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3 hole turrets on Lee Classic Cast turret?
3 hole turrets on Lee Classic Cast turret?
Midway has these on sale. Will the older style 3 hole turrets work on the classic cast turret press? Thanks, Bob
29 April 2010, 05:35
FjoldIs the shell plate set up for three or four stations?
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29 April 2010, 23:37
grizzquote:
Will the older style 3 hole turrets work on the classic cast turret press? Thanks, Bob
NO. The indexer is set up for 4 hole turrets, so is the steel ring that the turret turns inside. The 3 hole turret wouldn't even fit in the top.
But the main question is WHY? As in why would anyone WANT a 3 hole turret?
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Why? They are on sale at midway. Most of my dies are 2 dies sets. Hard to make dies fit on the 4 holer with original lock rings (Hornady, RCBS). I don't use auto index, so not an issue. Bob
30 April 2010, 15:55
OzzieWhy? I use my Lee for relatively small (50-100) runs of rifle ammunition but I resize, clean and prime separately.
1 spot for powder die, 1 for seating and 1 for crimping. leaves a blank space which is surprisingly annoying and rhythm upsetting.
I've always wondered how to set up a three hole turret for this press.
30 April 2010, 20:11
grizzThen the solution is real easy, get the original 3 hole press!
midway 3 holeThe empty hole in my classic turret doesn't bother me, I just either double pump the ram or with the ram at half staff, grab the turret to advance it the the sizer die. But most of my loading with it is with lee 4 die sets, which is why they went with 4 holes.
Send a email or call lee to ask if the 3 holer steel ring will match the posts of the 4 hole press, then the 3 holer's would work. You'd be stuck with manual advance. Somebody there would have to special order the stuff to convert your press.
if you run, you just die tired
It's not that life is so short, it's that death is sooo long!
Speak kindly to me, beloved master. Revel in my unconditional love, and give me every minute that you can spare, for my time with you is short.
Your faithful dog