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Great info.

For the .308 I have near zero brass, since so far I have just plinked (is it plinkng at 300+yds?) with the cheap steel ammo. I'll start buying a box of decent stuff before each trip to save brass. I totally understand the point of a cheap and cheerful press if I am just loading 50-100 rounds at a time for the .308. But I've got about 400 rounds of once fired (by me).45 brass and I'd like to get into the swing of loading 200-300 at a go, since I would like to be shooting that much per trip to the range

Is there any point in loading .223/5.56? If i get into 3-gun I might want something a little more accurate than my cheap russian surplus.

That Lee press looks great. I'd love to be able to reload 200-300 round of .45acp a month AND shoot that much. but if the numbers folks are throwing out on Midway are right that is 1-2hrs on that 4 stage Lee.

I read a long and photo filled thread on another forum showing a good .308 reload setup. Are all necked down rounds going to be that much work? Oh well.

Thanks all. I'm going to order up that Lee press this month.

I am just getting into shooting my new to me Savage 10 in .308 with the super heavy barrel and a choate Ultimate Sniper stock. I love shooting this thing. I am not a fan of paying so much per shot and was entertaining the idea of reloading 308. I've been toying with the idea of a progressive press (maybe a 550) for reloading .45acp since that stuff is priced like gold too. But lets say i have the patience for a nice simple table mounted single stage rifle reload setup. What do I need to know to pump out .308 (time not as much an issue as keeping costs low).

I am thinking about joining a range here in Houston with access to a 600-1000yd range. But for now I just want something that will perform well to 4-500 yds.

Thanks.

M