JoelSteinbach
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No choice, the Redding t-7
If there is no big advantage to the turret over the single stage, should I just get another single stage and add the hornady bushing to it?
So, if I was down to choosing between the RCBS turret and Redding turret, you would choose.........
Anyone else own a CH press, as seen in post #22?
They look like there very stout and well made, would like to hear some more user feedback if anyone else owns one.
If there is no big advantage to the turret over the single stage, should I just get another single stage and add the Hornady bushing to it?
How the CH-444 ever got mentioned is a mystery. It's a dinosaur, an antique from days gone by. Yes, you COULD load up all 4 stations, then one pull of the handle would do 4 operations at once. Then you'd have to move 4 shells before you could do that again. Then there's the off-center loads on that platform that has the shell holders on it. If you DON'T have the sizer in back between the 2 posts, you'll quickly wear out those "bronze bushings" from the side stress of sizing. It also doe not have a compound leverage system, just a simple toggle lever. It must take a lot of pulling to load rifle shells. NOT a good choice!
The only thing it doesn't have is auto-index, which you don't really need
The T-7 has a ball detent system that sets the alignment. Just flip the head to the next station and you feel it 'clunk' into position.How are you able to get the dies lined up without screwing something up?
I watched the UR video of the Redding T-7. My thoughts were that the Redding T-7 combines the worst features of a single stage and a progressive.Some thoughts:
1- The Hornady lock-n-load classic can move almost as fast as a turret if you perform each operation separately
2. The Lee classic cast turret is a great value
3. The Redding T-7 is at the top of the quality rating, and the optional slide bar priming system is best-in-class in my opinion. The only thing it doesn't have is auto-index, which you don't really need.
I wonder what you think getting a turret would provide that your single stage doesn't.
The autoindex means that every ram stroke automatically indexes the turret. Therefore you don't have to reach back and grab a lever (like on the t7 vid) and rotate it every time you want to index.What does the auto index do on the lee? Is the Auto index a "manual" index?