Their manuals are good for any reloader no matter how long you've been loading. No matter how much you think you know once in a while you find something new you didn't know about.Eight station turret.
https://www.ammoland.com/2018/01/lyman-brass-smith-all-american-8-turret-press/amp/
I'm a big fan of their reloading manual. As I have only been reloading for may 6 yrs., I don't understand the need to place multiple die sets on one turret.
That's what I'm getting at. One set of dies needs my full attention.I can't for the life of me figure out what you would do with 8 stations, but if someone wants to buy it, have at it.
No disagreement here on that. But 2 sets of 4-die or 4 sets of 2-die. I can see me getting something screwed up there.Their manuals are good for any reloader no matter how long you've been loading. No matter how much you think you know once in a while you find something new you didn't know about.
Interesting that you mention Redding as Lyman's Brass Smith looks like they copied the Redding T-7 press.Could it be that Redding went to seven to top RCBS' six and now Lyman goes to eight to top Redding?
Nothing will go wrong if you pay attention to what you're doing.
I agree a beginner should only be using a single stage press. Turret presses should only be use by experienced and careful reloadersTrue but it’s when you lose focus thats when accidents happen.
And we’re all human and all sorts of distractions can hit us. Thankfully most of us are wise enough to stop, and recheck things but I just don’t see a beginner needing any extra complexity to add to the risk of making mistakes.
Maybe the risk is insanely minimal but I’m not convinced it’s a good beginner setup.
I agree a beginner should only be using a single stage press. Turret presses should only be use by experienced and careful reloaders
Could it be that Redding went to seven to top RCBS' six and now Lyman goes to eight to top Redding?
Havok7416 wrote:
I can't for the life of me figure out what you would do with 8 stations, but if someone wants to buy it, have at it.
Hokie_PhD wrote:
That said, I don’t see gimmicks as adding quality and/or value.
Jack B wrote:
...Lyman is changing their press line up and naming it Brass Smith
But... But... But... I've got more holes in my press than you do. How can you call that a gimmick?
Yeah, I know I only have four dies to go into those holes, but I've still got more holes for when I need them.
Don't know. I just was letting everyone know that I saw they had a new line coming out. I have no idea as to their plans.Are they going to change the color they paint them? After all, if the old "Orange Crusher" is going to now become the "Brass Smith" won't orange be kind of awkward?
Understandable; you can install and set 4 different rifle die sets (this would be OK for me because I reload for two rifle calibers (30-06 and 308) about 5 times more than some of my other rifle calibers). Also I could install 2, three die sets and two ram prime units for a couple handgun calibers (45 ACP and 9mm). This would cover two of my most used/reloaded calibers and easy priming. If this ain't enough I could get another turret (I had 10 turrets with dies installed for my Lee Turret press)..