Which Turret Press?
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TexasDon
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BINGO...You Win...!!!
That was the right answer.
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BoltLover
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Lol
kostner
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I really don't see the advantage of the LCT over the T-7 or a single stage press???
Well how about $165 to spend on primers & powder. If you have money coming out of your WaZoo them go with the T-7.
Well how about $165 to spend on primers & powder. If you have money coming out of your WaZoo them go with the T-7.
I have a Lyman that uses 310 dies. I have a Herter Turret press with 5 positions. When forming cases for 7.65mm53 and 8mm57 it saved time. Another Herter press that works and saves time is the 2 ram press. I have 2 Herter shell holders for most of what I load/form.
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jell-dog
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Thank you all for your hands on experiences!!
I greatly appreciate all the responces to my poll and posts to this thread.
I have ordered the Lee 4 Hole Classic Turret Press with a few extra turrets.
Looking forward to getting new reloading equipment!
I will use my ROCKCHUCKER for sizing/de-priming and short run load development.
THANKS ALL!
JD
I greatly appreciate all the responces to my poll and posts to this thread.
I have ordered the Lee 4 Hole Classic Turret Press with a few extra turrets.
Looking forward to getting new reloading equipment!
I will use my ROCKCHUCKER for sizing/de-priming and short run load development.
THANKS ALL!
JD
BoltLover
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Good choice
LeonCarr
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I don't have money coming out of my "Wazoo", but I still bought the T-7.
I guess I am hard on reloading equipment, I currently have a broken Dillon 550 and a broken Dillon Square Deal B. The piece on the bottom of the ram that connects the handle to the ram broke on the 550 and the left side linkage arm snapped at the bottom pivot point two nights ago while loading. This will be the third trip for the 550 (The same part has broken on me three times in the past 24 years) and the first trip for the Square Deal. All of the parts that have broken are made from Cast Aluminium.
To my knowledge there is no Cast Aluminium on a Redding T-7. If you use your equipment alot (I use mine almost daily) get a Redding T-7.
Just my .02,
LeonCarr
I guess I am hard on reloading equipment, I currently have a broken Dillon 550 and a broken Dillon Square Deal B. The piece on the bottom of the ram that connects the handle to the ram broke on the 550 and the left side linkage arm snapped at the bottom pivot point two nights ago while loading. This will be the third trip for the 550 (The same part has broken on me three times in the past 24 years) and the first trip for the Square Deal. All of the parts that have broken are made from Cast Aluminium.
To my knowledge there is no Cast Aluminium on a Redding T-7. If you use your equipment alot (I use mine almost daily) get a Redding T-7.
Just my .02,
LeonCarr
RugerOldArmy
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I had the same piece on the 550 break. Call Dillon, they will take care of you!
I started with a single stage, then moved to the Lee Classic Cast. Have seen the T-7 and it is indeed a well made beast. For me, the issue came down to convenience and cost. First, I do not load monster cartridges nor swage bullets or anything that requires a massive press. I also try not to abuse my equipment so a more modest press does the trick for me.
My reloading is mainly pistol cartridges and and small quantities of many different old milsurp rifle cartridges. For me, the advantage is that I can afford Lee Turret heads for each of the calibers that I reload for. That means I can leave my dies set in each one and do not have to spend time adjusting dies. I have dummy cartridges for each of my calibers and thus simply confirm settings after setting the turret with the preadjusted dies. For me, once I have found an accurate round for a particular rifle, then I don't want to monkey much with the bullet seating, sizing, etc.
For pistol bullets, my reloading is mainly as a backup so I can keep shooting when commercial ammo gets too high/and or unavailable. Given prices on 9mm for example, I save my brass and reload once or twice a year to keep my hand in. If I shot more, then I would probably buy a Dillon Square Deal for that caliber only. I also load .357 simply because I prefer my marginal .357 loads to the firebreathing stuff especially as I fire on an indoor range.
Thus, for me, the Lee Classic Turret is a tool to an end and given that it produces more than acceptable ammunition, is low priced, flexible, and gives me in one press the abilities of a single stage, some of the speed of a progressive, enough holes in the turret so that I can mount dies such as the FCD, a Powder Checking die, Sizing, etc., and cheap enough turret heads so that I do not have to constantly mess with dies, and strong enough to load .30 caliber and below rifle rounds and any handgun caliber that I choose to reload for, and is cheap enough so that I can replace it or add another if I so choose.
My reloading is mainly pistol cartridges and and small quantities of many different old milsurp rifle cartridges. For me, the advantage is that I can afford Lee Turret heads for each of the calibers that I reload for. That means I can leave my dies set in each one and do not have to spend time adjusting dies. I have dummy cartridges for each of my calibers and thus simply confirm settings after setting the turret with the preadjusted dies. For me, once I have found an accurate round for a particular rifle, then I don't want to monkey much with the bullet seating, sizing, etc.
For pistol bullets, my reloading is mainly as a backup so I can keep shooting when commercial ammo gets too high/and or unavailable. Given prices on 9mm for example, I save my brass and reload once or twice a year to keep my hand in. If I shot more, then I would probably buy a Dillon Square Deal for that caliber only. I also load .357 simply because I prefer my marginal .357 loads to the firebreathing stuff especially as I fire on an indoor range.
Thus, for me, the Lee Classic Turret is a tool to an end and given that it produces more than acceptable ammunition, is low priced, flexible, and gives me in one press the abilities of a single stage, some of the speed of a progressive, enough holes in the turret so that I can mount dies such as the FCD, a Powder Checking die, Sizing, etc., and cheap enough turret heads so that I do not have to constantly mess with dies, and strong enough to load .30 caliber and below rifle rounds and any handgun caliber that I choose to reload for, and is cheap enough so that I can replace it or add another if I so choose.
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