I have been a machinist for 24+ years and can appreciate this press and can attest from what the materials cost now that 1200 bucks is a good deal for a quality made in America press. Well done.
To the people complaining about the lack of primers: Save the shot primers, dig the anvil out and scrape any residue out of the cup. Knock the dent out with a flattened screw or bolt. Fill the primer cup with Armstrong’s mixture which is 2 parts match head 1 part match striker material. Gently tamp this down and put the anvil back in. Seat the primer back in the casing. This will work, it’s corrosive and not the greatest but it’s better than nothing
Well, I do understand the primer issue. But I like to have faith in the idea that this lack of consumables is only a temporary thing. I do think, what is important to consider, during these harder times, is buying one of these units, is helping to stimulate the US manufacturing industry, directly. Please note, I am not saying buying other brands is not helping with this matter, but, the clever design on these loading presses by AREA 419, clearly by what I see, is that their team or employees have allot of drive, and took a chance in a flooded industry and invested allot of money into putting this product line out there. Well, I respect that notion, and I took the risk, and spent my money to buy one. to help my fellow American manufacturing out. I choose to believe that this will help our nation grow. as it is clear as day to me, that we as a nation, are completely locked up on what resources are available from out side supply chains. Demand is here, it only takes one or 12 people to say, they each have had enough, and start making primers in mass, for the USA's needs. Right now, allot of the raw minerals are being with-held at customs, boarders, or simply being told to not ship them. unless you are "key" people.. long story on that.. but, try to have faith back up with a positive attitude, that this will not last forever. We the people will make it through this bump in the road. We have to, while considering, we the people of the United States of America, have been through so much more harder times, and we made it this far... I desire to say that again... We as a nation, made it this far. We are not at the end of anything, we are at the beginning of every new day. I can also say this, as I heard from a birdie the other day, that a group of people see a hole, and they intend on filling that hole. A team consisting of a few lawyers, a few chemist's, a few retired E.O.D Katz, and they are working on a few nutcases from the model rocket industry that builds those rockets that are toys that cost like $200K, LOL.. yup, those nutcases, and are firm 2A folks, there is a few importer/exporters to get things up and running while the long process of harvesting raw materials from with in the USA is exhausting and costly, but knowing a few of these KATS, they do not know how to stop or do not like hearing politicians telling them the word "NO" and are working out the details to fill that hole. Have faith in the US citizens. We will get through this together.
I just don't think people understand the level of engineering and machining quality it takes to get a high torque item to return to zero within 0.0005" as claimed. They see a few pieces of aluminum and steel and bitch about the price. If it's not for you it's not for you but the cost for what you're getting is reasonable.
No, I think they understand that it's a quality press. I would really enjoy having one. I just think for most of us, especially considering most of us watching this video already own a least one press, can't quite justify paying that much. My own internal response was _interest_ followed by _disappointment_ because I simply can't afford that.
With the exception of rimfire, I load all my ammo with the 60+ year old presses and with Ideal 310 tong tools when I want to relax. Suppose since my antiquated presses are "rotery phones" then my 310 gear must be "smoke signals"! Ha!☎☁
@@Tula1940_LB Never said I was. I was commenting on the gear that I use has been, and still is, useful and economic. Anyway, this whole thing is gettin kinda silly....y'all have fun and maybe one day we'll see primers again!😬
Gotta appreciate a quality made machined product like this. Yes it’s expensive but not only will you have it for a lifetime but your heirs will have this as well. Quality isn’t cheap. Like my dad used to say.....buy once, cry once.
This is a beautiful example of engineering. However, I only use a turret press for load development with pistol cartridges. Progressive for pistol cartridge production and single stage for rifle cartridges. The price is very steep and that’s before you buy an extra turret head for each individual cartridge.
@@Ogrematic Yeah, a lot more convenient to buy only American that way rather than to screw around in stores hoping that you come across American products for your needs. I'm not sure why he won't offer that feature, seems like a good way to win hearts & minds. Imagine if he had that feature toggled by default.
@@Ogrematic yeah and Trump & his hotels in foreign lands like Saudi Arabia wouldn't crack down on rich foreigners buying up properties as investments. Trump complained about Biden and China but wouldn't tax the crap out of properties that sit empty for years in areas such as NYC.
