The Lee Precision 4 hole turret press is one of the best presses on the market and 2nd to none IMHO. The press can be used as a semi-progressive press or a single stage press by removing the index rod.
a. Pull handle and size case, decap spent primer. Raise the handle and the press automatic index to the next die and seat the primer.
b. Pull handle to inside expand the case, and drop pre-measured powder charge with the auto disk powder measure. Raise the handle and index to the next die.
c. Pull handle and seat installed bullet. Raise handle and index to next die.
d. Pull handle and crimp with Lee factory crimp die. I use a Lee factory crimp die on every pistol caliber I load. On revolver rounds we found about 1/2" increase in accuracy in 50 yds. groups. On auto rounds the factory crimp die re-sizes the outside of the case after the bullet is fully seated to bring the loaded case back to factory specs of loaded rounds. Even though it maybe the same caliber you will find find different brands of brass will have thick and thin wall thickness which will show up in reloaded rounds.
e. Loaded round finished.
1. The press has a 4 hole turret for a sizing-decapping die, inside expander powder drop die, bullet seating die, and Lee factory crimp die.
2. Indexing rod to use as a semi-progessive, or remove the index rod and use as a single stage press.
3. Comes with both small and large primer arms for setting the primer. Plus a auto primer attachment is available that holds 100 primers.
4. Buy extra 4 hole die turrets for each caliber and adjust dies only once.
6. Caliber change takes 15 seconds with extra die turrets with die already adjusted. Just dropped in the die turret with pre-adjusted dies and install shellholder.
7. I have a Lee auto disk powder measure already on each set of dies with a adjustable charge bar. Just check or re-adjust the powder charge.
8. The most important accuracy aspect is there is just a little movement in the die turret where it sets in the press head. What this little movement does is to take up any stress caused by mis-alingment in the press setup. This is a old trick used but precision reloaders.
9. It is all possible to load 200-300 per hour of pistol with the Lee auto disk powder measure installed. Small rifle would have the same production.
I'll take some pictures when I go up today for some more R&D work.
a. Pull handle and size case, decap spent primer. Raise the handle and the press automatic index to the next die and seat the primer.
b. Pull handle to inside expand the case, and drop pre-measured powder charge with the auto disk powder measure. Raise the handle and index to the next die.
c. Pull handle and seat installed bullet. Raise handle and index to next die.
d. Pull handle and crimp with Lee factory crimp die. I use a Lee factory crimp die on every pistol caliber I load. On revolver rounds we found about 1/2" increase in accuracy in 50 yds. groups. On auto rounds the factory crimp die re-sizes the outside of the case after the bullet is fully seated to bring the loaded case back to factory specs of loaded rounds. Even though it maybe the same caliber you will find find different brands of brass will have thick and thin wall thickness which will show up in reloaded rounds.
e. Loaded round finished.
1. The press has a 4 hole turret for a sizing-decapping die, inside expander powder drop die, bullet seating die, and Lee factory crimp die.
2. Indexing rod to use as a semi-progessive, or remove the index rod and use as a single stage press.
3. Comes with both small and large primer arms for setting the primer. Plus a auto primer attachment is available that holds 100 primers.
4. Buy extra 4 hole die turrets for each caliber and adjust dies only once.
6. Caliber change takes 15 seconds with extra die turrets with die already adjusted. Just dropped in the die turret with pre-adjusted dies and install shellholder.
7. I have a Lee auto disk powder measure already on each set of dies with a adjustable charge bar. Just check or re-adjust the powder charge.
8. The most important accuracy aspect is there is just a little movement in the die turret where it sets in the press head. What this little movement does is to take up any stress caused by mis-alingment in the press setup. This is a old trick used but precision reloaders.
9. It is all possible to load 200-300 per hour of pistol with the Lee auto disk powder measure installed. Small rifle would have the same production.
I'll take some pictures when I go up today for some more R&D work.
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