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Originally Posted by Jim1911
I am considering moving on to a faster press. I am undecided which way to go. My single stage press just cannot keep up with the amount of pistol ammo my “bottom feeders” consume.
Currently my biggest time consumer during reloading sessions is my obsession with getting the charge exactly right. I am scared that if I go to a progressive or turret I will gain very little because of my OCD with the powder.
Any thoughts to help me make up my mind would be appreciated.
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If your obsessed with the charge, and are determined to check each one, then go with a turret.
The Lee 3 or 4 hole turret press will allow you to remove the index rod, and stop the auto indexing so you can actually turn it into a "single stage" unit.
This will allow you to change the stage by hand in half a second, yet stay on a stage as long as you want.
If your going to check the weight of every charge, then, by all means, get an electronic scale, and a Lee perfect powder measure, or the RCBS or Lyman unit that is similar.
You can "dial" in your charge, then simply verify it quickly with the scale.
I am not saying this can't be done with a beam scale, but, the electronic scale is so much faster and precise.
The Lee turret press will also allow you to change cartridge dies in less than a minute, and is very inexspensive, yet very reliable.
If you looking to load a bit faster, but don't want the exspense or need the speed of a progressive press, the the turret would be the route I would go.