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Posted: 2/6/2009 7:46:52 AM EDT
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Well, i am looking to start reloading. It is just too expensive to keep buying factory ammo, especially for my 7mm Rem Mag.
Now, through work I have earned $150 in Cabelas cards, and found this press on their site: Lee Turret Press Would this be a good beginner press, or should I just wait until I can afford a Rock Chucker? Also, would you recommend the three or four hole. Thanks, Vaca |
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Take a look at the new Classic Turret. I tried one a couple of weeks ago and think it's a good starter press, or one low cost enough to set up for one caliber.
I would not buy the one you linked. The single stage presses by RCBS, Hornady, Redding, and Forster are all very fine. The LEE Classic Cast single stage is pretty good and is probably the best value for price, but both of these LEE presses I've mentioned have wooden ball threaded onto to the operating handle and threads will strip. Either glue it on or buy a better knob. |
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Well, i am looking to start reloading. It is just too expensive to keep buying factory ammo, especially for my 7mm Rem Mag. Now, through work I have earned $150 in Cabelas cards, and found this press on their site: Lee Turret Press Would this be a good beginner press, or should I just wait until I can afford a Rock Chucker? Also, would you recommend the three or four hole. Thanks, Vaca Sir, I don't know anyone that started out with a Lee press that has not already or plans to replace it. Everyone that I've known that used one tells me they wished they had waited to get a better press. HTH, 7zero1. |
| For beginners I would personally reccomend a single stage press, makes things alot easier to learn and do. I started off with one, and after about a month of using it I feel very satisified and accomplished with my ammunition. In fact its the only press I have and im cranking out ALOT of .308 |
The difference in the 2 Lee Turrent are that that one linked in the previous post has a cheesy cast aluminum base and the Lee Classic Cast Turrent has a huge cast iron base. I have had the Classic Cast Turrent, and learned from the beginning on it. It can be used as a single stage also. Just remove the index rod. Take a whole 10 secs. After 2 year and about 10,000 rds on it. I still will keep it, even when I upgrade to a fully progressive. You would have to abuse it yo break it IMHO.
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This the Classic turret:
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=814175 From a whole nuther universe than the other unit. |
| +1, You can't go wrong with that Classic Turret, it uses the same frame from their single stage press that I reload my .50BMG on. Tough! Remove the auto index till your confident in what your doing then upgrade the powder thrower and priming system and you can chug out around 200rds an hour. |
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Well, i am looking to start reloading. It is just too expensive to keep buying factory ammo, especially for my 7mm Rem Mag. Now, through work I have earned $150 in Cabelas cards, and found this press on their site: Lee Turret Press Would this be a good beginner press, or should I just wait until I can afford a Rock Chucker? Also, would you recommend the three or four hole. Thanks, Vaca Sir, I don't know anyone that started out with a Lee press that has not already or plans to replace it. Everyone that I've known that used one tells me they wished they had waited to get a better press. HTH, 7zero1.  I like all of my Lee equipment just fine, especially the single stage.
OP - if you're buying a Lee turret or single-stage press, you won't be disappointed. It's not bomb-proof built like a rock chucker, but it's worth every penny and will serve you well. |
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I started with the classic turret and think it was a great purchase. Anyone that says start with a single stage press is crazy if you plan to load more than say 100-200 a week. The concept with the turret is exactly the same, just allows you to do all 4 stations on the same piece of brass. Unless you're not very bright, it won't be harder to figure out the turret compared to the single stage. The challenge is moving to the progressive where everything is happening at the same time.
Buy the classic turret though and not the one made for pistol only. |
| One thing to note about the LEE Classic Turret press is it's a sort of hybrid. This press is designed to advance the turret head automatically (although that feature can be disabled). Conventional turret presses should be operated with each die stationary while completing one operation on every case or cartridge. The LEE does all the operations on each case while it is in the shell holder. This is a pretty slick and efficient operating mode without going to a full progressive that does all operations on different cases with each pull of the handle. |
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