The list....I said in my last post "Kits" were out because they have items I don't want...but I just looked hard at the Lee Precision-Classic-Turret-Press
Lee was one of the brands I was looking at hard, along with RCBS and Hornady.. Reddings is a leader in the press brand wars for sure and others as well... but for a lot of reasons, mostly as there are just Soooo many options and recommendations for why ALL are the best had to narrow it down or a choice was never going to get made.
So if I start with the Lee Precision-Classic-Turret-Press kit, the only throwaway component is the scale....it can go on ebay for 50% MSRP and be gone in a few days Id guess.
The Lee classic Kit includes
Auto-Drum powder measure
Powder Measure Riser
Large and Small Safety Prime
4-Hole Turret
Case conditioning tools included, Cutter, Lock Stud, Chamfer Tool, small and large Primer Pocket Cleaner, Lee case sizing lube, Case Length Gauge.
Lee Safety powder scale.
Modern Reloading Second Edition
NOTE: Lots on the Internet about the priming system issues of the Lee turret, for those with this press, are those real issues? Real but fixed-able? Real and you no longer use the press priming system because of the issue?
Beiruty I think i found the Lee add on case ejector you have
https://inlinefabrication.com/products/ ... e-rotation YES?
All the above and
o Lee Safety Prime
o Primer "turner"- are they all relatively the same? better or worse?
o Digital scale - Just a scale, not a charge trickle type..looking for fast power up and calibration, holds calibration, repeatability and 0.1 grain accuracy ... What do you use that meets those specs or better, or what would you recommend?
o Measuring calipers- I have on hand
o Case prep- Sonic tank now with the appropriate soap, if that does not get me where I want to go, then a wet tumbler with magnetic stainless steel pins. Something like RCBS Rotary Case Tumbler.
o 2nd and 3rd reloading book, I understand them to be like potato chips, you cant have just one....the Lee kit comes with theirs, what other two would you suggest?
o Shell holders for my 4 primary calibers (if not included in die set)
o Dies for my 4 primary calibers Lee 223 REM ULTIMATE DIE SET, Lee 4 Die Set Pistol for 45 ACP , .380 and 9mm . If not Lee, whose dies and why please.
o Powder??? ... 5.56 77 grain SMK from a 16" 1:7 barrel ??
o Primers I'll need rifle and pistol sized to fit my brass.. Brand...does it matter? CCI, Winchester , Federal, ect?
o Case lube..is spray the way to go? whose? if not spray, what.. whose?
What did i forget?
What would you add even if not required?
This whole plan is because I can not but the ammo I want reasonable, then after that the self reliance of building my own, lastly money..I hold no illusions that it will save me money, and may actually cost more to produce then buying off the shelf ammo in bulk. After setting up to do it, and learning how... I likely wont load much 9mm, that turret head and dies will get put up for a NEED some day. .380 I'll load occasionally as my wife does like to shoot her optional carry gun and that little stuff is price unless found on sale. .45 ACP, we will just see if it works out.
.338 WIN MAg, .338 Lapua, .300 BLK (don't own yet, but next rifle in SBR I'm getting) will be considered based on use and cost vs time invested.
Thanks all, this has been an education....and it is not done yet.
erik