Pete, think he said he use to reload a ton of shells, so he wouldn't be a novice. Your old charge bar will work if it throws what you want. The newer ones have a powder bushing that is replaceable for different powder charges and you'd buy different bars for different shot charges. Then there is the adjustable charge bar where the powder and the shot can be adjusted for just about anything you'd want. There are two of them, one for single stages and one for progressive presses [ the powder and shot bottles are on different sides ]. If you want to reload short shells it's done with a single stage press, like a 600 or a Sizemaster. I have two 650s - the one thing they don't do [ without a whole lot of fooling around ] is resize. This isn't a big deal if you shoot your shells in the same gun. If you pick up shells some will be bigger because they came from a auto loader or a different gun with just bigger chambers than yours. All of Mecs other presses resize and you'll need one of them. A Super Sizer along with the 650 will also work. They'll resize a loaded or unloaded shell. Good luck.
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