Looks to me like a concensus vote of the hide. Now what about a powder system for varget? Varget used in all three of my rifles. And occasionally may load for friends.
Id seriously consider spending less on your annealer if you dont already have a solid powder dispensing system. Id say for someone new to reloading and long range, the last piece of equipment you should be dumping $1K+ worth of cash on is an annealer. They're nice to have, but if you're using a RCBC kit balance beam scale and powder thrower, but have an AMP in the room, you've definitely allocated funds poorly. For someone looking to get good consistency and not blow the bank, look at the RCBS Chargemaster (1500 or Lite), and the reducing insert from
here. If you're dead set on spending $1K, buy yourself a Fx120i scale and powder dispenser system. Believe me, the time savings from that will drastically out way the ones setting up an annealer.
If you're set on buying an annealer, honestly, the $600 you save buying a benchsource or even more buying an annealeez would be better spent on premium dies, a solid press, an electronic powder dispensing scale system, or a number of other items.
If you've got the cash, then by all means, buy the AMP, but if you dont have the items that will actually make a major difference first, Id say its not worth spending the money on one yet.
And to be fair, the benchsource takes me MAYBE 2min to setup and get going. making caliber specific collars, marking your adjustment knob, and having a propane tank with regulator set up are all ways to make changing calibers a breeze. But then again, once Im fully setup with everything I need, I will likely buy an AMP, but certainly not before then.
