Lee classic Turret press info needed

[Lost Sheep]

Simple

Take a paper towel, punch it into a bowl shape in your palm and shape a "spout" at one point on the circumference. Dump 100 primers into the paper towel and pour the primers into the primer flipper tray. Flip the primer upright in the usual way and install the flipper tray cover any you are good to go.

Alternative: take a flat piece of cardboard. Put the primer container on the cardboard and pull the sleeve. Lift the primer tray up. This leaves all the primers (except CCI sleeves) all face down on the cardboard. Corral all the primers into a small circle, put the cover for the primer flipper tray over the primers, pick the whole assembly up and flip over. Remove the cardboard, exposing all the primers (cup bottoms showing) and install the flipper tray bottom. With the flipper tray top and bottom thus assembled, all the primers facing the right direction you are all set. If any few primers are upside down you can fix that with the flipper tray in the usual way.

How is such a simple thing occupying such bandwidth? Every suggestion posted here will work just fine.

Lost Sheep

 

[horsemen61]

Update so far I have loaded up quite a bit of pistol ammo on the LCT and I really am liking it I still drop powder from a separate stand alone lee perfect powder measure. My time has been cut down by a large margin and no I am not rushing I check the powder on the 10th one every ten so I am happy next challenge 6.8 spc thanks for all the help guys

 

[horsemen61]

Ok guys looking at a thread done by bds about the lee pro1000 lets make this one all about how to trouble shoot the LCT thanks guys for the help

 

[Lost Sheep]

Ok guys looking at a thread done by bds about the lee pro1000 lets make this one all about how to trouble shoot the LCT thanks guys for the help

1) This thread is 7 pages already. A thread like the one you mention of how to trouble shoot the Lee Classic Turret (or the Lee Deluxe Turret, operationally identical almost) would be better off starting fresh? I think.

2) I switched from my Lee Pro-1000 presses to a single Lee Classic Turret. The Lee Turrets seem to need a whole lot LESS trouble-shooting.

There is the auto-advance indexing adjustment (which has given me no trouble at all, though I have heard of others), the primer arm dragging on the shell holder and (the big one) the primer dispensing device adjustment being finicky. So, a trouble shooting thread might be nice to collect all the cures.

Then there are the improvements (completed cartridge kicker, for one).

Good thought, horsemen61

Lost Sheep

 

[1SOW]

I agree with Lost Sheep about compiling the items of interest in a new organized thread.

My biggest irritant has been having to slightly bump the 9mm case back into the shell holder well over 1000 times per month when it jostles forward a hair as the turret is rotated.

Looking at the 550B case retaining method gave me an idea that works 100% of the time for the last few months. 3 coils of a very lightweight wire spring slips over the shellholder tightly. The top end of the spring is bent to point IN to the shell holder opening right against the bottom of it on the right hand side. A tiny steel arrowhead shape is soldered to the end. The case slips right past the "arrowhead" into the shellholder and the arrowhead holds a tiny bit of pressure on it, just enough pressure so the case NEVER jostles forward and has to pushed back.
Way faster and never whack a case or misalign for the primer seat.

Life is good now.

 

[Potatohead]

Oh my goodness I hate that too. I hold the dadgum case now, as it rises into the die. Just to get it started. You got a pic of that fix?

 

[1SOW]

LEE TURRET PRESS
DIY CASE RETAINER Obviously I haven't refined it, but it works so well I'm not inclined to make a prettier one.

You have to use a little imagination 'cuz my camera sucks. The glare is from my AC powered case light . There are two + coils of the spring wrapped around the Shell holder and mount. The TOP end of the spring is bent straight to point at the case in the shell holder. The little arrowhead (could have been shortened) is soldered to the end of the spring so its just contacting the case.
Hope this pic helps make sense out of my description.

 

[Potatohead]

Thanks

 

[refuse2bafool]

Quick way to set a charge with Lee powder dispensers

"I keep a notebook with load data so I know exactly which disc to use for a specific charge weight for each powder I use. (they provide a chart but it's always wrong...close in many cases...but wrong.)"

It's wrong because powder density varies from lot to lot and they have to give the high end of the density tolerance for safety. Lee suggests a more "scientific" method that I found works well each time you buy new powder.

1. Using a calibrated dipper take and weigh a given measure.

2. Divide the volume of the caliber by the charge weight and you will get cc/grain for that lot.

3. Mutiply that by the grains you want to use for a charge and that will tell you what disk cavity or charge bar setting to use.

You should get very close on the first try.

 

[TroyUT]

I turn my shellholder (on my Lee 4 hole turret) so that it faces left about 15 degrees. I have had no issues with brass moving since then. Am I not supposed to be doing that?

 

[Foto Joe]

I turn my shellholder (on my Lee 4 hole turret) so that it faces left about 15 degrees. I have had no issues with brass moving since then. Am I not supposed to be doing that?

Do what ever works for you. Being right handed I tend to sit just to the left of the press and my shell holder invariably migrates to the left with me 10-15 degrees. I have a tendency to touch the base of the brass as it bottoms out on the decap stroke so that the primer is lined up with the pocket correctly. As far as things staying lined up throughout the 4-die process, it really hasn't been an issue. I will say that I learned a long time ago to make sure that your finger tips are not between the brass and the whatever die it's about to go into. There's more than enough leverage on that ram to earn you the nickname "Stumpy."

 

[Potatohead]

I turn my shellholder (on my Lee 4 hole turret) so that it faces left about 15 degrees. I have had no issues with brass moving since then. Am I not supposed to be doing that?

I'll have to try that. Never even thought about tinkering with a fix yet, been concentrating so hard on not screwing anything up. Thanks.