silhanek
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Last year I bought the Lee Anniversary Kit and I'm now looking at getting a progressive to load .45ACP and others eventually.
I've figured that I can get setup on a Lee Loadmaster for not much more than $220 and to purchase a Dillon RL550B it will cost about $400.
The Lee has a 5 hole turret vs. Dillon's 4 hole turret. How important is that? With the room, I would probably buy the factory crimp die instead of crimping in the seating stage like I'm doing now on the single stage press.
The Lee press has an auto-index. How important is that? I like the idea of it indexing automatically. It just seems like that is a feature that would help eliminate error such as a possible double charge.
I'd be ordering a Lee press from Midway and only live about 5 miles from Dillon's store. Dillon has the advantage of being so close, but Midway is also an excellent comany that I've ordered from many times. Right now I am leaning towards the Lee Loadmaster since it is cheaper and has the 2 options I asked about above. Is the Dillon really that more reliable or am I missing anything that would justify spending twice as much for the setup? I think both products are great, but I just can't decide yet.
Thanks for your help.
I've figured that I can get setup on a Lee Loadmaster for not much more than $220 and to purchase a Dillon RL550B it will cost about $400.
The Lee has a 5 hole turret vs. Dillon's 4 hole turret. How important is that? With the room, I would probably buy the factory crimp die instead of crimping in the seating stage like I'm doing now on the single stage press.
The Lee press has an auto-index. How important is that? I like the idea of it indexing automatically. It just seems like that is a feature that would help eliminate error such as a possible double charge.
I'd be ordering a Lee press from Midway and only live about 5 miles from Dillon's store. Dillon has the advantage of being so close, but Midway is also an excellent comany that I've ordered from many times. Right now I am leaning towards the Lee Loadmaster since it is cheaper and has the 2 options I asked about above. Is the Dillon really that more reliable or am I missing anything that would justify spending twice as much for the setup? I think both products are great, but I just can't decide yet.
Thanks for your help.