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Thread: Lyman Brass Smith 8 die turret opinions

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    Lyman Brass Smith 8 die turret opinions

    I am kicking around getting one of these presses,but it seems like they are not very commonly used,or at least I haven't heard much regaurding them..Do any of you use this press,and if so what do you think of it?...Thanks

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    Don’t have one but it is a nice looking press .

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    These are fairly new to the market (maybe a year) so still not a lot of numbers in the hands of the masses. If I were in the market I would probably look at it. I have two older Lyman presses, a Spartan, my first and a SparT bought in the late 80s. Both are solid and I have no reason to believe that the Brass Smith would not be a quality product. But then I will use any product that does what it is designed to do and looks as if it will stand the test of time.

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    I watched a few videos on Youtube about it,and looks alright for my intended use.It could be used as a manually indexed progressive, but I would like to just fill the turret with 4 two die sets that I commonly use and just use it like a single stage press.

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    I have a Redding T-7 turret press in my arsenal.......the Lyman looks to be comparable!

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    I only utilize the turret when I size and then flare, I’m probably just not a good turret candidate. I like it well enough, the biggest gripe is more the nature of the beast than it is error by Lyman . The dies are close enough together to make some adjustments cumbersome.

    If your interested in a turret, I’d say the Lyman is a good one .


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    All the turret and progressives I have used are tight for space around the lock nuts.
    Especially when you use many brands of dies and they all seem to use a different wrench....

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