Lsfan wrote:bladeracer wrote:Lsfan wrote:I recently put a floor in my garage ceiling space with an attic ladder. Wondering if I should put a bench in there for a reloading station.
Is it insulated? Don't want to cook up there
I've got young kids so it's just something I'd like to keep in a place where they don't go.
Hearing you on this and its a big part of why I went the turret press - it pumps out complete, fully finished rounds. If you get called away or have to deal with something 'kid related' you're only a few lever pulls from completing whatever round you're on and then not having to worry about incomplete cases with primers, powder etc laying around. Plus its quick... and time with a family is something thats a valuable commodity if yours is anything like mine.
Use those as selling points to the wife if need be. I certainly did... not that I was going to buy a single stage press anyway. Honestly, I've been there and done that and
can't go back now. If I'm on the road I take the Lee Hand Press Kit (part number 90180) and thats brilliant because its small, portable and just works... but at home its the Turret all the way.
If you want to use a single stage I'd recommend the hand press because its $120 and will work straight out the box with a $30 set of Lee dippers as your measuring device for powder. Everything else is included - press, ram prime system, powder funnel and case lube.You can vice-mount the press if desired, too. Dippers may not give you the best adjustment for your loads but *will* work.
I'm happy to do weight confirmation for dippers and powder if need be, but they do come with a large card which lets you know what the weights are. Its a surprisingly accurate system.
Anywho, just letting you know my experiences. Anything else just ask - happy to help / recommend / persuade
- boingk