That question, my friend, has to be answered by each individual reloader. I work faster on an old style turret by doing "batch" work. Some work faster doing it one at a time. You'll have to figure out what you do best as an individual.
Here's the batch method I used with a Lyman T-Mag:
1. Start with the press setup and ready to go.
2. Using clean brass and two reloading blocks that hold fifty each, remove clean brass from block A, resize it and place on block B.
3. Prime off press using a Lee Auto Prime or one of the higher priced outfits that may work as well as the Lee. Continue to to switch cases from Block A to Block B to identify those cases that are ready for the next step. When you're done, reverse block locations.
4. When you're finished priming, turn turret head to next die, which should be your expander and hopefully your powder drop die as well. Expand your cases and drop powder, each time you're finished with the case, move it to block B as before. When you're done, reverse blocks gently so you won't spill powder.
5. When you're finished expanding the case mouth and dropping powder, turn the turret head to the seating die. Moving cases from Block A to block B, seat bullets individually.
6. If you have a separate crimp die, turn the turret one more time. Crimp the cartridges, moving each cartridge from block A to block B. When you're done, you have 50 completed cartridges.
7. Realize unless you only want a hundred or so a week, this is nuts and buy a Lee Classic Turret press or a progressive before you go insane. That is, unless you find this theraputic or a "zen" thinigie or some such.
Regards,
Dave
regards,
Dave