |||
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Is that an RCBS Summit orwhat?Also is the RCBS the only one that will the 8-bore and 4-bore cartridge? | |||
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Big Will: The Lee Class is will take up to an 8. The Ammomaster and the press from 4D-CH will take up to 4 bore. In my Ammomaster I have bushings for 7/8", 1", and 1 1/4" dies and when the bushings are removed, the hole is for 1 1/2" dies for the 4-bore. Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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My BIG press is a RCBS Big Max, it will easily handle the big cartridges... DM | |||
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DM: What is the gap in the Big Max press? I wanted one but they are not made and I settled for the Ammomaster which is big and versatile but really is a cheaply made piece of crap. Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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I'll have to measure it and let you know... I bought it back in the day, to "bend" tubing to form into "jackets", for the bonded core bullets I use to swage and sale... DM | |||
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Redding Ultramag works well for me on the .475 No 2 cases and has the priming arm on the downstroke. Dutch | |||
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