I called www.ch4d.com and was told the No 444- 4 Station 'H' Press

can do any ammo including up to those with 3.25" brass. I specifically

asked about my double rifle ammo and was told an absolute YES.

Also was told it will do my 500 S&W revolver ammo no problem. Now

if I understand this press's operation it's like a merge of a single

stage and a turret press. You move your piece of brass by hand from

one station on the press to the next manually if I have it right. Please

add your knowledge and comments on this press. For any larger needs

I may have, I have a temporary deal with another member here who

can do what I might ask.

I have used the single station "H" press for 40+ years.

Here are my obaervations.
I have to remove the priming post when I seat bullets in a .470 or .450x3.25 for instance. I think the 4 station will solve that problem IF your shell holder will allow the top of the primer holder to pass thrue the shell holder. Some will not and I have had to rebore them C-H holders have never been a problem, it's the ones where you just change the top.
I loaded .450 #2 and .475 #2 on them as well, but in that case I had to remove the primer post and then back the die out each time to get the loaded cartridge out. Kinda of a pain, but it works!

I now have one of the big RCBS presses for the 50 machine gun, but you cannot prime with it. I still use the C-h's when I can for all the jobs. I just like it and I don't have any 3.5" cased #2's anymore.

Any questions I made a muddle of, let me know.

I'm sure to a man with reloading experience, your answer is 100%
understandable. But I have ZERO personal experience except, watching
the process a few times, so I can't picture everything you experienced
guys write about. Below you wrote:

I have to remove the priming post when I seat bullets in a .470 or
.450x3.25 for instance. I think the 4 station will solve that problem
IF your shell holder will allow the top of the primer holder to pass
thrue the shell holder. Some will not and I have had to rebore them.
C-H holders have never been a problem, it's the ones where you just
change the top. I loaded .450 #2 and .475 #2 on them as well, but in
that case I had to remove the primer post...

I'm pretty lost in the above, not your fault, don't feel obliged to
re-word it, I still will likely get "lost". Tomorrow my reloading coach
is coming over to help me order my stuff after choosing it, and I'll
bet he can explain what it means no problem. Thanks for responding.

Had one and loved it, was an idiot and sold it. Great for pistol did not use it for rifle, but I am sure it would work just fine.

I have had one for 35 years. It is the best press available IMHO. I have loaded many pistol calibers and up to a 300 Weatherby.

The 4 stage is great as I can de prime,size,dump powder and seat all using this press.

If they say it can handle big cartridges, I have no doubt. Just make sure your dies are standard thread size and they should be. No problems and glad I never sold mine. I think I paid 40.00 bucks back then.

fast

Thanks guys...

You don't NEED 4 stations to load ammo and for someone just starting out reloading, single stage is better anyway. Buy a Lee Classic Cast or a Redding Big Boss and a Lee Hand Priming tool and save yourself some money, they'll do everything you're wanting to do. The Lee Hand Priming Tool will prime everything but the big Nitro cases and for those you can use the priming arm on the ram. I've been reloading for 30 years and load everything from .38 Spl, .44 Mag, .45 Colt and rifles up through .470 NE and use 2 presses; a single stage Redding and an old Lee Challenger. You're over analyzing this to the nth degree.

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You're over analyzing this to the nth degree.

Do you happen to recall how long it took me to select

my old double?