The MOST impressive part of this video is that Caleb did not fall out of his chair when the price tag was mentioned.... I get it, it's well worth $1,200 for quality repeatability etc. And there IS a market for this kind of press. But wow... This is a press I will never own. Ammo prices have to go way higher than even pandemic prices to make the cost per round make any sense for my use. That said, for the people who buy it, I'm jealous.
This is just great,,add it to the list boys. Was ready to pull the trigger on this,,but guess what,,out of stock! As a former buckeye always like to help a guy out,,but for someone in grand rapids, right in my old back yard, well shoot!
I got to see the review from a Channel called "X-RING" and a few others... Folks, let me tell you, other presses will work for you, but, if you desire the finest line of precision reloading equipment, while not spending a fortune, This loading press is one nice unit. Please note.. It took me a few months, before I could get my hands on one, as every time I heard they were stocked back up and for sale, by the time I go to any of the websites, even the manufacturers website (AREA 419), they were sold out.. Sure, my lady was not quite so understanding, as she asked "How many dang presses do I need?".. Well, just about as many shoes or purses she needs, LOL..... All jokes aside, this press is in a class all on its own. it is so smooth from top to bottom in its travel. The smoothness of that travel allows you to feel the slightest of issues, while also having the brute force to really do some things that the manufacturer would frown upon, like forming and swaging my projectiles, to interlocking the lead center into the copper jackets, etc... and nothing on this press flexes out of alignment while doing do, where as even my other bridge or gantry type presses do. Please note, I am not beating down my other presses, I adore those presses equally, but, I am just saying, that they do flex. My RCBS bridge/gantry unit, is even the old unit from the late 60's to the mid 70's, when they casted the main frames out of a much higher quality and higher ductile iron formulation. To give an example of this, I have my original RCBS bridge single stage unit (as described above) and I got another one about 4 to 6 years ago, the same exact unit, by design or appearance. and they measure the same dimensionally, until you lift them or weigh them.. The older unit is 3.8 lbs heavier, hence the higher ductile iron used in the older units. I do under stand the reason for company's not using the high ductile iron anymore, as the lower pig iron or grey iron, has a graphite content that what some would say is a natural lubrication, when considering a metal on metal contact factor, so using the grey iron, offers more lubricity, then the higher ductile iron does.. So, no complaint on the new unit. The shaft in my old unit, does have about a thousandth worth of play in it and that is to be expected, rather, in my opinion, it really should be more sloppiness, beings I have run that handle over the years every bit of 750K times... that is being modest. The new RCBS is much tighter, for now, as it is fairly new. But, this AREA 419, what a machine. What I love the most, is the turrets. I load up a set of dies, once dialed in, I leave them and swap out the whole turret, pending the caliber I am loading, .380, 9mm, 45, .223, 5.56N, 7.65. I have a few other turrets coming, and one will be for random small off the cuff loading, so it will just stay empty unit I am loading something odd. Please note, I do not work for these people Brownells, or AREA 419 or any ammo or firearms company, I am purely a private loader. Something I did to my AREA 419 ZERO press, which likely voided the warranty, is I machined a location on the side of the main frame, and drilled and tapped a few holes. I have mounted a manual, mechanical cycle counter, that counts every full stroke of the lever arm. I demand to know how many cycles I put this machine through. Not because I doubt that it can or can't, rather, I truly wish I knew how many cycles my older other presses combined have done over the passed 25 to 35 years of loading. A few years ago, I have started to graph and document all that I load, for other purposes, but now, that I am starting out fresh with this machine, I can do what I want with it. If the world holds out, I will check back in another 25 to 35 years and tell you all how my AREA 419 press is doing. Something tells me, by this design, and proper maintenance, I can really see this press knocking out every bit of 1.5 to 3 million cycles, with out issue or notable cautious wearing. And the parts that will wear, appear to be parts that can be had from off the shelf, ball roller bearings, the shaft bushing(s), shoulder bolts, might be something one might want to have on order, for the future, just so you have them, IN CASE, not that there are any signs that leads me to believe there is an issue with that wrist pivot points and the shoulder bolts, not at all, as I think it is a clever design, how they did that. I think having an extra locking block system for the turret's wedge might also be worthy to have an extra on hand as well, again, just so you have it. Heck, screw all that, just buy a second press press and leave it in the box, in case you need a dull day to feel like Christmas, and even wrap it in Christmas paper, and slap a pretty bow on top, then when you are having a lonely day, crack that new/old toy out, You all know how good that feels opening toys is... All you old turrets are ready to go, drop'em on the new main frame base, and rock and load... Dang, I need a job there at AREA 419, I think I just sold 4000 units with this mission statement.. LOL... will other presses work, yup... But, the other presses, are just good enough to get the job done. each having their own purpose by design characteristics, but this AREA 419 ZERO. for the higher end loading, the price point for all that you will receive, in my opinion, you can not beat it. While it is worth mentioning, I have about 14 presses of various brands and types. No, not all of them are locked on to a work station loading bench, but are resting on shelves, side by side, under garbage bags to keep them clean and a can of pelletized beads of dessicant dehumidifier as an extra measure of preventing rust. For what it is worth, I even have a multi-stage progressive linear press for loading, fully automated. I like this AREA 419 ZERO unit... as per, maybe in the future, slapping a servo drive system on this unit, as A few other Katz out there have... NOPE, not this one... I like it just how it is, manually operated.
