I have been making up some more 45ACP with 4.7 gr. Red Dot, this time pushing a TL452-230-TC boolit. I am really liking this, new to me, Lee Classic 4 hole turret press. I am finding that once all is set up, I can make 1 round a minute using the "auto index". And that is keeping in mind that I weigh each round on my old RCBS 5-0-5 after throwing the powder with my old RCBS Uniflow using the small drum. I found that I only had 2 that threw at 4.8gr. & 2 that threw 4.6 gr. in 50 rounds. Nothing higher or lower than that +/- 0.1 gr. That is just fine with me. Not real fast, but fast enough. It is actually a pleasure to use the turret style press, after using a single stage for most reloading since I started on one years go.
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I also have a old Lyman Truline Jr. 4 hole turret , but I have not used it much yet & have not tested it for time, but I reckon it should be about the same as the Lee, even though it is a manual index, rather than auto index. If I was to trust the Uniflow more & not weigh each charge, I reckon I could get to 100+/-/hr. rather than the 60+/- right now for both. Fast enough to make "me" happy. I do not need more output than that right now. I don't shoot competitively, but just for fun & accuracy, along with my current fixation with testing components. So, I am a pretty happy feller.
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I suppose that some might "pshaw" that speed of reloading since they use more expensive, faster, progressive style presses like the Dillon models, the Hornady LnL AP & such/et al, but I find a certain satisfaction in handling each round & all the components together to get a product that I am proud of & know I made each one with a "hands on" method, rather than a "mass production" method. I have always been a "backroads", "easy going and enjoy the trip" feller, and not a, " I gotta get there fast as I can" type. So, I guess that the style of reloading I use, even though some might find it slow & boring, just suits me.
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As it is said, "To each their own". And I just get great satisfaction out of doing my reloading in the way that I do.
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Anyway... That is my contribution to this topic today.
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