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13 April 2013, 00:02
R wise
Selecting a turret reloader
Hey guys, I have a Lee single stage reloader and am looking to upgrade to the best turret reloader that will accept Lee and RSCP dies. Any suggestions?
13 April 2013, 00:48
bumfarto
Mod, please move to handloading forum, thanks.

Welcome but you're in the wrong forum. Assume you mean RCBS not RSCP dies ? Almost all modern dies
are 7/8x14 thread so no issue there.
The Lee Turret is a fine press with an excellent priming system and quick change die turrets. It can also act as a progessive with a lee powder measure mounted on it. I use mine for all my handgun loads except the most precise hunting/bear defense loads and many rifle loads for hunting and gong ringing.

For "anal" ammo I use a two Redding turret presses and old 5 station and a newer 7 station.

Either of them, combined with Redding collet dies, load ammo that will shoot better than most humans can utilize.

If you're happy with your single stage Lee (I have one, works fine), I'd start with Lee turret as it is inexpensive and very flexible.

Good shooting.
13 April 2013, 04:10
PaulS
I wouldn't use a Lee turret press for any ammo but I have a hard time getting past all that play in the quickchange die carrier. When the ram comes up that ring holding your dies flexes an awful lot to actually make decent ammo.
Redding makes a good turret press and my old Lyman is a great turret press. There isn't much advantage to a turret press using the method that I do because I run all my cases through each process before I begin the next. This allows me to inspect the cases between each step.


Speer, Sierra, Lyman, Hornady, Hodgdon have reliable reloading data. You won't find it on so and so's web page.
13 April 2013, 04:18
ted thorn
I just set up and am running a Lee classic turret for a good friend who just started loading.

For the sub $200 he spent I'm quite impressed


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13 April 2013, 07:18
Kevin Rohrer
There is no 'best' of anything.

If you want the strongest and one of the most expensive turrets available, get a Hollywood.






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14 April 2013, 18:46
bumfarto
Great presses, just take 3 men and a boy to move it.

As for the "play" in the Lee turret insert, yes it is there and no it doesn't make ammo inaccurate. I have the Hornady alignment checker/fixer tool and ammo loaded on the Lee is better than most factory ammo.

Is it as precise as the Redding ? No. Will it load ammo that is more than good enough for real world hunting use ? Yes ! AND it's a lot less expensive and faster to change dies on. The priming tool is also MUCH better than the Redding and IMHO the best press mounted priming system there is.
16 April 2013, 22:40
Jim C. <><
You don't say what you find lacking in your present press or what you hope to improve so ...??

I agree that Lee's Classic Turret is a superb tool. It's the ONLY turret press with the option of auto-indexing which actually increases speed. The floating, loosely held turret head allows rising cases to precisely self align with the dies and also makes cartridge swaps easy, tool free, fast and inexpensive. The upward head/die movement is firmly stopped when the head hits the steel retaining ring so it has no direct effect on ammo quality.

None of that applies to my old Lyman turret, nor any others I know of.