We live in a culture that laughs at debt and insists on flaunting our excesses. As for me and mine, we will gladly drive a paid-off Ford than carry the note on a Cadillac. This is coming from a guy that used to have <$25,000 in credit card debt and now has ZERO. If that means I use a blue-COLLAR reloading press, instead of a BLUE press...well, I can swallow my pride and do that. Especially when the ammo I turn out still goes bang and the bullet still hits right where I aimed.
I'll say it again: If you are shooting ~500 rounds per month or more, in pistol competition, then a Dillon is a smart choice. ANYTHING less than that, particularly if you mostly load man-sized rifle cartridges for big game hunting, you'd be far better off with a quality single-stage and a Lee Classic Turret. Aside from a great warranty, the only real justification for a Dillon press is turning out huge volumes of finished ammo...something I'm guessing 75% of the people who own them don't really need. For those folks, it's called "conspicuous consumption" and will be the downfall of the western world. <two cents>
I'll say it again: If you are shooting ~500 rounds per month or more, in pistol competition, then a Dillon is a smart choice. ANYTHING less than that, particularly if you mostly load man-sized rifle cartridges for big game hunting, you'd be far better off with a quality single-stage and a Lee Classic Turret. Aside from a great warranty, the only real justification for a Dillon press is turning out huge volumes of finished ammo...something I'm guessing 75% of the people who own them don't really need. For those folks, it's called "conspicuous consumption" and will be the downfall of the western world. <two cents>