Lee deluxe turret for 9 mm

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alain1

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I would like to start reloading my ammo. Is it a good kit to start. I want something how work fast. Not too much time to spend. I saw it at higginson. Thank you for your comments.
 
The Lee Deluxe Turret Kit comes with the Aluminum Base Turret Press. That is ok to start with. But.....

I'd prefer the Classic Turret Press because it is stronger. Your other option is to start by buying the equipment separately. Buy the Classic Turret, it is way better than the old design with aluminum base.
 
I saw this earlier and forgot to respond.:redface: I have had no problems with my press except for one little plastic piece that seems to wear out on them. Easily to swap out and replace.

Once your reloading dies are set and if you have the primer attachment on, you can easily make 150-175 rounds an hour.
 
I would suggest the cast turret press as well.

The Lee Pro's are great, but they are not for the faint of heart. You need to develop a system when using one.

I still have my turret press and was thinking of selling it. It was replaced for another Pro in .45.
 
If you haven't reloaded before, don't go straight to a progressive. They're more complex to setup and aren't a good choice for those just starting out.
 
alain1 said:
the classic is not progressive? And may i reload all kind of ammunition, rifle...
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Turret Presses are not progressive presses. You can reload many rifle cartridges, except perhaps for the longest calibers, on the Classic turret. You may have to remove the action rod and clamp for most if not all the rifle calibers as well (I have never reloaded rifle cartridges on my Turret).
By doing this, you have to rotate the turret manually to index each die station over the casing.

Turrets hold only one casing at a time and the turret rotates while each station is auto-indexed above the casing each time you pull the operating handle. The casing is held by the shell holder atop the press ram, so it moves up and down only.

In the Lee Classic, there are four die stations in the turret and that means that in order to reload one cartridge, you need to pull the handle four times.
There are other things you have to do at each station as well, like place a fired casing on the shell holder, put a a new primer on the primer arm cup, place a bullet on the case mouth, remove the loaded cartridge then start over again.

In a progressive press, for example a Dillon 550B, once you fill up all the slots in the shell plate, you will have 4 casings on the shell plate. That means that for every pull of the op handle, you are doing four operations at on time.
Every pull of the handle will produce a reloaded cartridge.

Production rate of the Dillon 550B is a little more than twice that of the Lee Classic turret, in my experience. I have loaded about 400 per hour on my Dillon 550B (sold) and about 180 per hour on my Lee Classic turret.
 
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