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
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
Don’t have one but it is a nice looking press .
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.
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.
I have a Redding T-7 turret press in my arsenal.......the Lyman looks to be comparable!
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....
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |