Smitty500Mag
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If you purchase the 4 Hole Turret Kit you'll get most everything you need. I've been using mine for many years and it's never given me any problems.
Every brand has a learning curve and once you get the hang of it then it's a snap. Don't expect to just throw reloading components into the thing and pull the lever like it's a slot machine and expect perfect ammo to fall out every time. You've got to get the feel of it.
I bought quite a few extra turret plates so I could leave my dies and auto powder measures set up for different calibers so I don't have to readjust next time I used them. The plates only cost around $12 or 14 bucks each.
Some people like the Auto Powder Measures and some don't. I personally like them. I use them for min. loads only though in calibers that I use for target practice. While I've never had any loads way off with one you just don't want to take that chance with a max. load. A couple of Grs. of powder in some calibers can be enough to ruin your gun if not worse.
One thing I do recommend you buy is check weights for your scales. No matter what kind of scales you use you should always check to see if they're calibrated correctly. I use these Lyman check weights MidwayUSA - Lyman Shooter's Weight Check Set
that midwayusa.com sells. They're only $24.95 and that's some pretty cheap insurance.
I use the cheapo Lee Scales that come with the kit to because no matter how much money you spend on a set of scales the best they can be is 100% accurate and if you check the scales every time then there is no doubt they're calibrated. I've found that the Lee Scales have never been off enough to cause any damage even if I hadn't used the weights.
Some of the stuff like the auto primer seems a little flimsy but once you get the hang of using it you'll find they're built plenty strong enough for their use. I bought some extra heads for mine that ran around $5 bucks just in case. I did have to replace one but I had used it for a long time before the thing finally gave out.
Lee's 4 Hole Turret in my opinion is the most trouble free press that Lee sells besides their single stage presses. But that's comparing apples to oranges. The turret is much faster than the single stage.
Just besure to recheck everything and concentrate and if you're ever unsure of what you just loaded into a round like the weight of the powder or the type of powder pull the bullet and do it again. Speaking of which you'll need a bullet puller also. They're cheap to. A kinetic type works the best. They look like a plastic hammer. You can find them on midway's site also.
Good luck.
Smitty
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