Bill from United States, MI Public Profile

This is a well-built piece of equipment. The setup and operating instructions are well written. One drawback I see so far is the case feeding mechanism is nearly as expensive as the press kit. The powder measure hopper tube was damaged prior to packaging and had to be replaced. The press has a very solid feel when operating it. The primer slide for the small primers would not operate and had to be fitted, the large primer slide operated as intended. I was not able to get consistent powder drops when using the powder through expander for 9 m/m. There was also powder spillage when withdrawing the powder through expander. After changing the powder measure to the standard pistol powder sleeve the issue went away and charges were very consistent, within a tenth of a grain. The plunger/adjusting sleeves for the powder measure change out as intended and repeat for the powder charges. Numerous components of the powder measure had tool marks left after grinding, not a showstopper but a little more grind stock would resolve a cosmetic issue at no added cost. This brings me to the one issue I have with the press; it needs to have a sixth station. When using a separate station to expand the cases, you can't use a powder cop die and a bullet feed die. I also prefer to crimp as a separate operation, not combined with the bullet seating operation. Again, you can't do this due to a lack of a sixth station.

I have Burris rings on a number of rifles and muzzleloaders. They have always been accurately machined and well finished. This style of ring holds well even under the recoil of muzzleloaders and magnum cartridges. The rings did not allow for the proper eye relief, which is a problem I have with all styles of scope mounts. The rings fit well on the Tikka T3X. Would like to see them made in low height also, not everybody has a scope with a 50mm objective.

Have used Leupold scopes for 60+ years. The scopes have never once failed to perform as advertised. The only issue I have with them is the dials are a bit on the mushy side. on the other hand, the adjustments have been accurate and hold their position.