[fabsroman]

I was going to recommend a MEC 600 Jr. and was even going to recommend the one I have sitting on my reloading desk. However, it is as old as me and it isn't the smoothest thing around. My dad used it for a number of years and then stopped shooting when he had 5 kids between the ages of one and nine. Then, I graduated college and started shooting clays a lot. I used that reloader for an entire year before I figured it would be worth it to drop $275 on a MEC 9000G because I was spending my entire Sunday shooting and reloading (i.e., reloading was taking hours at a time each week). I love the MEC 9000G and have one in 12 ga. and 20 ga. Pretty soon, I will have one in 28 ga. and I am debating whether or not to get one for the .410. Other than the MEC 600 Jr., the only other non-progressive press I have is the Steelmaster and that is used solely for reloading waterfowl loads and the occasional odd ball lead load.

In selecting which loader to buy, it is key to know what you are loading for. I could load waterfowl loads on my 9000G, but that would be miserable. Likewise, I could load clay loads on my 9000G, but that would be miserable too. So, let us know what you are looking to predominately do with the loader and I am sure we will be able to provide plenty of suggestions.