I learned to reload with one of those at a NES members house. Good stuff.My suggestion is a Redding T7 turret press. Much faster than a single stage press but just as accurate. Not as fast as a Dillon 650, but reliable and less expensive.
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I learned to reload with one of those at a NES members house. Good stuff.My suggestion is a Redding T7 turret press. Much faster than a single stage press but just as accurate. Not as fast as a Dillon 650, but reliable and less expensive.
Morning - I want to purchase a new single stage press for loading handgun and some rifle (223 - 6mm Creedmoor - 6.5mm Creedmoor) just wondering if anyone has had great or not so good experience with any of the major brands - TY in advance for your thoughts and experiences - Bob
What is so junk about it?
The company and what they make yes, they may have some stuff that is ok, occasionally they hit the mark. Like you I have also heard that Hornandy is shit but my experience with their products has been quite different than with Lee over the last 30 something years of reloading. Now I will admit I wrote Lee off a long time ago sans the dies I mentioned which I bought more out of desperation as that's all I could get so maybe their stuff has improved.Ok, so dies missing pieces or being broken does not equal sh*t press. Half my dies are Lee, about 2 or 3 dies are Hornady, 2 Dillon and the rest are Redding. I never had an issue with any die.
The auto disk, I can't speak to that, I only have the auto drum. But anyway, does not necessarily mean the press is sh*t.
So, your problem is with the company, not necessarily their press.
Toss all that junk lee shit in a box I will pay shipping so you can make room for better stuff. Im a poor man and thats what Lee is forI have a Lee classic cast press, I use it to decap brass and that's all its good for IMHO. I have bought so many Lee products over the years that have turned out to be junk.
Yeah I caught that too. I'm sure that post from the guy about his Dillon 750 wasn't really advice for the op.....he just couldn't resist the opportunity to brag about his setup.Not trying to be a dick but the OP is asking for guidance on a single stage press and is being told to get a 750 with all the bells and whistles.
I still use my original single stage press just as much as I use my 550, if not more. Mine's a Lee Classic Cast, but others work great as well. Get one with the "O" vs the "C" frame.
I've made thousands and thousands of 357 and 45 on my classic turret. It's good for that. I would never want to reload rifle cal on it but for churning out pistol cal it's fine.....and didn't break the bank.Toss all that junk lee shit in a box I will pay shipping so you can make room for better stuff. Im a poor man and thats what Lee is for
Reloading rifle on a single stage is fine if it's a solid one. I said I would not reload rifle on a Lee brand turret.....reason is those turrets are not built as strong as other brands like Dillon and ribs. Rifle resizing takes alot more pressure on the handle and a Lee turret just won't take that much abuse for too longI have another foolish question when I was reloading in the past (some time ago) I only loaded pistol and 22-250 but it was therapy for me not a speed issue so what is the difference between loading 223 - 243 - 6mm & 6.5 Creedmoor and the hand gun loads other than the obvious (size - powder charge etc) as someone not sure who stated something to the effect that they would not want to do too much rifle reloading on a SS press keep in mind I am loading only for myself and more concerned about turning out an accurate/quality reload vs volume - Thank's again for your input
I've got the Lee classic cast single stage for resizing rifle brass - works well so far. No experience with Turret presses but others here seem to like them. Once rifle brass is prepped it gets loaded on the Hornady LNL progressive.
I also resize on a single than on a 550 I run mandrel, prime, drop powder, than seat bullet.Curious, what are the stages you use on the progressive since you resize separately.
Prime charge seat bullet. If using coated gas checked bullets I’ll flare the casemouth a bit and also apply a crimp to close the flare.Curious, what are the stages you use on the progressive since you resize separately.
It has to be incredibly tedious to do it all on a single stage.I also resize on a single than on a 550 I run mandrel, prime, drop powder, than seat bullet.
work primer pocketIt has to be incredibly tedious to do it all on a single stage.
.223 brass I shoot the most is set in 4 200 shell batches. I take usually 200 or 400 rounds a time to shoot.
First time after an initial depriming it takes some time to prep it, size it, work primer pockets- but now after the tumbling the batch goes into motorized shell feeder, and then runs via FL die, then primes, and gets into a box for storage. A round per sec speed. It is it crazy fast on xl750, I would not even dream to do it on a single stage.
90% of brass is picked up, it takes time to uniform it and set into batches of similar brand and size. Uniformed primer pockets is a part of the process, but, it is a do once job.work primer pocket
Just razzing ya. For my 223 use range pickups as well and luckily most is LC which I use for the precision stuff. Have you compared groups with untouched pockets vs uniformed and cleaned?90% of brass is picked up, it takes time to uniform it and set into batches of similar brand and size. Uniformed primer pockets is a part of the process, but, it is a do once job.
Not really, as working pockets is just a part of a prep routine for new brass.Just razzing ya. For my 223 use range pickups as well and luckily most is LC which I use for the precision stuff. Have you compared groups with untouched pockets vs uniformed and cleaned?
That looks like the Hollywood Press I learned on.Snag a Herters 234 Turret. A lightweight at 42 pounds. It can handle 3 die sizes from tru-line jr/310 dies up to the big old 50BMG fellas.
I have one on the bench and love it. I think I’m going to swap it out so all my Lee push through bullet sizing dies are on it.
Herters 234 super turret
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