Next Reloading Press - Turret?

[TimberHunter]

To repeat myself, if that's your goal, you 100% want a progressive. My personal recommendation is the Lee Six Pack Pro, because that's what I use and I love mine, but Dillion, etc all make good stuff, I'm told.

Full stop.

10-4, consensus is stay as is or go progressive.

Not sure I want to pay the money for prestige when all I’d lot on it is 223 I run through my 223 bolt gun. So maybe 1000 rounds a year


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[BigGrinner]

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?

Edit: when referring to turret press, I mean the auto rotating disk style


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The Lee Classic Turret is a great press for the money.
I've got a Hornady LNL AP I use for pistol and 556 but for rifle rounds I do all my loading on the LCT.
I do all my brass sizing/depriming/trimming/priming in seperate batches then just load 2-3 dies on the turret press (powder through expander, seater/crimp die, sometimes a Lee FCD and take out the auto indexing rod so I can index by hand.

 

[ropeup79]

A C-H 444 press might be a good option. I have the older 333 version that was my Grandpa’s. The 444 will do up to 4 different things with 1 stroke. I use mine mostly for 45 Colt but I do quite a bit of .223 as well.
I deprime/resize in a big batch on a single stage press. Next I prime with a hand primer. On the 1st spot on the 333 I have a pour through expander die with a powder dispenser. 2nd position is bullet seater and 3rd is a factory crimp die.

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[Colorado Cowboy]

I have an RCBS turret that is great. Had it about 15 years and I load .38 & .45 on it. I have a turret plate set up for each caliber. including the powder measure. Because I load both small pistol and large pistol, I do need to change the primer feed and of course the shell holder. To change calibers it takes about 15 minutes. I can load about 200 rounds per hour. Pretty easy and much faster then my single stage press.

 

[Pharmseller]

I use the Lee Classic Cast 4 hole turret but I disconnected the auto advance. I use it like a single stage but just rotate the turret instead of screwing the dies in and out. Super easy.

 

[4090Sharps]

I’m a huge fan of the Lee Classic Turret press for smaller (100 or so rounds) volume loading of various calibers. The auto indexing really speeds things up, and I’m considering upgrading to the auto ejector to move things along even faster. You can also get a bullet feed die from Lee to save yourself that movement too.

If you want to load a few hundred rounds at a time, get a progressive. I have an Apex 10, and love it for doing 223, 6 ARC, and 17-223, but extra heads and setup time make it expensive and not worth the time and money if you’re not loading in bulk.

For the cost, value, and flexibility, it’s unlikely you’ll be disappointed with the Lee Classic Turret press. It’s been my most used press for close to 15 years.