I started out with a 3-hole Lee Turret sometime in the 80s. Loaded .223 to .458win, and several dozen more in between. I don't really have any idea how many rounds I've loaded on it, but I know I loaded 10,000 9mm a year for the first few years. I've loaded a lot of good ammo on that press.
I have other presses now but I still use the turret and it's still useful. I can't think of any reason not to say it's a good general purpose do-everything tool.
Nothing "wrong" - I am simply too used to my hand-primed RCBS tool
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/10...d-priming-tool
I recently purchased the Lee Classic Turret Press Deluxe Kit, it comes with just about everything to start reloading with the exception of dies and a set of calipers. Its on sale now at Brownells for $199.99 with free shipping.
Last edited by Camper64; 03-22-2018 at 10:54 PM.
I would buy new and look for free shipping, buying used and paying shipping is going to be close in price,
I like my Classic Turret so much I bought a second to use as a really versatile single stage. My original is set up with the Inline Fabrication auto-eject indexing rod and lets me crank out everything from 9mm to 30-06 really quickly. The new one is set up for bullet sizing, case decapping, bullet pulling, or anything else that is secondary to putting out a finished round. And since I took out the indexing rod on the new one, I can just slap in new turrets without having to worry if everything is lined up properly.
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 |