Been looking over the 8 station Lyman......does look interesting.
Comparing it to the Redding and RCBS turrets it's almost a copy.....especially like the Redding in concept, size, and beef.
Comes with the primer where the Redding has it as an extra option. Size-wise looks similar to it.
Picture below indicates one piece casting with smaller fillets than the others...at first I thought it was a two piece casting.
Biggest difference ...... besides one more station? Notice the ram's platform is raised on the Redding, not on the Lyman. A metallurgy engineer might know if that makes a weak spot in the casting.....I wouldn't know. The vertical part of the casting is simpler too.....The Redding still wins the where's the beef contest.....if it matters.
Price? A tad cheaper than the smaller 6 station RCBS! Impressive. Notice how different the linkage is designed. Makes me curious about the leverage comparison. Can't tell from pictures! Yet I can see that the Lyman's handle is almost up......and the ram......isn't close to down??? Curiouser and curiouser....time to look at videos.
Having two single stations, and two progressives already......I find I still want one.......that is soooo crazy.......maybe the bench just needs a new color that doesn't clash with green!
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The only negative I've read about is that the priming system isn't 100%. Where have we heard that before? This is a new press.....refrain from judging, give the company time to perfect. My PC7's primer system works great....in spite of what the early adopters say they experienced. (Besides, many of us prefer to prime off press anyway especially for precision loads.)