Thread: American Made Re-Loading Equipment

The range I went to Saturday didn't check ammo at all.

I've heard of some not letting steel cased in, either. They must not have much competition or have to be really conveniently located if they're forcing you to buy their ammo.

I cant speak first hand to it, but people rave about Dillion gear and customer service.

Originally Posted by Pete_S

I've heard of some not letting steel cased in, either. They must not have much competition or have to be really conveniently located if they're forcing you to buy their ammo.

I cant speak first hand to it, but people rave about Dillion gear and customer service.

Steels cased?????????????? pls explaine

Some foreign-made ammo is made with mild steel cases (Wolf brand, for one). It works, is cheap, and can't be reloaded.

Yes, there are several Russian ammo mfg's that produce steel cased ammo. Stuff runs dirty, but goes bang every time i have pulled the trigger on it.

I found Dillon Precision from USA to be the best for me (handgun loads). I initially had a Lee progressive press but I didn't care for it.

Forster Press, Redding Compition Dies and Harrell's Precision have served me well all great companies and pretty sure all still made in the US.

I know this is an old thread, but to reduce clutter on the forum...

This isn't the first time or place I've heard stories like this about American gun industry companies, as I've been looking into starting to reload. Nearly every story, no matter who the manufacturer is, they stand behind their product and ship replacement parts for free or cheap and are a pleasure to deal with over the phone or email.

This isn't reloading equipment, but I was at my local gun store, had been on the range shooting for a bit and was looking around through the shop afterwards. I ended up coming across a Remington 597 in .22lr that was used with a Tasco 3x scope and two mags. The price was $100, though with any firearm purchase, new or used, they give you a $25 credit for some range time. So, essentially, I got the rifle for $75, and now have a .22lr that will be fun for me to shoot and will give me something to teach my son on in a year or three.

Fast forward a couple of weeks down the road, and I find three mags at Walmart for somewhere around $10 each, which is about $5-$7 cheaper than every place else around here, and $7-$10 cheaper than online (though I think prices may have dropped some by now). I bought all three, took them home and loaded 'em up. Well, a few weeks go by and I finally find some time to back to the range. Out of all five mags, one of them simply will not feed the last round, period. I went through about 200 rounds, so in 20 times, the mag didn't feed ONCE.

I emailed Remington about it, just asking if there's a way to have it repaired or get an RA number from them to take to Walmart, since I'd already thrown out the packaging and receipt. They tell me to give them my address and they'll send out another free of charge. Not only did they do it, but it was here in 4 days (two of which were over the weekend) and they sent not one but two mags, plus didn't make me send back the defective one. No muss, no fuss, and they thanked me for buying Remington, even if it was a used rifle (which I was up front about, even though the defective magazine was brand new).

Side note, and slightly OT, but I'm all ears for opinions on a reloading noob's first choice for a first press... The only thing I know is I want a progressive press based on the research I've done.

BTW, poppy926, dunno if you're still active here, but hello from Powder Springs!

Dillon 550b.......

With this it is easy to set up multiple plates so that all you have to do is switch them out and have your favorite caliber dies ready to go with out resetting everything. Not top of the line but no where near low end either.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

That is what I love about the US Gun Industry they still believe in customer service and making quality products...

Mere self defense: they know you own one of their guns, they don't want you to turn up and aim the barrel in their direction.