turret press

[jeffo]

Lee,Redding or Lyman Which one should I get?

[Seismic Sam]

My personal PREJUDICE, which means I haven't done a side by side comparison, is the Large Lyman 6 station turret press. Wore out a Lyman Spart-T, which took 25 years or so, and then got the big black one. I would avoid the 4 station Lee, as you can get caught up in buying extra heads for all your die sets, and more often than not you may want to reset the dies for different bullets (in this day and age, that means ones that are actually available and/or you can AFFORD ) anyway. In addition, it's nice to be able to have two three die sets ready to go at once.

[jeffo]

Thanks for answering. Midway has the Lyman T-Mag 2 for 148.00

[DeanC]

I've got the Lyman Spar T. I would hazard a guess that the Lyman is stronger than the Lee. The Redding is probably just fine, but those guys operate on the "we charge more than anyone else so it must be better principle".

[livnlg55345]

Redding T7 and never look back. It is the stiffest of all of them. And, it has no peers at all. Beats Lyman all to hell, stomps the RCBS, and Lee is not even fit to be mentioned....

[RB98SS]

I've got both the Lyman T-mag and the Lee Classic Turret. Bought the Lyman first, and although it's a quality press, the Lee gets more use. I use the Lee for all my handgun calibers minus 50AE which needs the cases lubed. I also like the Lyman for 30-06. The Lee works great for any handgun caliber that can take advantage of carbide dies. In my case that's 357sig, 357mag, 10mm, 45acp, and 44mag. Also, the cost of turrets is considerably cheaper for the Lee; $10 vs $40.