chingachkook
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Finally received my press and all the extra goodies to go with it today. The press all by itself is very impressive, but once you get the turrets, dies, powder measure, and primer feed all tweaked, which IMHO does take considerably more time and patience than a single stage press, but isn't anymore complicated than the set-up of a single stage. This press is like owning your own ammunition assembly line. 
The Lee Pro Auto Disk powder measure again IMHO is an excellent piece of equipment for the money and comes fully equipped for 35 bucks. Just as accurate as my Little Dandy that cost a few bucks more initially, but without any rotors, which you purchase separately for $11.00 each.
I dropped and weighed 200 charges with the Pro Auto Disk, 100 38 Specials (3.5 grs. of Bullseye) all charges as weighed were -.1 gr. and none were +, 100 9mm's (4.3 grs. of Bullseye) all charges as weighed were -.1 gr. to -.2 grs. and none were +, but as I continued to use the measure the drops were increasingly more -.1 gr. I imagine this is because as the disk became more coated with graphite from the powder the more accurate the drops became as well.
About the only cons I can foresee with this system are primer pocket cleaning and case trimming. I loaded a couple of boxes each of 38 Special's and 9mm's, but the empties had already been trimmed and there pockets cleaned. The way I was taught to reload years ago on my single stage press was to complete all the various operations in stages until all stages were complete, deprime and clean pockets all in one operation, trim and chamfer all in one operation, reprime all in one operation, and so on. I'll figure out something though because this press is just too neat to every go back to my single stage press for the majority of my handgun reloading.
So in summation here's one Lee Classic Turret Press you're not going to have to buy because of your recommendation in a previous thread. This owner is satisfied with his new Lee Clasic Turret Press. Thanks again for steering me in the right direction.
The Lee Pro Auto Disk powder measure again IMHO is an excellent piece of equipment for the money and comes fully equipped for 35 bucks. Just as accurate as my Little Dandy that cost a few bucks more initially, but without any rotors, which you purchase separately for $11.00 each.
I dropped and weighed 200 charges with the Pro Auto Disk, 100 38 Specials (3.5 grs. of Bullseye) all charges as weighed were -.1 gr. and none were +, 100 9mm's (4.3 grs. of Bullseye) all charges as weighed were -.1 gr. to -.2 grs. and none were +, but as I continued to use the measure the drops were increasingly more -.1 gr. I imagine this is because as the disk became more coated with graphite from the powder the more accurate the drops became as well.
About the only cons I can foresee with this system are primer pocket cleaning and case trimming. I loaded a couple of boxes each of 38 Special's and 9mm's, but the empties had already been trimmed and there pockets cleaned. The way I was taught to reload years ago on my single stage press was to complete all the various operations in stages until all stages were complete, deprime and clean pockets all in one operation, trim and chamfer all in one operation, reprime all in one operation, and so on. I'll figure out something though because this press is just too neat to every go back to my single stage press for the majority of my handgun reloading.
So in summation here's one Lee Classic Turret Press you're not going to have to buy because of your recommendation in a previous thread. This owner is satisfied with his new Lee Clasic Turret Press. Thanks again for steering me in the right direction.
