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I'm ready to buy a reloading kit II

brotus2
Thank all of you for your help!

I have pretty much decided to go with the Lee Classic Turret Reloading kit. I realize that with any "kit", there will be additional items.

I asked this same question on the Firing Line and had several responses to get the Lee turet instead of a single stage. I Googled it, saw the videos and read the reviews. Looks good.

I am a new reloader, an old shooter. Nam 65 & 66.

I will load 38, 357, 40, 270, 32WS and Win 32-20 to start.

Again, thank you all for your advice and any additional advice is welcome.
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  • 1988z01
    Hello There:

    I haven't had a lot of experience with multistage presses, but I can tell you that I have been reloading since I was in the first grade. OK, I was just popping out old primers and cleaning primer pockets then, but I can't tell you how much I enjoyed learning about reloading with my dad. I still have the old 2nd edition Hornady reload book. I've updated since then, but I am using the same old RCBS single stage press. There is something about working with EACH case, measuring out EACH load, and seating each bullet that makes me feel good about what comes out. Things have come a LONG way, but with the prices of everything going through the roof, you can get A LOT of enjoyment out of a single stage unit. I wish you the best of luck, and I can never explain to anyone how much it meant to me to spend hours with my dad on that old press.
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  • sandwarrior
    I highly suggest you start with a single stage press until you get your feet under you. A turret is a lot of stuff to watch when starting out.
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  • hadjii
    sandwarrior, it depends on what type of turret press your talking about. If you're talking about a multi-stage, then ya, there's alot to watch, but a turret press like the Lee or Lyman or the Redding T7 like I have is nothing more than a single stage press with turrets for multiple dies so you don't have to keep swapping out dies. After getting my T7, i would never go back to a single stage alone, although I have a Lyman Orange Crusher single stage that I bought for a song and a dance, and it is a pretty good press.
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  • bobbyrose512
    When I started reloading I started with a lee turret using it as a single stage until I got the feel of what I was doing ie; how pressure to seat the primer, setting the dies, the feel of the case going through the dies. A year and a half later I'm using it as designed and can reload about 100 rounds a hour. Start slow and move up. Do one step at a time until you get it down. Most of all don't be afraid to ask for help.
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  • drobs
    Turret press is the way go if you are doing single stage reloading. I can't imagine having to unscrew and re-screw in every die every time I wanted to reload.

    That said one of my many things I want to get when I get back home is a Dillon Progressive.
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  • Bubba Jr.
    quote:Originally posted by sandwarrior
    I highly suggest you start with a single stage press until you get your feet under you. A turret is a lot of stuff to watch when starting out.


    That's the beauty of the Lee Turret. If you take out the indexing rod (a 3 second maneuver), you have a single stage press with all the dies on a manual rotating turret.

    The only problem I have had with my Lee turret press is the factory crimp die. If you use those dies, check the floating crimper for roughness inside the crimper. Every one I have gotten has been so rough that I had to machine it down to smooth it out. Otherwise it will leave a lot of brass shavings on the case mouth from the outer edge of the case.
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  • Mort4570
    I think you'll be happy with that press for a long long time.
    start with pistol rounds,do rifle later,imho.

    I see lots of good used dies sets for sale on various boards if you want to save 10 bucks here and there...use the money saved for more supplies.
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