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Lee Turret Press, good for beginners?
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Lee turret's are great, I have probably 20,000 rounds through mine and it's still going strong. Make sure you get the one with the black pipe handle, it is heavier duty and has a bigger diameter piston than the one with the aluminum handle.
https://fsreloading.com/lee-precision-classic-turret-press-90064.html
https://fsreloading.com/lee-precision-classic-turret-press-90064.html
DoctorThunder
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- Apr 2, 2013
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I'd say without a doubt, the Lee classic turret is a great starter press. Some may tell you to go with a single stage first, but the Lee classic turret can be used as a single stage by taking out the indexing rod. It's a great value for the money and gives you room to grow into the hobby. Like wolfman said be sure to get the classic press and not the value press. You won't be disappointed.
The Lee Classic Turret would be a preferred choice as a beginner press, and as mentioned above, you can use it as single-stage until you are comfortable with the auto-indexing. Unless you are doing .50 cal rounds or something odd, you can use it for anything as far as I know. After using it for a while now, I see zero reason to buy a single-stage press, as they almost cost as much as the Lee, all said and done. Once you learn the minor nuances of the press, it runs pretty quick... with brass and everything set up to go, I run about 200-225 rounds an hour. I pieced mine together on MidwayUSA instead of getting a kit and used a discount code, as it allowed me to get the exact stuff I wanted and none that I didn't (like the scale, which most say is kinda crappy, but I can't say from experience). I picked up a much better RCBS 505 scale off eBay for like $35 shipped.
I started with one about 20 years ago, only kept it about a year,turret would not index properly started damaging brass,got rid of it and bought a used RCBS Rock Chucker and added Piggyback unit to it,been using it ever since.RCBS has been outstanding with the very few issues I have had with it.
I love my Lee Turret Press. I like Lee dies too. I don't like their scales or any powder measuring devices.
Once you set up dies for a certain load. You never have to touch it again, and you just switch out the turret when you want to change calibers.
Once you set up dies for a certain load. You never have to touch it again, and you just switch out the turret when you want to change calibers.
I started out with an RCBS kit. I spent more money than I needed to. I have no complaints about the RCBS at all. However, I wanted a turret and a friend of mine had the Lee you speak of. I bought it and have been touting its praises ever since. You will not regret it. Price, quality and excellent customer service have made me a big fan. Best of luck, be careful and have a great time reloading.
I bought a Lee 3 hole turret in the early 90's and a 4 hole turret when they became available. Both presses have worked perfectly with 23 die sets ranging from .380 and .22 Hornet up to .45-70. I agree with all of the positive Lee recommendations above.
I bought the turret as a beginner on a budget about 22 years ago. I still use it. Later I wanted to try a progressive press so I purchased a pro 1000.
I can't begin to guess how many times my sons and I have pull the handle on that thing. I have also called Lee ( several years ago ) to ask questions about their product and found them to be friendly and helpful. Unless something has changed with quality control over the years, I wouldn't be afraid to spend money on their presses. Have fun with your new hobby. I find it relaxing because I'm so focused on what I'm doing I forget about life's other stressor's.
I can't begin to guess how many times my sons and I have pull the handle on that thing. I have also called Lee ( several years ago ) to ask questions about their product and found them to be friendly and helpful. Unless something has changed with quality control over the years, I wouldn't be afraid to spend money on their presses. Have fun with your new hobby. I find it relaxing because I'm so focused on what I'm doing I forget about life's other stressor's.
I see you made your decision, but I will add more praise to the Classic Turret.
I started on a single stage, after about a month I moved to the Turret. It is worlds faster than the single stage. I only have an hour or two to dedicate per week, so instead of reloading 50 rounds per week, I can do 200 or so without trying too hard.
