Turret for .223?

[12Bravo20]

Frankl, I use the same setup for .223. I full length resize for my AR and only neck size for my H&R Handi Rifle. I like the Lee 4 hole turret press, .223 is the only rifle round that I have tried reloading with it.

 

[jhansman]

Well, after reading up as much as I could, I've decided instead to go with the Lee Breech Lock Challenger. Since it takes Lee's Safety Prime system, and I charge my cases with a Lee dipper and funnel, I can seat my bullets and factory crimp with a quick change of dies this press allows. Same goes for my handgun rounds, so for me the turret would actually be overkill. Thanks to those who responded.

 

[SSN Vet]

I also use a Lee single stage for decapping and swaging.

I really wanted (want) the Lee classic cast single stage to supplement my Classic Cast 4 hole Turret for lead bullet swaging, rifle case belling (for cast) stand alone de-priming, and primer pocket swaging.

But I wound up just plopping down $8 for another spare turret and loaded all of these dies on it.

For the vast majority of reloaders/shooters, the Lee Classic Turret and Lee Classic Cast single stage combination is all the presses they will ever need.

Though I'd love to sip blue kool-aide with one of those pretty Dillion models, practical reality says I have to agree with Dave's statement.

Loading 50 rounds is a big reloading session for me. That would take all of 5 minutes on a 650. Then what would I do for the rest of the evening?

 

[chipperi]

I charge my cases with a Lee dipper and funnel

Please tell me you use a scale as well! The first thing I do is toss that little yellow dipper.

No one has mentioned the Lyman T-Mag I have used it for about 14 years now and have no regrets, its a right sturdy press. As a matter of fact you can buy the whole kit that has the press,scale,case trimmer, lube pad, lube, powder measure, and loadbook for about 300 bucks.

 

[DaveInFloweryBranchGA]

The Lee dippers are no different than the Lee Pro Auto Disk. They've both volume based. Once you've taken a dipper, filled it with a specific powder, measured it and recorded the measurement, you can use that dipper, as long as you're consistent about how you fill it, just as you would any other volume measurement. They work great, just ask Skeeter Skelton and some of those other old time shooters.

Regards,

Dave

 

[RustyFN]

Yep what Dave said. I have talked to many people that have used the dippers for years without any problems. I do agree that you need a scale to verify the charge. The breech lock press should work great as long as you aren't trying to feed a AR 15. If you are then you would want to move up to the classic turret press. That will take you from 50 rounds per hour up to around 250 rounds per hour. I load 250 RPH on my classic at a comfortable pace.
Rusty

 

[PCFlorida]

Not including prep and case sizing, if I boogie I can do around 130-150 rifle rounds per minute. Pistol, I'm at 175.

A minute?