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Old 12-23-2016, 09:01 PM
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I used a Rockchucker for years with no complaints, then decided to give a turret a try. I bought a Redding on sale and have loved it. When loading pistol ammo, I will size/decap one stroke, then turn the turret and expand case mouths, so it saves one time of handling cases over a single-station (put the case in the shell holder once, complete three operations). Then I prime a 50-case loading block with a Lee autoprime, charge all 50, then seat/crimp bullets. I prefer it over the progressive (I have a 550 Dillon but I only use it to load 9mm). For me, it's a little faster than a single-stage but gives me the same control over the process. I know for some high-volume shooters the progressive really makes sense and is the way to go, but I simply don't have the luxury of that much range time at this point in my life, so the turret is a good compromise for me.
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