30 Luger Reloading Costs

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Rich,
I did not know a scale was "included", that is why I mentioned it- one needs one or some kind of measure.

My first RCBS 'kit' was back in the late 70's and the scale was included. It has changed slightly over the years but is still part of the 'kit'. IIRC, the 70's 'kit' was called the RCBS basic or maybe the junior kit, as there was a bigger/more optioned press. The 70's press had the 7/8" x 14tpi threaded hole for the dies directly in the cast iron press body. The 'master kit' I got on eBay has a steel insert, something like 1" x 12 or similar in the press body and that is tapped 7/8" x 14. I suppose that was to accommodate the 50 BMG that was gaining popularity 10 years ago.

Got my Midway flyer yesterday; they have the RCBS 'Supreme Kit' on sale. It now has a hand primer, mine (and the 70's model) had a primer arm that attached to the press body. The cartridge block has changed too, but the powder measure is as clumsy as ever.

The new 'supreme' press has changed also, it's now ambidextrous. The spent primer bag is different too. There also seem to be a couple other changes in the casting but I'm not able to see exactly what they are from the small picture.

That's a good price for a new kit.