Advantage of a Turret Press over a Single Stage Press?

That and I can finish a small batch of cartridges without a lot of labor. A single stage doesn't make sense to me unless I'm doing a lot of cases. With a turret, my dies are already set up, I just drop the turret in, and run my batch.

Chris

I got a Redding T7 recently so I could put my Rockchucker on a portable stand. I have the Hornady Lock-n-Load bushing system installed on my Rockchucker and the turret doesn't give any advantage over my single stage Rockchucker with the lock-n-load.

So yes, pretty much all you save is the time to screw in dies. If you have the lock-n-load bushings, then the time to switch is neglible.

Depends on the press and what your loading. In general, with a turrent, you perform all operations sequentially on a single case vs a single operation on all you cases. It saves time becasue you only handle the case once. Some will argue becasue the turrent moves, it will not be as accurate as a single stage. I havn't found a difference in pistol cals or 223.

I went for the turret recently, because I dont want to screw dies in & out or reset them constantly. And they seem to stay pretty well set too. The Lee 4 die turret press is very affordable from Midway. The best thing about extra turrets on the Lee model is that they are only $8, and they hold your different caliber dies until you are ready to plunk them in. The auto indexing can be used when you start auto charging and bullet setting. The sizer can be done on a number of cases at a time before you polish them without the auto indexing. Can get the 3 hole if you want, but I wanted space for the factory crimper too. I am happy.

I use the Lyman T-Mag2 for my rifle and 357Sig loads. It is pretty fast if that is what you want. I use a RCBS Pro 2000 for 9mm and 40 Smith.

Saves a lot of time like not screwing in the dies & wondering if you have it correct when you last pulled them out. Also a turret of progressive is the aim of most handgun people since they shot a lot more each time at the range.

I am so lazy that I bought two new Posness/Warren Metallic II presses & a number of extra large & small primer tubes to go along with an older of the the same make & model.

So when home from shooting the brass goes into the tumbler, out in an hr & be it 38Spl, 9mm, or 45ACP said presses are set up for all three.

I use the RCBS turret press. The RCBS has six stations per turret, I group 1 rifle set, (2 dies) with 1 handgun set (4 dies).

Other than agreeing with the previous comments about the speed of set up, the only thing I can add is I find a turret requires less handling of the cases and that tends to speed things up a bit.

I use a batch process, particularly when loading handgun ammo. Usually 200 to 500 cases at a time.
The first step after tumbling, is to deprime/resize, expand the case mouth and prime the case. Once you develop a rhythum on the turret this goes quickly.
After this step is complete, I powder charge 50 cases at a time off the press.
This batch of 50, goes back to the turret where I seat the bullet in one station and use the Lee Factory crimp in another to complete the process.

Using this method I do not achieve the speed of a progressive but I do get a chance to look at every case 2 or three times during the process.

Take Care

I am liking my Lee 4-hole turret for .357, .44 mag and .45 acp. As mentioned in a post above, you can do an entire case simply by rotating the turret, or you can work in batches as if working with a single stage press. Also, with an 8 dollar turret, you can set your dies up for several calibers and just drop in the turret for the caliber you want to load. Just a matter of seconds to change calibers. I'm enjoying mine.

I bought a Lee turret press last year not for the time it saves, although it does, but so i didn't have to keep taking the case out of the shell holder for each operation and keep changeing dies, got the auto indexing and use it for pistol loading, rifle rounds are still loaded on an RCBS Rockchucker.

I use two single-stage presses side by side, each set up for a different operation...just as fast as a turret, and no questions about alignment.

When RCBS 1st came out with their turret press a few years back I tried one and didn't care for it. I didnt like the priming system or the slop in the turret. I would still like to try a Lyman before I decide I dont want one period.

However I started using a Bonanza co-ax several years ago and just havent gotten around to that lyman yet. Being able to pop those dies in and out with no 'screwing' around is just quick and easy.