Well, not really. I can barely write legible English, let alone a Sonnet (whatever a Sonnet is).
But I gotta say, I seriously love the Lee Classic Turret Press.
Not too long ago, my wife gave me a small room in the house for my very own reloading room, my first ever. I was no longer relegated to mounting either my Hornady 366 shotshell press or my lowly RCBS Rockchucker to a Black & Decker Work Mate and loading in the family room.
So I went big, buying a Dillon 1050 for the two calibers we shoot a lot: 9mm and .223. That left me with the Rockchucker for the other calibers.
After reading about the LCT here and on other forums, I decided to retire the Rockchucker for good, and use the LCT for the stuff I don't shoot in volume.
I'm rather surprised by the result: I'm having much more fun with my LCT press than I am with the 1050 (which is a fiddly, cantankerous machine. Works well when it's running, but requires a lot of tinkering to keep it in the game).
I've found myself loading up calibers I have dies and components for that I no longer even have the guns to shoot.
I must admit, the build quality of a lot of the Lee stuff (the Safety Prime system and Auto-Drum measure come immediately to mind) gave me pause, but so far everything made by Lee has performed flawlessly.
My only gripe, albeit a rather small one, is that the .380 Powder Through Expander die shaves a bit of brass, regardless of how small I adjust the bell to be. Doesn't seem to be a problem in other calibers, just .380 Auto.
When I get "in the grove", I can put 200-225 rounds per hour through the little press. Not quite progressive levels of production, but not bad at all for a hundred and twenty buck press.
I had serious reservations about the Auto-Drum measure. It looks like it might very well fall apart in your hands. It would have to prove it's mettle with 25 consecutive charges weighing not more than .1gr difference in order for me to trust it with non-weighed charges. Using CFE-Pistol (which is a very consistent throwing powder), I proceeded to weigh 25 consecutive charges, weighed as the press cycled around to the powder throwing station during the loading process. I never had one charge throw over the .1gr variation limit, equaling the results of my RCBS Uniflow and Dillon measures. Pretty darn good for a thirty five buck powder measure.
I am beyond pleased with the little LCT, and I would like to express HUGE thanks to those of you on the forums who have shared their knowledge of the LCT... you guys are the reason I was able to find this little gem of a press.
But I gotta say, I seriously love the Lee Classic Turret Press.
Not too long ago, my wife gave me a small room in the house for my very own reloading room, my first ever. I was no longer relegated to mounting either my Hornady 366 shotshell press or my lowly RCBS Rockchucker to a Black & Decker Work Mate and loading in the family room.
So I went big, buying a Dillon 1050 for the two calibers we shoot a lot: 9mm and .223. That left me with the Rockchucker for the other calibers.
After reading about the LCT here and on other forums, I decided to retire the Rockchucker for good, and use the LCT for the stuff I don't shoot in volume.
I'm rather surprised by the result: I'm having much more fun with my LCT press than I am with the 1050 (which is a fiddly, cantankerous machine. Works well when it's running, but requires a lot of tinkering to keep it in the game).
I've found myself loading up calibers I have dies and components for that I no longer even have the guns to shoot.
I must admit, the build quality of a lot of the Lee stuff (the Safety Prime system and Auto-Drum measure come immediately to mind) gave me pause, but so far everything made by Lee has performed flawlessly.
My only gripe, albeit a rather small one, is that the .380 Powder Through Expander die shaves a bit of brass, regardless of how small I adjust the bell to be. Doesn't seem to be a problem in other calibers, just .380 Auto.
When I get "in the grove", I can put 200-225 rounds per hour through the little press. Not quite progressive levels of production, but not bad at all for a hundred and twenty buck press.
I had serious reservations about the Auto-Drum measure. It looks like it might very well fall apart in your hands. It would have to prove it's mettle with 25 consecutive charges weighing not more than .1gr difference in order for me to trust it with non-weighed charges. Using CFE-Pistol (which is a very consistent throwing powder), I proceeded to weigh 25 consecutive charges, weighed as the press cycled around to the powder throwing station during the loading process. I never had one charge throw over the .1gr variation limit, equaling the results of my RCBS Uniflow and Dillon measures. Pretty darn good for a thirty five buck powder measure.
I am beyond pleased with the little LCT, and I would like to express HUGE thanks to those of you on the forums who have shared their knowledge of the LCT... you guys are the reason I was able to find this little gem of a press.