Thru the 30 years that ive been reloading, ive only used a single stage lyman and rcbs press. Ive saved up some money and im considering the Redding T7 Turret press. Ive noticed it gets very very good reviews, but is there any disadvantage to switching to this press?
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NorCalMikie
Gold $$ Contributor
Loads faster and more chances to make mistakes.
Seen too many "squib loads" to change my way of thinking. Might be OK if you WATCH WHAT YOUR DOING??
Seen too many "squib loads" to change my way of thinking. Might be OK if you WATCH WHAT YOUR DOING??XTR
F-TR obssessed shooting junkie
I'm not sure how you get more "squib" loads on a T-7. It isn't a progressive. I use one, it's just a single stage press that you don't have to remove one die do perform a different evolution.Loads faster and more chances to make mistakes.
Love my t-7
ballisticdaddy
Silver $$ Contributor
One more vote for the Redding T7 press!
mike06
US ARMY 1970-1977
I have the Redding T-7 and I load rifle only. What I like the most is that I can set up two different calibers and a decaping die and leave them alone. But take a close look at the new Lyman turret press it looks almost exactly like the Redding and it is cheaper.
LOVE my T-7, and as XTR says, it's no progressive press...just allows me to keep several frequently used dies readily available at all times.
Just as safe as any other single stage press. Also, for $75 you can get another turret to have even more installed dies ready when needed.
It's also solid as a rock.
George
Just as safe as any other single stage press. Also, for $75 you can get another turret to have even more installed dies ready when needed.
It's also solid as a rock.
George
The T-7 is a great press and I came real close to getting one. Was also looking at the Forster Co-Ax press. Lots of great reviews on that one too. Then a good friend gave me a Co-Ax that he wasn't using. I love this press. The only reason I didn't even consider it in the past was due to the price. But now I wish I would have saved up and spent the money. The T-7 and the Co-Ax are too close in price to make a difference, IMO. Die changes with the Co-Ax are fast. I have a Lyman turret so I know the benefit of it. The downside of a turret is when you have to buy more shell plates. In the case of the T-7 they are about $70. That can add up quickly. That doesn't happen with the Co-Ax.
Haven't seen very many reviews on the new Lyman turret so I can't comment on that one.
Either press is good. Just gets a little expensive with shell plates with a turret.
Good luck in your choice.
co-ax
This too was the exact same reason I used to believe that the T-7 would be a big advantage. I agree that setting up size dies to set headspace is a pain in the neck. However, what I found was that variations in the brass, such as hardness or softness, guarantee that you cannot simply set it and forget it. This is even worse when you set the size die for a certain shoulder bump and run the cases you have. They all come out dead on. Sometime later you have some different cases and believe it's just a matter of running them thru....only to find out that these cases had more or had less "spring back" and you now have 500 cases sized wrong.
Sorry, wish I could say yeah to your idea, but it has proven to not work that way. Don't get me wrong, the T-7 is a fantastic press...but no press can automatically account for differences in brass cases that will affect the setting of dies..
chasing a shoulder bump is a real pain. cause work hardened brass. solution annealing. my shoulder bump is always the same. i never have to adjust my sizing die after setting it up the first time. of course every rifle has it's dedicated brass and die set.
This looks very interesting
for.precision reloading its the best out there for many reasons.
OH dang won a Hornady pro 7 was clicking too see how high the max was 3 days ago on ebabes the other guy backed out 
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