Reviews & Ratings for Frankford Arsenal X-10 Progressive Press w/Case Feeder — 11 reviews — Page 1

I have been reloading for about 25 years and used primarily RCBS Rock Chucker and a few LEE Loadmaster progressive presses. They worked, but now my son joined me at the range and we go through way more ammo than in the past, and while I did not mind replacing parts and tuning the LEE presses, the throughput just wasn't what I was looking for. The question was either getting FA X-10 or a Dillon. I liked the 10 stages and that is comes with a case feeder out of the box, so ultimately less expensive than the Dillon. Ordered the X-10 and ran it for about a week now.
- It comes in pieces and requires assembly. Fun and makes you learn, how it works.
- There are a few items that need adjustment (powder measure, case feeder feeding into shell plate, crimp remover and primer seating pin)
- It so far worked really well with zero problems - I get to about 600 rounds/hr in 9mm with manual bullet feeding.
- Almost everything you need (besides components, shell plate) is included to get you started

- The paint chips off in several areas and Frankford Arsenal does not care "cosmetic, not functional, no warranty". So rust prevention/protection is not a function of the paint. Utterly pathetic, poorest quality control (and a problem they are aware of!!!) - well, you get what you pay for.
- Shell plates need to be ordered extra and are about $65 each.
- Changing calibers is a lot of work and unscrewing almost everything - not sure, if that is worth it.

Bottom line, a huge step up from t...
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High quality! Can’t wait to get started. Waiting on other parts. Would be nice to have caliber group at a discount to order at same time to get everything to start loading quick.

I replaced a rcbs pro2000 progressive with this. Great Constitution and workmanship. Easy to assemble and runs smooth once you have it dialed in.

Update from my previous review. Figured out that the bearing crushing issue in cam is from putting the rear hold down nut flush with the bottom of the press. (The one near the powder drop) If you leave a 2mm gap after installing all your dies and running a cartridge fully thru the press, no bearing issues. No issues at all. **NOTE-Frankford Arsenal please take note and update your installation instructions.

With that said, I would now recommend this press. I am using Winchester small rifle primers and this seems to be the manufacturer which works great. Still need to try federal. Either way these have been the best 223 rounds I have ever made. Cannot comment on large primers.

Had to replace the index arm assembly after reloading 150 rounds it failed. 15$ cost on their website

Didn't receive the correct set of 4 screws and 4 metal slide pieces for the brass feeder plate. I contacted support on optics planet and was told they would relay the information so I would get my brass feeder in working order as advertised. Haven't received the missing parts as of 3/20/2024. Ordered on nov 30 2023.

Would not recommend because of the lack of reliability with the index assembly and missing parts.

Take your time and set up properly and it can crank out 100s of rounds quickly. Be aware that the first batch of these shipped to OP and Midway did not come with upgraded bearings. FA customer service confirmed this and shipped out replacement parts quickly.

Very pleasant experience with Frankford Arsenal and Optics Planet. Arrived sooner than expected and a great price as well. Quality is very good- everything fits and feels substantial and well made

Works as advertised just a bit of time to set up properly

I am absolutely stunned! I have been reloading ammo for 45 years. I have every kind of single-station press there is and multi-stage press. I have three Dillon presses, a RL550B, XL650 and XL750. The Franklin Arsenal X-10 is the finest press I have ever gotten my hands on and not just for the money. It is built like a Swiss tank. It is smooth to operate without any slop. The parts fit precisely together. The fit and finish are just fantastic. The only downside is the amount of grease they pack it in. It's a pain to remove but that is just fine. It shows they care even about that.

I have never used a Dillon RL1100 or a Mark 7 but this is surely in that class.
The only thing I wish they would have done was to make the case-activated powder measure also expand the case mouth, as the Dillon powder measures do. The powder measure itself is awesome but if it could use the Dillon-style powder through expander funnels...that would be amazing. It would really help with bullet tipping when using a Mr Bullet Feeder and not waste a die station by having to use a Lyman M-die. also, the powder funnels available are specifically designed to work with the Mr Bullet Feeder. We could use a 223 expander funnel too by the way.

I don't have the bullet feeder yet so I'm using my Mt Bullet Feeder, which is not ideal. The F/A bullet feeder integrates into the top of the machine die holder. I hope it works as well as the rest of the machine.

I would not hesitate to buy another X-10. I don't know ...
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