Who is using the Harrells Turret press?

[dtucker]

I have got lazy over the years and also condensed my rifles and calibers that I use to varmint hunt with. I only use Lapua brass and used to go the whole nine yards in prepping it for my varmint rifles. Anymore all I do is trim it to length and clean the mouths up, I feel it is good enough for my needs. So this leads me to the Harrels turret press. I am tired of changing dies in and out of a single stage press. I use 2 dies for a caliber, a micrometer seating die and a full length sizing bushing die. Would I be giving anything up going to the Harrells turret press and not using a single stage press? It would be nice to have 2 or 3 turrets and leave the dies set up in it.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Its a very nice press. The redding turret press is also nice just not as custom or blingy

 

[ttfreestyle]

I luv my harrels turret , compact enough to take to the range as well. Troy

 

[retired]

i load my pd ammo on a dillon 550.
just pick a powder that meters well and a load that is a little wide.

 

[spclark]

Have a Harrell’s, several 4-hole wheels. All I use it for now is seating, but when I was shooting more pistol than now (ten years back) I used it for everything but decapping. That gets done with a Wilson punch & case base & a ball pein hammer still, keeps my press rams cleaner that way.

 

[TikkaSporter]

I have got lazy over the years and also condensed my rifles and calibers that I use to varmint hunt with. I only use Lapua brass and used to go the whole nine yards in prepping it for my varmint rifles. Anymore all I do is trim it to length and clean the mouths up, I feel it is good enough for my needs. So this leads me to the Harrels turret press. I am tired of changing dies in and out of a single stage press. I use 2 dies for a caliber, a micrometer seating die and a full length sizing bushing die. Would I be giving anything up going to the Harrells turret press and not using a single stage press? It would be nice to have 2 or 3 turrets and leave the dies set up in it.

I do this ^^^ with a Redding T-7 turret press. 7-holes per turret head and I have 4 turret heads loaded up with dies. Always leave an extra hole open on each turret for and expander mandrel or de-capping die.

 

[moondog]

I love mine! I do stick a .004" feeler gauge on the back side to take up a bit of play
in the wheel.

 

[mikecr]

My Harrell turret doesn't provide the power for body sizing/bumping. So for a while I used it only for neck sizing & seating.
Now I use it only for mandrel neck expansion, and an arbor press/inline dies for neck sizing & seating.
Redding single stage for body/bumping.

 

[ireload2]

I have the no turret magnum version. I don't consider it strong enough for FL sizing. It is a neck sizing and bullet seating press only.

 

[Tim Singleton]

I'm gonna give you sort of a long answer
The HARREL turret press is probably plenty accurate for your needs.
But with a slight modification it is capable of producing very straight loaded rounds as good as your die will produce

The thing is designed with a small amount of play in the turret so it will easily rotate. The stem the turret fits on stands proud of the turret .025" or so.
A lot of us using these for BR loading make a bushing to go under the top bolt that replaces the flat washer. the bushing has a step machined in it deep enough to let the bolt tighten down to remove the play
Just loosen the bolt spin it around and snug it back down.

 

[mikecr]

Went further Tim. Added a handle as well. This to hold & stabilize the press under heavier operations, given that the bench clamp alone is insufficient for this.

 

[Tim Singleton]

Went further Tim. Added a handle as well. This to hold & stabilize the press under heavier operations, given that the bench clamp alone is insufficient for this.

I like that. My mentor made a nice handle for his similar to yours. I didn't have quite enough patients. That's my trouble with a lot of things

 

[dtucker]

I am thinking that the press is not what I am going to want for my needs from what I have read. I was looking at the Redding turret press and it seems that it would be more in the lines of what I would need for what I will be doing. I do not target shoot and reload a ton of ammo through the year. I am just wanting to leave my dies alone after they are set up and not have to unscrew them and move them around all the time. I am thinking the Redding turret press would be my best bet. I am just wanting to know am I going to give up anything as far as producing quality reloads going from a single stage press to a turret press?

 

[Dusty Stevens]

You wont give up anything going to a redding turret

 

[spclark]

Are you satisfied with the reloads you’re getting now?

If yes, then either the Harrell’s turret or a Redding will perform as well for you as what you’re used to.

 

[AIAX50BMG]

I luv my harrels turret , compact enough to take to the range as well. Troy

Lyman dies won’t thread into my Harrell’s turret press.

 

[cocopuff]

I have got lazy over the years and also condensed my rifles and calibers that I use to varmint hunt with. I only use Lapua brass and used to go the whole nine yards in prepping it for my varmint rifles. Anymore all I do is trim it to length and clean the mouths up, I feel it is good enough for my needs. So this leads me to the Harrels turret press. I am tired of changing dies in and out of a single stage press. I use 2 dies for a caliber, a micrometer seating die and a full length sizing bushing die. Would I be giving anything up going to the Harrells turret press and not using a single stage press? It would be nice to have 2 or 3 turrets and leave the dies set up in it.

I love mine