There are two types of comments I love to see, for different reasons, and they’re usually right next to one another. 1) This kind, written by people who have put hands on one. 2) “OvErPrIcEd” - written by people who haven’t touched one. I love #2, because we’ve already seen more than one of those guys later fall into the #1 category.
@@area419 Oh WOW.. I didn't see this coming... How cool is that, the company actually commented on something I said. See what I mean folks, these folks at AREA 419, are in tune with their product line. That tells me they give a damn. The price point in my opinion is a non-issue. when considering how much I have wrapped up in some of my other presses. I a not showing any measure of disrespect towards Dillon presses, but I think, off the top of my head, I have close to $3000 in that unit. Yes, I am very happy with the Dillon unit, but, now that I have the 419 ZERO press, Ican just enjoy the loading again, vs, the Dillon, serves its function well, but is allot of darn work, while it is rocking & loading.. You can't just walk away from it, which that could just be me and or my set up. But, the single stage turret press by AREA 419, I really enjoy loading again, as the PRS venture I am currently on now, the press does offer a high measure of precision that was guess work on the other units, due to the flexing issues. I do not mean to sound like a snob about any of this at all. I am not a rich man, in fact, I live check to check, just like most folks.. The control I get to manage on the 419's press, allows me to see where I screw up on my loads, because I know it is not the presses fault, as the press doesn't flex. well, either way. Thank you for taking the risk, in all your efforts to front the money to design, R&D, manufacture this press line. It is important to mention, I am not a professional at this, even though, I have been loading for 20 to 30 years, that doesn't mean I was ever great at it, nor did I ever think I needed to be for slopping together small pistol rounds for range time. But the past 2 years of my venture into PRS, I want every aspect of this to be fully understood, even the mistakes I will be glad to fully understand, and learn from. This press will be an asset to my venture. I do not even care if I come in last place in competitions, I will still be happy that I am out there competing, Yes, I do what to score high, but I will not complain if I take last place, I will take it with honor. This is a wonderful time to be an American. Right now, our nation can easily see what parts of our industry needs rectified, so easy to see right now. Our beloved capitalist republic offers a wonderful design that promotes supply and demand. Our freedom in the USA allows us to see a hole, and we can choose to fill that void. I love being a 2nd Amendment loving, gun toting American. It is easy for me to love my beloved United States of America. A few years from now, we will all look back and say story to our great grand kids, how we each had to walk up hill to school, both ways, in 12 feet of snow, in minus 4000 degree winter weather, and had no primers and the end of the world was near, because primers were worth more then gold, LOL... Sorry for the novel... I do that time to time...
I like the idea of not having the cam-over. Being pretty new to hand-loading, I would benefit from being able to feel the press all the way through. Edit: Commented before hearing the price. *sad face*
Well it's all new and innovate I guess. But at that price, I'm going to stick with the Lyman SparT turret and Spartan press that I've had since 1960. Like my dad told me ages ago "If it ain't broke don't fix it."
That’s nice and all but who in the hell is going to spend 1200.00 on a press to sit on the bench? No primers , powder, bullets, or brass to be found anywhere.
