turret presses
- Thread starter Hawkeye
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I have this and it works great!
http://leeprecision.com/xcart/4-Hole-Classic-Turret-Press.html
I have 10 extra turrets, some for the bullet resizing dies in them and all my rifle dies are in turrets.
The benefits of 4 hole turret press for pistol ammo are, you decap, prime on the down stroke, next powder through expander die, next seat the bullet, then resize the whole thing with a Lee factory carbide crimp die.
I don't know how many rounds I have made on this press, but its in the 10000 range. Its strong too!
http://leeprecision.com/xcart/4-Hole-Classic-Turret-Press.html
I have 10 extra turrets, some for the bullet resizing dies in them and all my rifle dies are in turrets.
The benefits of 4 hole turret press for pistol ammo are, you decap, prime on the down stroke, next powder through expander die, next seat the bullet, then resize the whole thing with a Lee factory carbide crimp die.
I don't know how many rounds I have made on this press, but its in the 10000 range. Its strong too!
easyrider604
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Greater Vancouver, BC
The Lee Classic Turret rocks! Please do a Search as this topic has been discussed many times in recent months. Not trying to be rude, just more efficient.
- Location
- Halifax - NS
+1 It's what I started on and was happy with until I developed a need for more output per hour. You can learn a lot on one.
It's the only Lee press I'd ever recommend.
pageophile
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Edmonchuk, AB
+2
Not the fastest unit out there but it works great, easy to set-up and decent through put.
Additionally, I like the way double charges are avoided. Once the round is charged off it goes to the next step.
The extra plates are really nice too, one for every caliber I reload. Swap in and out
Have you looked into the bayonet style bushings ? Hornady makes the "Lock and Load" bushings that set with a 1/8 twist and Lee makes a similar product (I've forgotten the name).
These mimic the turret's in that you only need to set up your dies once. After that, you drop dies in place with a 1/8 twist and commence cranking. Repeat the process to swap em out. Its almost like having a turret without the turret and these systems, at least the Hornady L&L, can be fitted to most popular brands of SS press for about 20 bucks !
Anyhow, these bushings are super fast to use, yes, comparable in speed to rotating a turret, and they offer an option (permanently set dies) once only available to the turret user.
I'm not dissing turrets but if I were considering the cost of say a Redding T-7 vs a Rock Chucker with L&L bushings, I'd need a compelling reason to pay for a T-7.
These mimic the turret's in that you only need to set up your dies once. After that, you drop dies in place with a 1/8 twist and commence cranking. Repeat the process to swap em out. Its almost like having a turret without the turret and these systems, at least the Hornady L&L, can be fitted to most popular brands of SS press for about 20 bucks !
Anyhow, these bushings are super fast to use, yes, comparable in speed to rotating a turret, and they offer an option (permanently set dies) once only available to the turret user.
I'm not dissing turrets but if I were considering the cost of say a Redding T-7 vs a Rock Chucker with L&L bushings, I'd need a compelling reason to pay for a T-7.
The least hassle is the Forster Co-ax, no turrets, no bushings, dies slip in and out, just lock in the settings on your dies, and die changes take seconds or less. You also get the strongest, most precise press made, no shellholders to change, etc. Buy quality and you only have to buy once.
I am buying a lee classic (cast) turret this week myself also. After lots of thorough research, I feel that lee has the best turret press. I think that lee is the only turret press with auto-indexing. You have to manually turn the turret on the lymen, and the rcbs turret presses, and thats just adding to labour IMHO.
