Built like a precision tank!
This is the third Redding press I've had over the years, and while I've liked them all, the Ultramag is my favorite. In particular, the opening has plenty of height for any cartridge I'll ever reload, and the leverage is great. All the tolerances are extremely tight, and there is no ram slop at all. Redding makes great reloading equipment, and this press is no exception.
Would you recommend this?
Yes, I would recommend to a friend
Smooth and very strong press
I recently changed from an O type press to the Redding Ultramag. I began wildcatting and sometimes felt that I needed a stronger press for forming brass. The Ultramag is definitely strong and smooth!
Powerful and Accurate!!
I had to chuckle a bit at Jp's remark. He's not really wrong because I had the same experience the first time I used it. Just once. I adjusted to the press. That being said, no commercially manufactured press has the compound leverage that this BEAST has!! I size 338 Lapua, 300 RUM, 300 Weatherby and 375H&H with it. I had some '06 ( recovered range brass)cartridges last year that would not chamber in my 03A3 after full length resizing, trimming cleaning and loading. I bought a body die and used this press to reform them. Perfect chambering! Wonderfully smooth operation. I visited a friends handloading set-up in the back of his shop about seven years ago. He had three presses set up, 650 Dillon XL, an ancient Rockchucker and the Redding UltraMag. He used this press for all his wildcat forming operations and magnum cartridge sizing. I got mine along with the T-7 less than a year later. Excellent choice!!!
It's a beast!
I have loved all of the products I've purchased from Redding so far. This press is smooth and tough as nails. Monster leverage. Brownells has become my first stop for ordering. Almost always the best price, and super fast, inexpensive shipping! I'm a little depressed that I received the ONE press out of probably a thousand, that has a flaw in the casting. Chunk missing out of the top. It's enough to send a guy with OCD to the psych ward.
Great
Great press sizing brass is a lot easier than with the rock chucker and reloading longer ammo like the 45-70 338 norma mag is a lot easier with the open front.
This is the one to buy!
I just got my press and I started with the .338 Lapula. It has such great leverage that full-length sizing is a joy. It does cost more but it is completely worth it. I have used a number of presses and this is by far the best. I really have no "cons." Treat youself to a truly great product. You will not be sorry.
Great for large magnums
I use this press for .338 LM and .30-.378Wby Mag and this press handles both easily. I use long 300 grain Berger bullets and I still have plenty of room. I like that the primers are captured in the tube. The fit of this machine is impressive. You do have to be careful because of the power that this press will exert. I bent a decapping rod and didn't even realize it!
Fantastic Press
This is by far the best press to resize 223 brass. I have a Dillon 550 but it just doesnt work because of the offset position of the ram and die. The brass keeps getting stuck in the die. The Ultramag makes resizing bulge brass a breeze. Just make sure to case gage the brass before resizing and eliminate brass that does not fit into the gage.
It will grow on you
I am sort of a Perfectionist, so ordered this one. Before that one, I was using RCBS Rock Chucker for almost 15 years. It scared me when I picked it up and opened the box. Honestly, this one is more than most people need, but if you go for it, this will be your last press. There's absolutely no play whatsoever and that's a bit unusual in the beginning, but in the end you get used to it and like it more and more.
Mean, Green, Reloadin' Machine
When Redding built this press they were thinking of good old American brute force. This single stage press is about 40 lbs of steel and made to be a legend. It has an extra long ram stoke for cartridges like the H&H family, the Rigby's, Weatherby magnums, and of coarse the Ultra Mag's with room to spare. Be sure the case is all the way in the holder though, this press can crush a misaligned piece of brass. Also periodically remove, clean and re-lube the ram to keep it smooth (do be sure to put the ram back in place after re-lubing, but that goes without saying). With proper maintenance this press should last at least a lifetime.
