re: Lets discuss reloading

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I have read allot of good things about the stainless tumblers on bayoushooter but $200 is pretty steep. Won't walnut and corncob make it shine?

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They will but you'll have to replace them every 10-15 loads and you will have to add the goopy case shine. Tons of reloaders still use them, but you can't do nearly as much at one time as the stainless. That picture up there is somewhere between 250-350 45 ACP cases. There is no way in hell all that would fit into my vibratory tumbler. Plus, all of the cases come out looking exactly the same, versus dirty spots on a vibratory. I'm telling you, get the stainless one now and never look back. You'll eventually get sick of the vibratory and end up getting a stainless one anyway.

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How many rounds can you reload in an hour when using the rockchucker? A buddy and I are debating whether to get a single stage or go with a progressive.

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With clean cases and following this process:

1. Prime
2. Charge
3. Seat

I can do about 200-250 pistol rounds per hour. This may vary a bit but I have gotten pretty quick with it. Rifle takes a good bit longer. Also keep in mind that these cases are already resized, deprimed, and expanded. I do all 3 of those steps before tumbling.

If you want to be very fast than get a progressive press from the get-go. It can be used as a single stage if ever needed and you can fly through the regular loading process. Dillon makes the best progressive presses but keep in mind they're more expensive than the single stage ones.