Lee classic turet or Lee anniversary kit?

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The turret press will be a little faster. I use my anniversary press kit all the time and it works fine. It boils down to how much money you want to spend to get started. If you want to spend a bunch get a Dillon, but you will find the Lee equipment decent enough to load quality ammunition.
 
I like my Lee Turret press. The nice thing is you can buy extra turrets for it and once the dies are setup, you don't have to remove them. I can switch between .357, .303 brit., and 7.62x54r very quickly because of the extra turrets I have.
 
Would the Turet be faster? What is the difference in the 2 set ups?

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The turret will be at least 2X faster (typically 150 to 200 rounds per hour) but it will also cost about 2X as much as a kit. The classic turret is a good starter press because it can be also be used as a single stage. The classic turret is a strong press. I think it is worth the extra money for multiple caliber reloading over the Anniversary single stage. It disposes of spent primers in a much cleaner manner than most presses (right out the bottom of the ram into a holding tube). - Phil
 
I got a Lee Classic Turret as my first press. Fantastic press, I love it. I get about 150-175 rds per hour with it.

The Classic Turret is a much nicer press than the Challenger press in the Anniversary Kit.
 
classic turret all the way. You can use it as a single stage if you want, or if you want to you can load a single round of ammo in four pulls (with the pro auto disk and safety prime). The auto advance feature found in the classic turret is really nice to have, though it can be a bit touchy.
 
cornman: Would the Turet be faster? What is the difference in the 2 set ups?

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I had the same problem trying to figure which one to start with. The single stage will load 50 to 75 per hour. The Classic Turret will load close to 200 per hour. In the SS you have to change the die after every step. In the Classic all of the dies go in a turret and stay setup. I was talked into the Classic Turret and that was the best advice I got. After buying the Classic and loading for three weeks I realized that if I had started with the single stage then I would be upgrading because it wouldn't keep up with my ammo needs. I have had it for a year and a half and it still keeps up with my ammo needs and all of the competition I shoot in. I load at what seems like a safe comfortable pace for me. I look at every powder drop before I set the bullet on. I check OAL every 20 or so. Doing all of this I still load close to 200 per hour. I have never timed myself but I load the primer tray with 200 primers and there gone in close to a hour. I can load a thousand rounds a week very easy, but I enjoy reloading and my time in front of the press. The CLassic Turret is very easy to setup and use. Don't worry about how fast you can reload, just learn the press and the basics and the speed will come with experience. Check out this video to see the Classic in operation. http://www.leeprecision.com/html/HelpVideos/videos/Turret%20Press/loading%20on%20turret-1.wmv
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Lee classic turrent all the way better. they are beefier, and you can single stage it or turn it.
 
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