Experiences with the Lee Classic Turret Press?

[pharmseller]

Better deal?

Compare Cabela's and Kempf's:
Cabelas $149
The kit comes with a
 Classic Turret Press,
 large and small primer feeders, and a
 Lee Pro Auto-Disc Powder Measure with four measuring discs. You also get an
 Auto Disc Riser for convenient use of other brands of dies with extended adjusting screws, and a
 Lee Rifle Charging Die for small-capacity rifle cases.
 The Lee Safety Scale, the only scale that can never get out of adjustment, reads to the nearest 1/20 grain.


Kempf $145
 Lee Classic Turret Press (Four Hole Auto-Indexing Turret Press - sturdy enough to load rifle cartridges too)
 Lee Deluxe 4-Die Set for the pistol caliber of your choice (Includes carbide sizing and factory crimp dies, powder thru expander die, and bullet seating die)
 Lee Auto Disk Powder Measure (automatically dispenses the correct amount of powder-works for all pistol calibers)
 Lee Safety Prime System (Eliminates the need to handle each primer individually)
 Lee Auto Disk Riser (necessary for proper function of the Lever Prime System when using the Auto Disk Powder Measure)
 Six MTM Plastic Ammo Boxes (reusable ammo storage boxes-hold 50 rounds each)
 Note - If you don't already own a powder scale, the Lee Safety scale will be a great addition to your loading bench. It's easy to use, accurate and weighs up to 100 grains.
 The Kinetic Bullet Puller is also a very handy tool and every reloader will need one eventually. The Kinetic Puller doesn't damage the components and allows you to safely disassemble rounds and reuse the components.


Seems like Kempf's is a better deal.

Quinn

 

[Handgunr]

Dave,

If your talking about just the die change itself, since you owned both and know them, if the dies are set in the toolhead already, it's just 2 pins to pull, out with one and in with the next.
I know very well how the lock n loads work, and it's a great idea, no doubt, but I don't understand how it can be faster.......?

If you're talking powder measure change and all that, then I guess, but even though the dies are in with just a twist, you still have to handle each die individually.

Maybe I'm missing something, but my hunting partner has the lock-n-load progressive, as he prefers the Hornady's, and he's mentioned the toolhead being a little quicker as well. I've loaded on his machine, and never changed his dies out personally, but I've stood there many times while he had done it, and it was much, much faster than screwing dies in by hand, obviously, but not as fast as the toolhead...

All else being equal, I gotta disagree there....

Bob