Single Stage vs Turret vs Progressive

[evan price]

I use a progressive and I deprime AFTER tumbling, because then any media crumbs that get stuck in the flash hole get pushed out by the depriming pin; I am not concerned by any discoloration inside the primer pockets and flash holes... do you wash the inside of the tailpipe of your car very often?
I have buckets of dirty brass waiting to be tumbled and buckets of clean brass with a big plastic grocery store scoop ready to be dumped into the case feeder.

 

[pakmcc]

single stage vs progressive

I'm got the dillon after about forty years of reloading on a single stage press
I looked a long time and finally brought the dillon. I couldn't be happier.
I load rifle, 30-06, .308, .303, 8mm mauser, 8X56R, 7.62X54R, 7.62x39, 7.62X25,(upps, wrong group) .223, 6.5x55 on my dillon 550B and berdan brass also. I have to hand deprime the brass on berdan primed brass.
I also load most pistol cal.s. 380, 9x18makarov, 9x19 luger, .38 spl, .357 .40S&W, .45 auto, .45 LC, .44 spl. .41 mag. All from the one press. The Powder throws very accurate charges including for 30-06 and the haardest thing to change, is to go from small pistol to large pistol or large rifle primers. it;s the most versatile reloader on the market. I have to resize the rifle brass to check it's length, after I trim the brass I can use the dillon to put the primer in and move to the next station for powder. then to seat the bullet and then crimp the bullet(for the automatics). But your still using only two strokes per case. much less four.
If you get a "case" head for each cal. your set up time is next to nothing.
And dillon service is outstanding.
ok, I'll shut up for a while.
Pat

 

[dirtysailorroe]

So I think I'm going with the Lee Classic Turret Press Kit from Kempf's. It's one of the better deals I've found online and from what I've read on Midway's site from people rating it, the worst thing about it is the instructions.

Anyone have any good comments or, more importantly, any horror stories they'd like to share about the Lee?

 

[RustyFN]

I have had a Lee Classic Turret press for over a year and haven't had one problem. It has been a awesome press. Make sure you don't short stroke it and when you go to turn the turret to remove it to change calibers raise the ram a few inches first and you won't have any trouble with the ratchet piece. Anybody that has had trouble with the ratchet has been from not using it correctly. That's not the users fault, it's due to the poor directions. I have never been sorry I chose to go with the CT press. I load 9mm, 38/357 and 223 on mine. The ammo has been accurate and very consistant.
Rusty

 

[Phil A]

Anyone have any good comments or, more importantly, any horror stories they'd like to share about the Lee?

No complaints here. I have heard of people getting a bad turret and they could not use the press until it was replaced by Lee. The turrets are inexpensive. Get more than 1. - Phil

 

[Rod B]

I have been using the Lee Classic Turret for over a year & I am very pleased with the performance.

I would suggest getting the Lee Pro Disc powder measure & the riser. The Safety Prime system works well once you get the hang of of pushing it at the top of the depriming stroke. Also there is a slight learning curve to the amount of thumb pressure required.

Just one final bit of information, "DO NOT" attempt to rotate or remove the turret with out first raising the ram an inch or so. Failing to raise the ram will ruin the square drive bushing. It's not an expensive part & is designed to fail rather than stress other components. But why risk damage when it only take a second to raise the ram.

I would also advise you to go to the Lee website & view the video on the operation of this press.

 

[tom-n8ies]

I have one of these and couldn't be happier. If I had it to do all over again this is the press I would have bought first.
This is one press Lee got right.

Good read on the Lee Classic Turret here:
http://www.realguns.com/archives/122.htm

tom