Next Reloading Press - Turret?

[TimberHunter]

Currently use a single stage Lee classic. Works just fine but I can tell that I didn’t pay a lot for it and it’s slow reloading practice 223 ammo

I’m getting into shooting more 223 but still shoot my 6.5cm often. Not enough to justify a progressive press. To help speed up 223 loading, is a turret press the next step? Certain manufacture recommendation?


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[Oldffemt]

When I started reloading I thought a turret press would be much faster. I have a Lee 4 hole turret and the thing that speeds it up the most is being able to leave my dies set and change calibers any time I want without the need to adjust dies. I’m doing pretty good to load 50-75 rnds/hr, though I don’t really try to be fast, as that’s when mistakes tend to happen. My buddy has a Dillon 550 and he can easily double my output but it seems like a fairly complicated and expensive setup. I tend to use the turret like a single stage now for rifles with hard to come by ammo/bullets that aren’t common and just buy factory 223 in bulk when it’s cheap. FYI, I wouldn’t get the Lee budget turret press with the cast aluminum arm. It’s a total pos. The Lee classic turret press with the black steel arm is much better for the couple additional dollars.