My rcbs rockchucker that I bought 25 years ago still loads all my ammo without any problems. I can still load all my rifle calibers and shoot 5 shots in 1 hole at 100 meters. Now someone tell me how spending what they want for their press will improve my handloads. It's a nice looking press but well over priced. I wish them luck.
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craig is an absolute treasure of the community
I have been a machinist for 24+ years and can appreciate this press and can attest from what the materials cost now that 1200 bucks is a good deal for a quality made in America press. Well done.
To the people complaining about the lack of primers:
Save the shot primers, dig the anvil out and scrape any residue out of the cup. Knock the dent out with a flattened screw or bolt. Fill the primer cup with Armstrong’s mixture which is 2 parts match head 1 part match striker material. Gently tamp this down and put the anvil back in. Seat the primer back in the casing.
This will work, it’s corrosive and not the greatest but it’s better than nothing
$1,200 for anybody looking for the punchline.
gosh dang.
HOLY $H!T..... THAT'S ALOT OF BULLETS
@Blasty McBlast SO VERY TRUE...FRAID IT.S GETTING READY TO BE ALOT WORSE
@Blasty McBlast ain’t that the truth!
And how much per turret head? I ended up with a Lyman turret press in large part because multiple turret heads are “affordable” (a relative term).
two epic companies! so much win in this video! Wish I could get a zero press, but it isn't in the financials for me, but wow it's awesome.
Im not going to buy a new press when i cant even get primers to reload
Its pretty rough right now, we feel you!
True but I'll be looking at this in the future for sure.
Well, I do understand the primer issue. But I like to have faith in the idea that this lack of consumables is only a temporary thing. I do think, what is important to consider, during these harder times, is buying one of these units, is helping to stimulate the US manufacturing industry, directly. Please note, I am not saying buying other brands is not helping with this matter, but, the clever design on these loading presses by AREA 419, clearly by what I see, is that their team or employees have allot of drive, and took a chance in a flooded industry and invested allot of money into putting this product line out there. Well, I respect that notion, and I took the risk, and spent my money to buy one. to help my fellow American manufacturing out. I choose to believe that this will help our nation grow. as it is clear as day to me, that we as a nation, are completely locked up on what resources are available from out side supply chains. Demand is here, it only takes one or 12 people to say, they each have had enough, and start making primers in mass, for the USA's needs. Right now, allot of the raw minerals are being with-held at customs, boarders, or simply being told to not ship them. unless you are "key" people.. long story on that.. but, try to have faith back up with a positive attitude, that this will not last forever. We the people will make it through this bump in the road. We have to, while considering, we the people of the United States of America, have been through so much more harder times, and we made it this far... I desire to say that again... We as a nation, made it this far. We are not at the end of anything, we are at the beginning of every new day. I can also say this, as I heard from a birdie the other day, that a group of people see a hole, and they intend on filling that hole. A team consisting of a few lawyers, a few chemist's, a few retired E.O.D Katz, and they are working on a few nutcases from the model rocket industry that builds those rockets that are toys that cost like $200K, LOL.. yup, those nutcases, and are firm 2A folks, there is a few importer/exporters to get things up and running while the long process of harvesting raw materials from with in the USA is exhausting and costly, but knowing a few of these KATS, they do not know how to stop or do not like hearing politicians telling them the word "NO" and are working out the details to fill that hole. Have faith in the US citizens. We will get through this together.
I just received my zero press and it is the Cadillac of Press!
I just don't think people understand the level of engineering and machining quality it takes to get a high torque item to return to zero within 0.0005" as claimed. They see a few pieces of aluminum and steel and bitch about the price. If it's not for you it's not for you but the cost for what you're getting is reasonable.
No, I think they understand that it's a quality press. I would really enjoy having one.
I just think for most of us, especially considering most of us watching this video already own a least one press, can't quite justify paying that much.
My own internal response was _interest_ followed by _disappointment_ because I simply can't afford that.
With the exception of rimfire, I load all my ammo with the 60+ year old presses and with Ideal 310 tong tools when I want to relax. Suppose since my antiquated presses are "rotery phones" then my 310 gear must be "smoke signals"! Ha!☎☁
@@anangryranger You're also not shooting 1000 yards
@@Tula1940_LB Never said I was. I was commenting on the gear that I use has been, and still is, useful and economic. Anyway, this whole thing is gettin kinda silly....y'all have fun and maybe one day we'll see primers again!😬
Gotta appreciate a quality made machined product like this. Yes it’s expensive but not only will you have it for a lifetime but your heirs will have this as well. Quality isn’t cheap. Like my dad used to say.....buy once, cry once.
