You are right about picking them up used, you can get them for a good deal less than new. My better half has a habit of looking thru my shop then asking why I need 2 shotgun presses (that I load 5 gauges on) when I only need 1 press to load rifle and handgun on, then why do I have to shoot so much and can't I get along with fewer...........
I do have an adjustable charge bar that I use for trying new loads and using if I don't have a bar for that load. It works great except for 410. With 410 you use so little powder the bar sometimes doesn't get under the powder bottle correctly and powder drops can vary. A couple months ago I picked up several charge bars in the larger sizes 1-1/2 oz to 2oz for the 600 jr. I bought them for like 50 cents each. In the shop I put some aluminum bar stock in my lathe and drilled a 5/16" hole thru the center then turned the outside to closely fit the shot holes for the large size bars and epoxied the spacers in place. When I need a bar for something specific, I use a taper reamer and open it up from the top, then stamp the shot weight and size on the end.
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