My goal for the next year is to begin reloading .45 Colt and .45acp. Based upon what I want to reload now and in future, I've decided to purchase the Lee Classic 4 hole Turret. My question is, what accessories should I purchase to accompany this press and with the .45 Colt in mind? I don't mind spending the extra money if certain parts/accessories are better quality or make the job easier. So please tell me what goodies I should buy, in all of yours' infinite wisdom. Also what brand of dies do you prefer. My goal is quality and buying the right stuff first and once.

I have never reloaded before, but am fairly competent and believe this press will suit my needs, and YES I've got the ABCs of reloading and other reloading literature to read before I begin, so please don't grill me for my ignorance. I promise not to jump into this.

Good choice! I use the same press and am very pleased with it.
Buy extra turrets, the the round red storage boxes. Holds the loaded turret. Drop in and go.
I go to Dillon and buy their 1" die locking rings and special wrench. Makes die setup a lot easier in the tight confines of the turret.

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You may want to check here for some video's I know this doesn't answer your question but it may help you understand the press how they operate and how to adjust them. Toward the bottom there is BOOKS & SOFTWARE videos are there. You can also do a youtube search on the Lee turrett press for other help just remember most are not pro's at reloading but will give you an idea how they work and adjustments use your judgement as to their information. https://fsreloading.com/catalogs/lee-precision/

Get a good scale, I use beam style rcbs but any of the better quality scales will work. I use lees 4 die carbide set to load my 45c. The only issues would be the fcd die will swage your bullet down which may or may not be a problem in your particilar gun. I wouldnt be too concerened about early on. You may want to pick up a few extra plastic black squares for ratchet mech, people usually mess up a couple as they learnto use the machine. Thay being said the lee turrets are pretty good machine, I own 2 and have loaded many thousands of rounds with them.

A good Scale,Extra Turrets & The Round Boxes (Like Stated in a above post) Pro Auto Disc Powder Measure,All My dies are Lee & have served Me well & I store all My dies in extra Turrets & the round boxes already adjusted & a caliber change takes very little time.

Good choice.
The Lee 4-die sets, with turrets, a Pro Auto Disk, and the Safety Prime will have you loading very smoothly in no time.
A simple beam scale to check the drops from your PAD is also necessary.
The link below seems to have a nice kit with everything you need and really nothing you don't. Their kit also includes the dies, and I am sure they would add a scale.
Those are both good cartridges to start with. Good luck.

https://kempfgunshop.com//index.php?...ogin&Itemid=16

Gauges, you will want gauges to measure with. And some bins, smaller ones, to help you sort and keep track of what you are doing, unprimed brass here, sized brass there, and loaded brass somewhere in there. But the most important thing to get is a quiet place to reload at.

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Lee is good stuff by the way. 95% of my reloadin g equipment is Lee.

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Hmm, I've been tempted by their progessives for many years but avoided them due to poor reviews.
The only Lee products I've ever used are a .357 bullet mold and a hand primer. I like em both but their products seem so rough and cheap.

Reloading manual(s)- Lyman 49th is an excellent well diversed one
Good beam scale- RCBS 505 is a great one
Calipers- Harbor Freight is fine
Vibratory Tumbler- just pick whichever one is on sale and add Sand Blasting media (walnut shell, extra fine)
Reloading blocks- again, on sale
Kinetic Bullet Puller- see above about the sale
Small light- to shine into your case to verify visually there is a correct charge weight in the case
Cast bullets- I favor Missouri Bullet Company, but there are tons of good casters out there

scale - i prefer digital but hear beam is more accurate (not my experience...but that's another story)
Digital micrometer to measure OAL, diameter, etc
lee carbide dies, and the FCD will NOT swage the bullet smaller. Go look at the ideal measurements of a 45 (or any cartridge) - the case mouth is always larger diam than the bullet -it has to be. It has to be X diameter. the bullet has to be inside it and so will be smaller. The bore is of course smaller yet. So it's not an issue. The FCD makes more consistent ammo and more consistent ammo is more accurate ammo.
a tumbler and media, a way to sift/separate the cases and media.
a 'hammer' style bullet puller as you will have to dissassemble ammo.
A variety of containers, ,like coffee cans, glad / rubbermaid, etc to sort dirty brass, cleaned brass, different types of brass, etc.
A system to stay organized.
I have containers for dirty brass, then tumbled, then inspected/lubed and ready to load brass, for each caliber, brass and nickel I usually keep separate.
Hundreds of cases - you can tumble 500+ at a time, and you'll want to have a few hundred loaded, and perhaps hundreds more in some intermediate stage, and you'll lose 20-30% of your brass when you shoot.

Some of the reviews I have read seem to bais as to pointing you to another company and have been compared against models that are in a totally different price range. The saying "you get what you pay for" is very true. And for my dollars worth, the Lee products and service are more than adequate. They can need alittle TLC, but as a whole, when I pull my triggers on any of the calibers I load for, it goes bang, NOT KA-BOOM, and hits what I aim for, if I do my part.

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Just got a Classic Turret myself. Seems like a great press for the money.

I also just got a Horizon Pro-50A electronic scale on Amazon for $45.99 shipped. It's accurate down to .02 grains and I'm actually quite impressed with how good it works. Of course, always back up everything you do with a good beam scale, but for convenience and good accuracy this scale is hard to beat. I'm actually surprised not more folks in the reloading community know about this little scale. For the money I've not found any other digital scale that comes even close; and I've scoured many reloading forums and read hundreds of posts and articles to research which scale to get. As far as I'm concerned this is a supreme deal for the money. Got it today, calibrated it, tared it. Everything appears to work flawlessly.