What I am looking for is “home machine loader” device, that will take a cartridge with a primer, put an exact amount of powder in it, insert the bullet and give it a quality crimp.
Not really for the serious reloader, but for the home amateur reloader. Maybe battery powered as well, so it could be used in the field.
Commercial cartridges are good, but you never know when getting them might be a problem.
Sounds like a regular press, mine is hand-operated.
“battery powered” doesn’t exactly equate with a field tool.
That said, nobody makes a powered reloader unless you get a conversion for a Dillon 550B. You don’t need a powered reloading press. A simple single-stage press will work fine for a beginner reloader, and you’ll always have need for a single-stage press even if you move up to a progressive machine.
Some of the more recent offerings like the Hornady Lock-N-Load let you put your dies in special holders that will keep the dies settings (depth, crimp, etc.) even if you’re constantly swapping them out.
RCBS, Hornady and others have some very good single-stage kits that offer a solid value.
Here for the best selection:
www.midwayusa.com
http://www.titanreloading.com/presses/classic-lee-loader
Classic Lee Loader. Everything you need to reload one caliber in a small kit. No messing with dies, and the only powder measure you have is a scoop that is sized to measure one precise charge into a case. Powered by a wooden mallet.
Look it up on Youtube. It’s easy and makes good ammo.
Not really for the serious reloader, but for the home amateur reloader. Maybe battery powered as well, so it could be used in the field.
Dillon Precision is the way to go, but there's no reason for you to use primed brass. I never had a bad cartridge (after having adjusted the dies properly) reload in probably several hundred thousands rounds loaded over the years. Excellent consistency too. I had an RL-550 and it was great! Very easy to change calibers without having to make any adjustments. There were a couple of times I had issues with parts, once where I admitted I had broken something, a couple of others where I managed to lose things, and a call to D.P. got me replacement parts and spares, fed-ex, next day, at no charge. I've never experienced that level of customer service.
These reloading presses are all mechanical, so no power is needed (unless you buy a case feeder, but those are for SERIOUS reloaders!)
Mark