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Gunshow purchase - Turret press

dclocodcloco Member Posts: 2,967
edited September 2006 in Perry Shooter Competition Shooting and Reloading Forum
Picked up an older Lyman 6 hole turret press for $35 this past weekend.

This will save some time by allowing three rifle calibers to remain setup - 17 Rem, 204 Ruger, & 223.

First morning of the show - price was $60. By late afternoon on Saturday, only $35. Figured, why not!?!?!
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  • BHAVINBHAVIN Member Posts: 3,490 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have an old six turret press out in the shed. It uses a smaller size die and won't accept the new standard ones. I hope yours accepts the newer 7/8" dies.
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  • dclocodcloco Member Posts: 2,967
    edited November -1
    Yes sir....it does. Looked at that before I purchased.

    Thanks for the heads up, that would not have been a good thing!!
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  • BHAVINBHAVIN Member Posts: 3,490 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Glad to hear it! Enjoy.
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  • remington nutremington nut Member Posts: 961 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    i have the same press, i'm pretty sure of, and the center screw that holds the turret head on eventually broke... don't know why, i never abused it in any way.... had a buddy of mine make a new one out of better steel, if i'm not mistaken the original was made of a cast
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  • dclocodcloco Member Posts: 2,967
    edited November -1
    Just ran 75 cases for my 204...the cleaning and lubricating of the press helped.

    I am not resizing/seating anything large...just 17 Rem, 204 Ruger, & 223. Would just be nice to set the dies up once...and dial up the caliber I am working on.

    So far, so good.

    Will post how the runout ends up after I seat some bullets.
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  • PinheadPinhead Member Posts: 1,485 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Nice thing about the turret presses is that you can buy additional heads and have a quick change set-up when you switch calibers. Enjoy.
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