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Turret Press for Rifle Cartridges

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 17:56
by Skinnedknuckles
I was viewing the post singing the praises of the Lee Turret Press (viewtopic.php?f=12&t=94#p232) and would have commented there but it is locked due to age.

I am also a great fan of the Lee Turret Presses (I have both the Classic and Deluxe versions) but have only used them for pistol cartridges. Watching the videos in the referenced post, I see him using a die like the Powder Thru Expander Die in the handgun die sets, but I can't find such a die for rifle cartridges on the Lee website. I hope to get a 30-30 levergun in the near future and will want to load for it, and I'd like to be able to load it like the poster is loading .223. Any idea where I can get the proper dies?

Re: Turret Press for Rifle Cartridges

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 18:46
by HardwarePro
I use the Lee Pacesetter set for 223. There is no need for an expander, but Lee does make a Rifle Charging Die
http://leeprecision.com/rifle-charging-die.html
Just screw the ProAutoDisk powder dispenser onto it.
My setup uses 3 turret heads, Case prep with a universal decapping die,and both of my sizing dies, 9mm and 223. My 9mm turret has powder through expander in 1, bullet feed in 2,

Re: Turret Press for Rifle Cartridges

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 21:15
by 62chevy
You can get the rifle charging die at Titan for $11.78.

http://www.titanreloading.com/specialty ... arging-die

Re: Turret Press for Rifle Cartridges

Posted: 19 Jul 2014 05:55
by Fyodor
For long cases above 3" you have to remove the auto index. Apart from that you can reload rifle ammo on it.

Re: Turret Press for Rifle Cartridges

Posted: 19 Jul 2014 10:56
by Ranch Dog
For straight wall cases, including straight walled taper case (30-30 Win), the Pacesetter dies come with a Powder Through Expander die. No need to get the Rifle Charging Die for the 30-30 Win.

Re: Turret Press for Rifle Cartridges

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 11:47
by Maximumbob54
It doesn't do a powder through expander as reloading jacketed bullets in a rifle doesn't need an expander. I had an empty hole still that could have used the Lee universal case mouth expander or a Lyman M-die for the right caliber. It was really a pretty easy setup. And Win 748 flows well enough anyways but with the rotation of the turret stirring it along it flowed even better and super uniform drops. I just had to keep it topped off.