If you are not in a hurry to turn out a lot of loads, go with a simple balance scale. I have had one for 50 years and I still use to check my electronic one occasionally. I use the priming setup on my Rock Chucker.
When it comes to single stage presses, balance scales and dies, they really don't need replacing often. I still have an old Pacific single stage press that was my Dad's that's probably 70 years old that is still a good press.
After I posted this I thought I should have added that the real big improvement in presses was the "O' type press over the original "C" type. That along with design changes in the handle give the reloader a lot more leverage when sizing and even swaging brass. The newer eq (like the Rock Chucker) is far superior to the older styles.
I use an overshot card wad and the glue it in place. They do make (or used to) a powder measure made just for BP. The problem with most measures is that they have a lot of plastic in them and it generates static electricity which can make BP go BOOM! I use some Lee dippers that I modified for my powder charges. Slower but safer.
Boom not good! The measure I use for my ML is brass. Its just a round tube that you set the plunger at whatever grains you want and fill it. If Im understanding this correctly I wouldnt use a press to load in brass shells?
Correct. Once you have fired them in your shotgun, they are sized for it. I load all mine by hand, yes its slow, but I only shoot about 50 a month. I'll keep my eyes peeled for any in our local gunshow next month.
