MEC 8567N Grabber Progressive Shotshell Press 20 Gauge

Description

If you shoot enough 20 gauge to feel it in your wallet, the MEC 8567N Grabber is the press that pays you back. This is a progressive machine, meaning it works on six shells at once across six stations. Every time you cycle the handle, one completed, crimped, and resized shell comes off the press while the others move up the line. MEC built its reputation on tough, long-lasting reloaders, and the Grabber sits right at the sweet spot between a single-stage loader and a full-blown automated setup.

What the 8567N Grabber Does in One Stroke

Ten separate operations happen across those six stations with every pull. You feed in a hull and drop a wad, and the press handles priming, powder and shot charging, and the crimp on its own. The fully automatic primer feed holds over 200 primers, so you're not stopping to reload the tube every few shells. The auto-cycle charging meters your powder and shot together, and the exclusive three-stage crimp starts the fold, closes it, and tapers the mouth so your finished shells chamber clean. In practice, a steady hand can run roughly 12 to 16 boxes an hour once you get your rhythm down.

Consistency You Can Feel in the Grabber

The Power Ring resizer is the part most loaders brag about. It gives you consistent, accurately sized shells for reliable chambering, and it does the resizing without breaking the reloading sequence or slowing you down. It handles both high and low base hulls, so you're not sorting your brass by head height before you start.

This 20 gauge model comes set up to run 2-3/4 inch shells right out of the box, and MEC offers a conversion kit if you want to load 3 inch shells down the road. One thing worth knowing up front: the Grabber is built around its gauge, so there are no die sets to convert this press to another gauge. If you shoot multiple gauges, you'll want a dedicated Grabber for each.