Maximumbob54 wrote:My own fumble fingers are what really slow me down. Without racing and keeping an eye on the powder drops I've gotten around 200 an hour tops. How you have the components setup is key. You want easy to reach bullets and brass and the drop bin for the loaded cartridges needs to be very close. I've now put a drop bin on the edge of the bench just to the lower left of the press and that small bit of ergonomic increase just cuts that extra second off. Economy of motion in all your functions adds up to that speed.
I've recently started to wonder if long reloading sessions with the Classic Turret aren't maybe just as fast as with a Dillon 550. Before everyone starts to laugh... Just how long does it take you to fill up those primer tubes? It takes me longer to describe filling the Safety Prime's tray than it does to refill it. Get technical and filling those primer tubes is part of the loading process. I wonder if you add in the primer tube filling how close to the 550's speed you can get because no way are they filling five (and a half) primer tubes and loading five hundred plus cartridges in an hour.
Just food for thought when people trash talk the Classic Turret's speed.
Interesting MB54. Filling tubes don't really take too long, I use them on my Priming tool. I think the 550 is probably less work because of 1 cartridge per pull on the handle.
I used to think I needed speed, that's why I got a Loadmaster. Now I am thinking about getting myself one of the classic cast turret press just because I like them. Maybe setup for one caliber on it, just so I can use it once in a while. I wore out a couple of the old 3 hole turret presses. I think the clasic cast turret would run a lot longer if taken care of.
But then again, I sure like running my Loadmaster.