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I'm new to the forum and new to reloading. I am acquiring supplies and I'm interested in getting a prep center. Anyone have experience with RCBS, Lyman, etc? Good/bad?
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Based on price/necessity, a work bench and a few simple tools are the best bet.
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Based on price/necessity, a work bench and a few simple tools are the best bet. +1
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Based on price/necessity, a work bench and a few simple tools are the best bet. +1 Agreed. Until they come up with a machine you can throw 100 hulls in and turn out 100 fully prepped cases at the push of a button I'll just stick to the simple stuff.
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I have the RCBS prep center, works great and speeds up the process for my uses.
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I have a Lyman and have been pleased with it.
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can those of you who have those prep centers elaborate about the specific features you really like?
as compared to manual case prep?
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I have the RCBS and it sure saves hand cramps over useing hand tools but I do a bit more than most at one time and old big hands . But since I now have the RCBS power trimmer and 3 way cutter and the stainless steel pin media and wet tumbler , I don't have to use the prep near as much
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The only thing I could see it coming in handy for would be removing crimps on military brass. And you've only got to do that once.
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Ended up getting the Lyman. It comes with all the heads unlike the RCBS.
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I'm getting a Lyman for Christmas and loving it already. Liked the fact there's a rim around the work area to hem up shavings. There's a few thousand handloaded .223 rounds in my future and I decided to save my fingers from twideling that many case necks with a manual deburring tool.
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I have the Lyman and did about 1k cases with it so far and I'm happy with it.
The only complaint and it's really not a complaint is the outside burr remover should be able to accommodate up to .50. While doing .45 Colt cases I didn't always get my aim correct and would catch one of the prongs with a case.
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Buy once, cry once the RCBS is worth the money. I bought one last year and its a good tool to add to the bench. I wish I would have picked one up years ago. It speeds up the process.
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