First press was a 20 ga MEC 600 Jr as was the next except that one was a 12 ga. First was bought in 1977, the second in '78. Still have both presses.

First metallic cartridge press was a Lee 1000 kit set up for 38 Spl. I wore the press out fairly quickly when I was on the local police department's shooting team but still have and use the dies.