Since Uncle Sam owes me a little money, I've been looking at adding a powder measure to my setup as I currently use dippers and a scale to measure powder. My wife, of all people, suggested I try Ebay and I've seen ads for both RCBS Uniflow and Lyman No.55 powder measures. Is one really better than the other? Also, I've been wanting to get a better press than the Lee Reloader "C" press I currently use (the only single stage I have) and while I know the reputation of the RCBS Rockchucker, what about their RS2 and JR 2 models? Are they aluminum or cast? Boy the wife is sure going to be sorry she suggested Ebay, I see a lot of stuff that I "need"!! Oh, BTW, I reload mostly rifle cartridges and a few handgun cartridges like the .357 and .44 mag. Thanks for the help!

Think any differnce between the Lyman and the RCBS measure is in personal preference..they work about the same, although I find the Lyman a bit easier to make fine adjustments.

Check E-bay (or else where) and see if they have a Redding "The Boss"...stupid name, but I do like the big cast iron O-press (Cabela's has them new for $89.99). Looks like a RockChucker, but with the opening turned 36 degrees..the angle helps.

Welcome to the board, Mikhail - Be sure to join in with the discussions on the other forums, also.

Ditto ribbonstones comments. Being reloading since dirt was first cooling and still use a single stage press. Have both a Hornady 007 and a Foster Bonanza Co-ax. The Foster gets 98% of the work (easier setup) and the Hornady when I really need a bunch of leverage power.

Welcome, Mikhail!
I have an old RCBS JR3 press.

Its negatives:
It won't mount flush against a work bench or cabinet because the lever mechanism is there. The lever mechanism extends ~2" below and ~1&1/2" behind the pillar that holds the ram. Mine is cantelevered on a 2x4 that's inletted to accomodate the press. The 2x4 is bolted to the top of my bench. The 2x4 bends noticably when I'm putting some pressure on it.
The leverage is lousey. Full-length resizing turns into heavy lifting.
The weight of the lever runs the ram to the top of its stroke. (The press is convertable to resize on the upstroke or the downstroke but I find resizing on the upstroke even more inconvenient.) This has not been a factor, however, since I accidentally bent the ram a little because it now binds just enough to stay where I want it.
It's an O-press and the opening is too small for convenient bullet seating of .30-'06-class cartridges. Must either set the charged case in the shellholder and then put the bullet on top or start the bullet into the case first and then put the bullet tip into the seating die and carefully slip the case base into the shellholder.
The ejected primers fall down thru the ram onto an area just behind the front of the O, where they must be swept periodically into the plastic primer-catcher tray. If they aren't swept out of the way, they fall thru the slit in the ram and onto the floor or - worse - jam in the ram.

In the positive:
The JR is durable and cast iron and can be had inexpensively. It does a workmanlike job on pistol and revolver cartridges and smaller rifle cartridges.

On the whole, the RCBS Junior series weren't very good and it's no wonder they didn't last very long on the market. I recommend you steer clear of them.

-91

Thanks for the help! I went to Reddings site and really like the looks of the Boss, I particularly like the way the opening is angled. Looks like I'll be hanging out a little more on Ebay, first a measure and then hopefully another press. Again, thanks for the answers!

Redding gear is unlikely to be very common on ebay as its the best stuff out there. The other stuff is on Ebay in large part because someone found it in-adequate in some way, and they are upgrading to the good stuff.

Redding is the top of the line! Quality is impectable.

I suppose there is a chance of seeing some estate items on there.

Good luck.