My rcbs rockchucker will load ammo just as well as this press and the cost is way less. 25 years with my rockchucker and 0 problems.
This is a beautiful example of engineering. However, I only use a turret press for load development with pistol cartridges. Progressive for pistol cartridge production and single stage for rifle cartridges. The price is very steep and that’s before you buy an extra turret head for each individual cartridge.
Nice, but my Redding turret does just fine at 1/4 the cost.
Very nice. Made In The U.S.A. means a great deal to me.
Just imagine the impact if you could go on Amazon, click a toggle, and then bring up products that are only made in the USA.
@@jmd1743 If you could do that, I would have an amazon account. Too bad bezos is a weird, big headed telepathic megalomaniac.
@@Ogrematic Yeah, a lot more convenient to buy only American that way rather than to screw around in stores hoping that you come across American products for your needs.
I'm not sure why he won't offer that feature, seems like a good way to win hearts & minds.
Imagine if he had that feature toggled by default.
@@jmd1743 He gets paid by china like biden. Kickbacks.
@@Ogrematic yeah and Trump & his hotels in foreign lands like Saudi Arabia wouldn't crack down on rich foreigners buying up properties as investments.
Trump complained about Biden and China but wouldn't tax the crap out of properties that sit empty for years in areas such as NYC.
The MOST impressive part of this video is that Caleb did not fall out of his chair when the price tag was mentioned.... I get it, it's well worth $1,200 for quality repeatability etc. And there IS a market for this kind of press. But wow... This is a press I will never own. Ammo prices have to go way higher than even pandemic prices to make the cost per round make any sense for my use. That said, for the people who buy it, I'm jealous.
This is just great,,add it to the list boys. Was ready to pull the trigger on this,,but guess what,,out of stock! As a former buckeye always like to help a guy out,,but for someone in grand rapids, right in my old back yard, well shoot!
Would be great to see them do a single stage at a more affordable price point.
Impressive.
How many of my brother's children do I need to sell into slavery?
A lot, that base is $900
If you have to ask, you can't afford it.
$1200...WTF...we’re not performing heart surgery here!
I got to see the review from a Channel called "X-RING" and a few others... Folks, let me tell you, other presses will work for you, but, if you desire the finest line of precision reloading equipment, while not spending a fortune, This loading press is one nice unit. Please note.. It took me a few months, before I could get my hands on one, as every time I heard they were stocked back up and for sale, by the time I go to any of the websites, even the manufacturers website (AREA 419), they were sold out.. Sure, my lady was not quite so understanding, as she asked "How many dang presses do I need?".. Well, just about as many shoes or purses she needs, LOL..... All jokes aside, this press is in a class all on its own. it is so smooth from top to bottom in its travel. The smoothness of that travel allows you to feel the slightest of issues, while also having the brute force to really do some things that the manufacturer would frown upon, like forming and swaging my projectiles, to interlocking the lead center into the copper jackets, etc... and nothing on this press flexes out of alignment while doing do, where as even my other bridge or gantry type presses do. Please note, I am not beating down my other presses, I adore those presses equally, but, I am just saying, that they do flex. My RCBS bridge/gantry unit, is even the old unit from the late 60's to the mid 70's, when they casted the main frames out of a much higher quality and higher ductile iron formulation. To give an example of this, I have my original RCBS bridge single stage unit (as described above) and I got another one about 4 to 6 years ago, the same exact unit, by design or appearance. and they measure the same dimensionally, until you lift them or weigh them.. The older unit is 3.8 lbs heavier, hence the higher ductile iron used in the older units. I do under stand the reason for company's not using the high ductile iron anymore, as the lower pig iron or grey iron, has a graphite content that what some would say is a natural lubrication, when considering a metal on metal contact factor, so using the grey iron, offers more lubricity, then the higher ductile iron does.. So, no complaint on the new unit. The shaft in my old unit, does have about a thousandth worth of play in it and that is to be expected, rather, in my opinion, it really should be more sloppiness, beings I have run that handle over the years every bit of 750K times... that is being modest. The new RCBS is much tighter, for now, as it is fairly new. But, this AREA 419, what a machine. What I love the most, is the turrets. I load up a set of dies, once dialed in, I leave them and swap out the whole turret, pending the caliber I am loading, .380, 9mm, 45, .223, 5.56N, 7.65. I have a few other turrets coming, and one will be for random small off the cuff loading, so it will just stay empty unit I am loading something odd. Please note, I do not work for these people Brownells, or AREA 419 or any ammo or firearms company, I am purely a private loader.
