New Press for load workup and rifle reloading

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I'm looking for either a single stage or turret press for reloading rifle cal and working up load before I move them to my Dillon or Lee Pro 1000 for bulk loading. I was thinking either the lee classic "Breech Lock" or turret press, how are they for 308, 223 and 7.62?
 
Personally, I wouldn't load rifle ammo progressively. If your case is almost full, the progressive press will spill powder everywhere.

I either do one round at a time on my Loadmaster, or use my Turret and take out the indexing rod (as the cases bind on the dies when turning) and turn each station manually.

If you are looking to buy a press, I would get the Turret over a single stage. That way you can get extra turrets and put the indexing rod back in and do handgun ammo as a back-up press if your Dillon should break a part (yes, even Dillon does break parts occasionally).

I do all those calibers one both my Loadmaster and Turret presses. It all depends on which ammo I am loading. For bolt actions, the powder is far enough down in the case to do (one at a time) on the Loadmaster, but for semi-autos, they almost fill the case so I do those on the Turret so as not to spill powder when the shell plate turns.
 
medicstimpy said:
Personally, I wouldn't load rifle ammo progressively. If your case is almost full, the progressive press will spill powder everywhere.

I either do one round at a time on my Loadmaster, or use my Turret and take out the indexing rod (as the cases bind on the dies when turning) and turn each station manually.

If you are looking to buy a press, I would get the Turret over a single stage. That way you can get extra turrets and put the indexing rod back in and do handgun ammo as a back-up press if your Dillon should break a part (yes, even Dillon does break parts occasionally).

I do all those calibers one both my Loadmaster and Turret presses. It all depends on which ammo I am loading. For bolt actions, the powder is far enough down in the case to do (one at a time) on the Loadmaster, but for semi-autos, they almost fill the case so I do those on the Turret so as not to spill powder when the shell plate turns.
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Thanks, I wasn't very clear in my post. I'm not planning on reloading the rifle rnds on the progressives, just pistol after I work up the loads on the single stage or turret.

So turret or single?
 
Engineer said:
Thanks, I wasn't very clear in my post. I'm not planning on reloading the rifle rnds on the progressives, just pistol after I work up the loads on the single stage or turret.

So turret or single?
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I have no clue what you're talking about
 
Is buying a separate press to work up a pistol load really necessary?

Wouldn't the money be better spent on primers and powders?
 
Onagoth said:
Is buying a separate press to work up a pistol load really necessary?

Wouldn't the money be better spent on primers and powders?
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First let me apologise to all I have confused with my posts, I was half asleep and on a mobile, so clarity was at a minimum :redface:. The pistol load work up was secondary to the rifle cal reloading.
 
Engineer said:
First let me apologise to all I have confused with my posts, I was half asleep and on a mobile, so clarity was at a minimum :redface:. The pistol load work up was secondary to the rifle cal reloading.
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I am still confused. Never saw the need to buy a separate press for the purpose of working up loads, pistol or rifle.

Like Onagoth said, put the money in more reloading supplies instead.
 
The best press around for quality/accurate ammo is the Forster Co-ax, once you've used one, and seen it's benefits, all the rest seem really cheap and flimsy.
 
Well, in any case, if you are looking at a second Lee press for whatever, the classic turret has always done me well.

It's got a decent rigid construction and is overall good value for the money.
 
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