03-21-2017, 10:13 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sasu
A turret press helps only with die set up - you do it once and then they stay in place ready to be used at any moment.
Otherwise a turret press is like a single stage, you pull the handle once for each operation: resize, expand, seat, crimp and of course you add powder.
A progressive press does all those operations with one pull of the handle, that is where it's speed comes from.
To recap: a turret press saves time only in die set up, it does not make the actual reloading process any faster.
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Amen - I've tried to make this very point several times, but this post is the best description I've seen.
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