For low cost value you would be hard pressed to beat the Lee Classic 4-hole turret. I bought separate turrets for each caliber I reload (they are inexpensive enough) so switching calibers on the press is very fast and like I mentioned very economical. My output is about 150-175 rounds per hour which is more than enough for meeds.
Recommend a Good Intro Turret or Progressive Press for Pistol Calibers
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Get a Lee Classic Cast Turret with extra turrets for each caliber.
The operative work is "may". You won't know until you try one. Just check out the dies' settings when borrowing one of your FIL's turret/die set ups.
If it's just pistol and only pistol I'd be tempted to go with the standard Lee Turret. It has a shorter throw, I just don't like the random places primers end up. I have the Turret, Classic Turret, and Loadmaster.
For calibers that are simply range fodder, like .38, .40, .45 Colt, it's nice to have the Loadmaster, I can sit down and crank out a years worth of ammo. But for load development I wouldn't want to do it on the Loadmaster, but you could.
For calibers that are simply range fodder, like .38, .40, .45 Colt, it's nice to have the Loadmaster, I can sit down and crank out a years worth of ammo. But for load development I wouldn't want to do it on the Loadmaster, but you could.
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Good luck with your Loadmaster. I know a few people that have one and are very happy. A good place to get help and just find out some secrets on the Loadmaster is http://forums.loadmastervideos.com/forums/index.php. Darwin, Uncle Don and Shadow wrote the book on the Loadmaster, it's a great site for any Lee product.
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Olympus, I am a long-time Lee user: I currently have a Load-Master set up (for my "fodder"), and an older Turret (for load development). Here's a couple of thoughts for you--
1. Were I your f-i-l, and I found you had "readjusted" my dies each time you borrowed them, I might start having a negative impression of you.
2. Load-Masters can be notoriously hard to get running smoothly, so while you are using it initially remove the indexing lever and use it as a single stage.
3. Personally, I think you should go for the Classic Cast Turret (or whatever it is called now). The benefits of a true progressive for the volume you plan on shooting is really not there when one compares the learning curves on the two.
4. Bookmark the loadmastervideos.com site, as RustyFN notes.
Jim H.
1. Were I your f-i-l, and I found you had "readjusted" my dies each time you borrowed them, I might start having a negative impression of you.
2. Load-Masters can be notoriously hard to get running smoothly, so while you are using it initially remove the indexing lever and use it as a single stage.
3. Personally, I think you should go for the Classic Cast Turret (or whatever it is called now). The benefits of a true progressive for the volume you plan on shooting is really not there when one compares the learning curves on the two.
4. Bookmark the loadmastervideos.com site, as RustyFN notes.
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Thanks for the info on the videos. I will make sure I go there and check everything out. I'm really not interested in load development. I don't have a chrono or have any interest in working up different loads. I'm primarily interested in reloading bulk ammo for range time. I'd also like to venture into the world of SASS shooting one of these years and it's pretty much impossible to do if you don't reload.
Me and the FIL are pretty tight, so I'm sure he wouldn't care if I had to tweek his dies. He had 3 daughters and he always wanted a son. And he is about as obsessed with guns as I am, so we have a pretty good relationship. And he's like someone else mentioned, he sits down in the winter and cranks out all the ammo that he uses for all year. So it wouldn't be like we'd be swapping dies every other month and each of us having to fiddle with the die settings. But that if that were the case, then that would be something pretty important to take into consideration.
Me and the FIL are pretty tight, so I'm sure he wouldn't care if I had to tweek his dies. He had 3 daughters and he always wanted a son. And he is about as obsessed with guns as I am, so we have a pretty good relationship. And he's like someone else mentioned, he sits down in the winter and cranks out all the ammo that he uses for all year. So it wouldn't be like we'd be swapping dies every other month and each of us having to fiddle with the die settings. But that if that were the case, then that would be something pretty important to take into consideration.
dillon square deal, can be found on ebay for less than retail. some dealers also take them in on trade on other gear..ask around. IF you are only loading a single caliber, but want something not so brain numbing then check out the square deal B press. A1 for loading 9mm!
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