Something I did to my AREA 419 ZERO press, which likely voided the warranty, is I machined a location on the side of the main frame, and drilled and tapped a few holes. I have mounted a manual, mechanical cycle counter, that counts every full stroke of the lever arm. I demand to know how many cycles I put this machine through. Not because I doubt that it can or can't, rather, I truly wish I knew how many cycles my older other presses combined have done over the passed 25 to 35 years of loading. A few years ago, I have started to graph and document all that I load, for other purposes, but now, that I am starting out fresh with this machine, I can do what I want with it. If the world holds out, I will check back in another 25 to 35 years and tell you all how my AREA 419 press is doing. Something tells me, by this design, and proper maintenance, I can really see this press knocking out every bit of 1.5 to 3 million cycles, with out issue or notable cautious wearing. And the parts that will wear, appear to be parts that can be had from off the shelf, ball roller bearings, the shaft bushing(s), shoulder bolts, might be something one might want to have on order, for the future, just so you have them, IN CASE, not that there are any signs that leads me to believe there is an issue with that wrist pivot points and the shoulder bolts, not at all, as I think it is a clever design, how they did that. I think having an extra locking block system for the turret's wedge might also be worthy to have an extra on hand as well, again, just so you have it. Heck, screw all that, just buy a second press press and leave it in the box, in case you need a dull day to feel like Christmas, and even wrap it in Christmas paper, and slap a pretty bow on top, then when you are having a lonely day, crack that new/old toy out, You all know how good that feels opening toys is... All you old turrets are ready to go, drop'em on the new main frame base, and rock and load... Dang, I need a job there at AREA 419, I think I just sold 4000 units with this mission statement.. LOL... will other presses work, yup... But, the other presses, are just good enough to get the job done. each having their own purpose by design characteristics, but this AREA 419 ZERO. for the higher end loading, the price point for all that you will receive, in my opinion, you can not beat it. While it is worth mentioning, I have about 14 presses of various brands and types. No, not all of them are locked on to a work station loading bench, but are resting on shelves, side by side, under garbage bags to keep them clean and a can of pelletized beads of dessicant dehumidifier as an extra measure of preventing rust. For what it is worth, I even have a multi-stage progressive linear press for loading, fully automated. I like this AREA 419 ZERO unit... as per, maybe in the future, slapping a servo drive system on this unit, as A few other Katz out there have... NOPE, not this one... I like it just how it is, manually operated.
There are two types of comments I love to see, for different reasons, and they’re usually right next to one another.
1) This kind, written by people who have put hands on one.
2) “OvErPrIcEd” - written by people who haven’t touched one.
I love #2, because we’ve already seen more than one of those guys later fall into the #1 category.
@@area419 Oh WOW.. I didn't see this coming... How cool is that, the company actually commented on something I said. See what I mean folks, these folks at AREA 419, are in tune with their product line. That tells me they give a damn. The price point in my opinion is a non-issue. when considering how much I have wrapped up in some of my other presses. I a not showing any measure of disrespect towards Dillon presses, but I think, off the top of my head, I have close to $3000 in that unit. Yes, I am very happy with the Dillon unit, but, now that I have the 419 ZERO press, Ican just enjoy the loading again, vs, the Dillon, serves its function well, but is allot of darn work, while it is rocking & loading.. You can't just walk away from it, which that could just be me and or my set up. But, the single stage turret press by AREA 419, I really enjoy loading again, as the PRS venture I am currently on now, the press does offer a high measure of precision that was guess work on the other units, due to the flexing issues. I do not mean to sound like a snob about any of this at all.
