Creedmoor Enhanced Press Head - Redding T-7

[tightgroup tiger]

That would be the right thing to do. if it does reduce flex, and being made out of good quality stainless it very well may, they should be pointing that out in their video. It would be to their own advantage.
I wish them luck in their endeavors.

 

[jski]

That would be the right thing to do. if it does reduce flex, and being made out of good quality stainless it very well may, they should be pointing that out in their video. It would be to their own advantage.
I wish them luck in their endeavors.

Agreed!

 

[jmorris]

This may help answer some of your questions:

This is really the only question I have, really more of a curiosity than a need to know the answer, also the fixture I was talking about.



Does the new turret reduce the movement and by how much?

 

[CoalCrackerAl]

I put some dry lube on my turrets and on the press's. It did make rotating the turrets a little smother.

 

[LiveLife]

Reduced turret tilt.

two dial indicators? If so I have a little fixture I need to mail you so you can be the one to test the two side by side and quantify the difference between the two.

... fixture I was talking about ... Does the new turret reduce the movement and by how much?

Inquiring minds want to know.

I love objective, measurable and repeatable data.

 

[Bat Rastard]

I have a 1 year old T7. I don't have a new stainless head for it, but I did install the $20 upgrade kit.
It made the press feel brand new. Lol

 

[Varminterror]

Who only has one turret head?

 

[Bat Rastard]

I do have a 2nd turret head. It is a Redding though.

 

[Milt1]

I tried the $20.00 kit on my T-7 and I don't see any difference and when I get the time I'm going to remove it.

 

[BreechFace]

Anyone do any measurements on the Creedmoor turret head?

I'm about to change from my Redding single stage over to a T-7 Turret and am wondering if it's worth the extra $180 for the initial turret head and an addition $80 for two more turret heads over the Reddings?

 

[jmorris]

If you get one and have a couple indicators, I can send you the fixture and you can let us know the results.

 

[BreechFace]

Well, I ordered the Redding T7 with just a couple of extra standard turret heads. I'll wait to see some results from someone that has the Creedmoor turret heads.

Redding makes good products, the standard turret heads are more than likely accurate enough. I can always sell the standards and upgrade down the road.

Still curious if anyone could take up @jmorris on his offer and let us know how the runout is on the Creedmoor turret heads.

 

[PO2Hammer]

I have 2 Redding turret heads, but only use 1.
I find it easier to swap out dies than to swap heads. Pesky little detent ball!
One thing that looks like an improvement on the Creedmore head is that it has 7 threaded handle holes instead of 3 oddly spaced holes on the Redding.
When I ran my T-7 in the semi-progressive mode, having just 3 handles was a minor annoyance.
I think worrying (criticizing) over theoretical head flex is much ado about nothing.
There’s enough slop in the shell holders to allow the case to self align with the dies.