I doubt 75% or more reloaders even load 1k rounds a year total. You do that, what, before your first cup of coffee is gone?
You wear out pro level tools. Most rookies will never wear out entry level equipment.
Fair enough, I loaded about 25k and primed about 20k today before my first "cup" of coffee was done but to be fair I was converting one priming machine while doing that and was distracted from my coffee. Busy first hour and a half this morning.
I understand and the "rookie" reloader in me hears you but every single machine has a case gage next to it. Way easier than pulling out a test gun to check rounds. They are just so cheap and easy to have a standard to work from that it is hard NOT to have them.