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Lee Turret Press Question

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DenmanShooter:
I know there is a Classic and a Deluxe.  The Deluxe is the cheaper and has the plastic parts, correct?  I was under the impression the Classic was all metal so maybe I am wrong.

Thanks for all the comments and the input.

I'll let you know if I get one.  Won't be until after Christmas sometime.

Thanks again.

bkoenig:
I had the regular 4 hole press instead of the Classic until I bought a progressive.  Never had any problems with it.  You can either auto index or manually index, but as has been said above you'll need to remove the auto index to load longer cartridges and some rifle rounds will just be too long no matter what.  It works well for pistol cartridges, about 200 rounds per hour.  The nicest feature IMO was the ability to leave all your dies mounted in the turret plate and just swap out the plate when changing calibers.

abbafandr:
I've used a 4 hole Lee turret press for loading 9mm for the last couple of years.  I load 100 an hour  and usually only do that many at a time with several length checks and powder checks.  I don't see me getting anything else since I easily load more than I shoot. 
For the money it's hard to beat. 

DenmanShooter:
After watching a couple videos on it, I see there are a couple plastic parts.  Seems to me the plastic is there so a very cheap and easily replaceable part wears out or breaks in order to protect from more serious damage.  The design would be seriously in trouble with metal to metal in those areas.  And at the price of the parts, I think it is easy to have plenty of spares around.  Even the metal parts that might wear are inexpensive to replace.

I think I might just go ahead with this purchase.

Thanks, again, everyone, for your input.

abbafandr:

--- Quote from: DenmanShooter on December 15, 2014, 08:29:01 PM ---After watching a couple videos on it, I see there are a couple plastic parts.  Seems to me the plastic is there so a very cheap and easily replaceable part wears out or breaks in order to protect from more serious damage.  The design would be seriously in trouble with metal to metal in those areas.  And at the price of the parts, I think it is easy to have plenty of spares around.  Even the metal parts that might wear are inexpensive to replace.

I think I might just go ahead with this purchase.

Thanks, again, everyone, for your input.







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The  only part that broke for me was the small primer arm.  Sent Email picture to Lee and they sent me a new one. 

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