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Originally Posted by rwsmith
I use a singe stage Rockchucker. Let's say I wanted to increase my output without going to a progressive. How much does a turret press increase your output over a single stage, all thing considered. i.e. changing calibers and making adjustments as well as better production. Right now I make a few hundred rounds/month.
I'm really looking at progressives, but I'd like to know this before making the 'leap'.
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I bought a Lee turret press earlier this year. I'm glad that I made the move.
After you get everything set up (dies, powder throw, etc.), I timed it and it takes about 12-15 seconds to make each round of ammo (that is the time the case spends on the press, obviously add a little time for reaching for an empty case and bullet, etc.).
If you buy a 4-hole turret for each caliber you load, you can just leave your dies set up in the turret. Then a caliber change takes only a few seconds.
There are turret press naysayers that will say you're wasting your time and money unless you buy a progressive setup, but the fact is that a turret press is a perfect fit for some of us.
