Grand Island, NE (October 28, 2025) – Hornady engineered the Lock-N-Load® Iron Press® to be the heaviest, most rigid press in its class. This single-stage unit, powered with a spring-assisted 1-1/8-inch solid steel ram, is perfect for anyone demanding precision and repeatability from their reloading press.
This 28-pound workhorse press is manufactured with exceptionally tight tolerances and a smooth operating system designed to deliver consistent precision year after year. The Iron Press features Hornady’s patented Lock-N-Load® Bushing System, which ensures dies and bushings are securely locked in place with a simple twist that engages six locking lugs.
Swapping out is straightforward when needing to change to another cartridge size. Simply twist the die counterclockwise, remove it, and insert your next preset Lock-N-Load® die and bushing. Dies locked in their Lock-N-Load® bushings remain as they are set, in perfect alignment and ready for their turn in the press.
The unit also features a patented shell holder platform that lets the operator de-prime a case, remove it to chamfer or deburr, and then quickly replace and prime it. The Iron Press’s accessory deck enables quick access to trays for bullets or cases and storage for chamfer and deburr tools, case neck brushes, primer pocket cleaners, and more.
The gravity-fed Automatic Priming System, sold separately or as part of the kit, blurs the lines between progressive and single-stage reloading by allowing more processes to happen simultaneously. The machine upgrade includes the automatic priming system, large and small primer tubes, large and small primer pick-up tubes, primer housing tubes, primer catch trays, and a small parts bag.
The Lock-N-Load® Iron Press® Kit includes:
- Lock-N-Load® Iron Press®
- Automatic Priming System
- Die Caddy
- Component Feed Bin & Bracket
- Lock-N-Load® Die Bushings (3)
- Lock-N-Load® Bench Scale
- Powder Measure
- Reloading Handbook
- Unique™ Case Lube
- Powder Funnel 22-45 cal.
- Digital Caliper
- Bullet Comparator Set of 6
- Shell Holder Kit
- Chamfer & Deburr Tool
- Six Neck Brushes
- Large & Small Primer Pocket Cleaners
About Hornady® Manufacturing Company
Founded in 1949, Hornady® Manufacturing Company is a family-owned business headquartered in Grand Island, Nebraska. Proudly manufacturing products that are made in the USA, Hornady® Manufacturing is a world leader in bullet, ammunition, reloading tool, accessory and security product design and manufacturing.
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