I am not a rich man, in fact, I live check to check, just like most folks.. The control I get to manage on the 419's press, allows me to see where I screw up on my loads, because I know it is not the presses fault, as the press doesn't flex. well, either way. Thank you for taking the risk, in all your efforts to front the money to design, R&D, manufacture this press line. It is important to mention, I am not a professional at this, even though, I have been loading for 20 to 30 years, that doesn't mean I was ever great at it, nor did I ever think I needed to be for slopping together small pistol rounds for range time. But the past 2 years of my venture into PRS, I want every aspect of this to be fully understood, even the mistakes I will be glad to fully understand, and learn from. This press will be an asset to my venture. I do not even care if I come in last place in competitions, I will still be happy that I am out there competing, Yes, I do what to score high, but I will not complain if I take last place, I will take it with honor.
This is a wonderful time to be an American. Right now, our nation can easily see what parts of our industry needs rectified, so easy to see right now. Our beloved capitalist republic offers a wonderful design that promotes supply and demand. Our freedom in the USA allows us to see a hole, and we can choose to fill that void. I love being a 2nd Amendment loving, gun toting American. It is easy for me to love my beloved United States of America. A few years from now, we will all look back and say story to our great grand kids, how we each had to walk up hill to school, both ways, in 12 feet of snow, in minus 4000 degree winter weather, and had no primers and the end of the world was near, because primers were worth more then gold, LOL... Sorry for the novel... I do that time to time...
How many primers does it come with?
Very nice press and system. If I was in the market it would receive consideration, It's not any better than my Dillon.
I like the idea of not having the cam-over. Being pretty new to hand-loading, I would benefit from being able to feel the press all the way through.
Edit: Commented before hearing the price. *sad face*
That reloading press costs $1,200. I'll stay with what I already have.
It isn't for everyone, but for those it is for - it's a gamechanger.
@@joemass1023 Who is this for? How does it change the game?
@@Cautionary_Tale_Harris It is for precision rifle competitors.
Well it's all new and innovate I guess. But at that price, I'm going to stick with the Lyman SparT turret and Spartan press that I've had since 1960. Like my dad told me ages ago "If it ain't broke don't fix it."
@@anangryranger Well my parents rotary telephone never broke. But I sure as shit prefer my smart phone.
My early 80's RCBS single stage has yet to fail me!!
$800 Primer tray, on a $400 press?
Will there ever be a single stage with the primer tray available?
How will this compare to one of my backup presses, say the RCBS A2?
Nood question, are all die threaded the same? Can I go to cabelas and pick up a die that’ll work on this system?
Late answer, but yes. The 7/8 thread is the common die thread that you'll find anywhere dies are sold.
Lee said you can win contests with his Wack A Mole for 40 bucks.
Hey kids fathers day is coming, just sayin’
I am a machinist and that is nicely done !
The same guys who are paying $1 a round will get this 😂😂😂😂😂
Precisely.
That’s nice and all but who in the hell is going to spend 1200.00 on a press to sit on the bench? No primers , powder, bullets, or brass to be found anywhere.
So, what you're saying is that you stole this from LEE?
Now if it was not the price of a new gun
M press has a primer catch tray. Acting like they invented it. Bet the primers get stuck in there .
Well the primer chute cross sectional area is roughly 30 times that of a primer, but yeah maybe.
A press is useless if you cant get primers
Nice product but damn $1300.00 no way I'll stick with my lee press that does the job... lol I'll spend that money on a new rifle and scope
What's that rifle in the background?
That's Craig's match rifle - built on a Defiance action, Bartlein barrel, Manners stock, chambered in 6GT.
Don’t really need the background music
All this guy does is blap blap blap. Operate the Press. 12 bones, Ha. No way.
Great review but please kill the background music, it's a real distraction for people with hearing issues.
No primers!! No brass!! , No lead!!! No powder!! YEA, Not a goodtime to be trying to sell an over priced press.
Brownells sucks. I ordered an Area419 brake. Never received it. Never got my money back. They basically just stole my money.
My rcbs rockchucker that I bought 25 years ago still loads all my ammo without any problems. I can still load all my rifle calibers and shoot 5 shots in 1 hole at 100 meters. Now someone tell me how spending what they want for their press will improve my handloads. It's a nice looking press but well over priced. I wish them luck.
Buying this will make you more popular with the ladies... way worth it!
There is no way in hell its worth 1200.
Lol solving problems that aren’t there and slapping a fat price tag on
Lol WAY too expensive.........
A press for Liberals LOL