I have the lab radar, and a Dillion progressive. As well a bunch of other expensive reloading accessories.

Here is my advice.

Go with a quality turret press like the Redding T7 or the Lee Classic. Gives you all the benefits of a decent progressive but is going to do you much better for working up loads and doing a ladder test.


As far as a Chrony. In my opinion the Lab Radar is well worth the money, but with any Chrony there is some things you need to do to get the best results. With the Lab Radar you need to aim it at the target, if there’s other shooters you may need to adjust the mic sensitivity, it eats batteries, and it is the more pricey option.

I haven’t used the magneto speed but I have heard good things. I started with a conventional light base Chrony and honestly that works fine too. I like my Lab Radar better as I don’t worry about shooting it or dealing with the set up.

As far as ladder testing. Yes velocity the primary component after accuracy.


Reloading...it’s like knitting for men.