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Greywolf · October 20, 2002, 06:10 PM

I have an old single stage Lyman press. I am starting to get into reloading for very accurate rifle shooting.

Should I change my setup? I was looking into some of the Turret style presses (like the Lee 4 position) - I would assume the benes there would be having all the dies set up just right all the time, and simply changing out the turret for other calibers.

It has what is called auto-indexing, but I don't know what that is - is this where the turret turns everytime you pull the lever, so that the next die swtiches? Sort of like a semi-progressive? It also has an auto-powder thrower, but I wonder if that is accurate for when I'm trying to get consistent powder loads.

Basically, I'm simply wondering if going with a new turret press would be better and allow me to do more accurate loads quicker than the old single stager.

Thanks for any help or advice.

October 20, 2002, 06:10 PM	#1
Greywolf Senior Member Join Date: September 22, 2002 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 251	Reloading questions I have an old single stage Lyman press. I am starting to get into reloading for very accurate rifle shooting. Should I change my setup? I was looking into some of the Turret style presses (like the Lee 4 position) - I would assume the benes there would be having all the dies set up just right all the time, and simply changing out the turret for other calibers. It has what is called auto-indexing, but I don't know what that is - is this where the turret turns everytime you pull the lever, so that the next die swtiches? Sort of like a semi-progressive? It also has an auto-powder thrower, but I wonder if that is accurate for when I'm trying to get consistent powder loads. Basically, I'm simply wondering if going with a new turret press would be better and allow me to do more accurate loads quicker than the old single stager. Thanks for any help or advice.