Are kempf kits a good deal? Looking for opinions.

[Lost Sheep]

I own a turret and single Lee press along with a Dillon 550B. My recommendation is if your going Lee then I would utilize the turret press for handgun calibers only. It works fine for that but i don't feel like the turret press has the "strength and rigidity" need for rifle cases. Thus the reason i use the Lee Classic single press for my .308 and .223 loads. Much sturdier in construction and able to withstand the pressure need to full length size the cases.

The bottom end of both the Lee Classic Cast single stage and the Lee Classic Turret are the same. Same leverage, same durability.

I know, looking at a press on the one hand that is cast of a single piece of iron and on the other hand one that is bolted together it is easy to suspect the latter to be weaker or less rigid than the other.

The top end might be different in strength, but loading for a typical rifle cartridge (like the 30-06) is NOT that demanding a task. Swaging bullets might be, maybe.

I will not dismiss your feelings (especially since you own and use both presses, that gives you a much stronger experience base than most), but I will assure you that the LCT is perfectly adequate for the 30-06 and larger rifle cartridges.

Lost Sheep