Redding T-7 Turret Press

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mnshooter

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I bought a new Redding turret press last week and have noticed that there is some play in the head when the case enters the die. I can move this by hand also. There is no play toward me, only to the rear, and the head stops on the machined surface where the indexing ball sits. As best as I can measure, its is .007-.010. do other owners of this press have the same situation, or do I have a problem?

Thanks for any input
Jeff
 
Jeff, I don't have one but did a little searching around various forums and found this:

I bought my T-7 about two months ago. The first thing I noticed when I full length resize a 308 case was the turret tilted back onto the rear support. Even seating a bullet will cause the tilt. The amount of tilt was not consistent. A call to Redding's tech support help solved the problem. Redding tech support was very good but I forgot the gentleman's name. He said the center bushing where the turret turn is a few thousandths taller than the thickness of the turret. This was done so you can turn the turret. If Redding remove all the play then the turret would not turn. He suggested two ways to deal with the tilt: either adjust you dies to account for the free play or grind the bushing down by a few thousandths so to reduce the tilt a minium. I choosed to grind the bushing down. The bushing is now just one thousandth taller than the turret and there is no more measurable tilt. The down side to this modification is the turret head is very hard to turn. But this is OK since I do in batch, I deprime, reprime, charge powder by hand off the press. The press only resizes and seats the bullet. So I only have to turn the turret once for the entire batch. The T-7 was not designed to be a fast press, it was designed to be a strong and accurate press. With the above modification I now have a truly strong AND accurate press.
 
Don,
I too, kind of thought the bushing to be the culprit. My temporary solution was to place a small shim on the rear support. I am a machinist, so grinding or turning the bushing shorter should not be a problem.

Thank you for your research and reply.

Jeff
 
Well, after measuring the length of my bushing and turret head, I found the bushing to be almost .004 longer. Shortly after turning the bushing just a little too short, I called redding to order a new one. They asked for the exact height of my turret. Two days later and I have a new bushing and no perceptable movement or rise. The bushing they sent is only .0015 longer than the head, and it indexes smooth as silk.
Thumbs up to Redding.
 
That's the kind of service that I have experienced with most companies that make reloading equipment. It seems to be an industry standard. Now all Redding needs to do is to install the proper size bushing when they assemble the press.
 
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