Again, I have to agree on the Turret for pistol and .223 - it works for my needs, and the single stage for small batches (usually 60 or less) a box or two of 30-30, a few boxes of precision 6.5, a box of 45 colt or Schofield, .357, .38, .243, etc.
I could load any of these on the turret I guess, but there is something about setting the die, and then running a batch of 50 or 100 on the SS that still feels rewarding to me. the 9mm and 223 in the turret feels faster and less like the work than it was when I was trying to load a few hundred on an SS. 4 pulls, a round is done, if I need to walk away, I finish the round which only takes about 10 seconds maybe 15, and then start a new round when I get back.
I may set up the auto drum and try adding powder on the turret press, I wont be able to weigh every load and that does not feel right to me, as I occasionally get an oddball .2 variance with the ppm - usually light (most drop right at or +/- .1 99% of the time once it is setup and I get my rhythm). But for range rounds, loading middle of the band it might be ok, I can still look at every drop but it can be hard to see small differences.
Maybe I will set it up off press, and run it a bit, measuring each drop until I figure out if I can trust it or not.
Thanks to all who have participated so far it has been fun to read all the opinions and history and reasons why, and in typical High Road fashion, it has been extremely civil, and educational.
Dave
I could load any of these on the turret I guess, but there is something about setting the die, and then running a batch of 50 or 100 on the SS that still feels rewarding to me. the 9mm and 223 in the turret feels faster and less like the work than it was when I was trying to load a few hundred on an SS. 4 pulls, a round is done, if I need to walk away, I finish the round which only takes about 10 seconds maybe 15, and then start a new round when I get back.
I may set up the auto drum and try adding powder on the turret press, I wont be able to weigh every load and that does not feel right to me, as I occasionally get an oddball .2 variance with the ppm - usually light (most drop right at or +/- .1 99% of the time once it is setup and I get my rhythm). But for range rounds, loading middle of the band it might be ok, I can still look at every drop but it can be hard to see small differences.
Maybe I will set it up off press, and run it a bit, measuring each drop until I figure out if I can trust it or not.
Thanks to all who have participated so far it has been fun to read all the opinions and history and reasons why, and in typical High Road fashion, it has been extremely civil, and educational.
Dave