I will have to agree with the other posters did what you had to did your purposes and just wore out then I would look maybe for the next step up If reloading seems to be your thing
going to stay with it for several years I've got to be real honest with you I would upgrade to's Dillon product you just can't beat the quality warranty amount of volume you can get out of one of their press after having a 550 for over 25 years I finally upgraded to the 650 and wish I had done it 10 years earlier
Dave I.B.C
Lee will DEFINITELY fix(replace) that press for free! Do that, and at the same buy a four hole classic turret! Best thing since carbide dies and sliced bread!
I had the old 3 hole/4 hole turret that is apparently no longer made. It came with two different indexing rods and you could use either. I reloaded thousands of rounds on it over many years and it lasted right up until I learned about small primer .45 the hard way and bent the primer holder doo-dad. The part was obsolete so I was kind of out of luck. I bought a new 4 hole and have loaded about 1,000 .357/.38 and about getting real close to 1,000 .45. The new one is better. That's not much of a durability test, but enough to say I like the new one better. The roller handle is much more comfy than the old wooden ball, and never comes off in your hand. Indexes easy, old primers fall out of the way and never get in the way, etc.
Yes, there are machines that will load a bajillion rounds while I do two boxes. I don't need to load a bajillion rounds. I like to load a box or two a day while listening to the radio. If I got to efficient I'd put myself out of a hobby.