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December 18, 2008, 10:50 PM | #1 |
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Question foe Lee turret owner's
Does anyone use thier turret for rifle calibers? I currently use mine for all my pistol, and .223 (mini-14). I was thinking about trying it out for my .30-30, .303 Brit, and .444 Marlin. Just curious as to any insights. I hate having to pull out my rockchucker and reset up the bench every time I want to load for one of my rifles. Not looking to make tack driver ammo, just minute of hog. Any insights would be appreciated!
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December 18, 2008, 11:04 PM | #2 |
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I load 30/06 ammunition on my Lee turret press. In order to start using the press for rifle calibers you must disengage the turret drive, thus rendering it pretty much a quick switch single stage.
It will produce premium ammunition if you feed it premium components. Just buy another 3 or 4 hole turret and just quick switch between your pistol and rifle dies. Buy more if you want for every set of pistol dies. I load 30/06 with no problems. |
December 18, 2008, 11:10 PM | #3 |
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I have turrets for 9mm, 10mm, .357, 38 spl, and .223. I love the Lee press. 2 years running and I never looked back. Just curious if there were any draw backs to the .30-30 and .444 marlin on it. I think I'll load my .303 on the Rockchucker, that way I can atleast say I use it
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December 18, 2008, 11:14 PM | #4 |
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You'll have to remove the auto indexing rod to load longer rifle cartridges. The press will attempt to rotate the turret before the case has cleared the die, causing a jam. So like the previous poster mentioned, it will be basically become a manually indexing turret press, which is still faster than switching out dies in a single stage!
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December 19, 2008, 09:09 PM | #5 |
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I've loaded .30-30, .30-06, .223 rem, and 8x57mm on mine. Seemed to work quite well. These are not match loads.
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December 19, 2008, 09:13 PM | #6 |
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I use a lee turret with 4 hole , and rod removed... i load 06, 270, 308, and 7mm rem mag... works great... i load for accuracy not speed.
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December 19, 2008, 09:18 PM | #7 |
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I used mine for the first time today. I loaded some 45/70's. It seemed to work wll.
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December 19, 2008, 09:47 PM | #8 |
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.223 is the only rifle so far for me, with the auto indexing installed, I love that feature! 9mm and .45acp pistol loads for me also.
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December 19, 2008, 10:02 PM | #9 |
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I have one of the very first Lee turret presses (read: non-progressive.). I load all my pistol calibers as well as .300 WbyMag, .240 WbyMag, 250-3000, and .303 Brit.
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December 19, 2008, 10:13 PM | #10 |
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disconnected index for pistol and rifle
Have a Dillon 550 for pistol but only if I need mass production. Lee turret if for couple dozen rounds, 41 mag, 10mm, 45acp, 40S&W,454,45LC, 44ma, etc Rifle from 22Hornet, 223, 270, 300 WSM, 300 Win Mag 308, 375H&H, 416 Rigby so I think it will be OK |
December 20, 2008, 09:27 PM | #11 |
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I have the Lee Classic Turret as well and load 9mm, 10mm, 40 S&w, 45ACP, 204 Ruger, 223 Rem, 270 Win, 308 Win, and 300 WSM. Taking the auto index off makes it real easy to load the longer casings like the 270. I load the rifles for accuracy and pistols for plinking. No problems thus far.
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December 21, 2008, 10:55 PM | #12 |
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I load both .45-70's and 6.5 Swede's with no problems using the Lee Turret Press.
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December 22, 2008, 11:45 AM | #13 |
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Thanks for all the replies. I think I will be getting turrets for my .30-30 and .444 marlin. I don't shoot the .303 Brit much at all, so I think I'll just keep the rockchucker around for that one. Once again, thanks to everyone!
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