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stroo wrote:I think the choice really depends on what you are going to reload the most, pistol or rifle. I have both a Lee Turret and a Lee Single Stage. The Turret is much faster for pistol rounds. However I use the Single Stage for rifle becuase it is stronger and I think more stable. Plus for rifle, I generally do batches of 20 or 40 rounds whereas with pistol, I do batches ranging from 100 rounds to 500 rounds.

That makes sense to me. Now, that also does not mean that people who don't agree with this line of thought and do things differently are wrong...different strokes for different folks.

Since, as I stated in my original post, I'll be primarily loading pistol rounds, I think I'm gonna go with the turret press to start with and maybe add a single stage later on if I find a real need for it.

Thanks for all the responses and for sharing your wisdom.

Houston1944 wrote:I like my Redding T7 but I also use a single stage. The turret is faster mainly because you can instantly go from one operation to another without having to remove one die and install another die. I don't know how many stations the Lee turret has but you will need 4 stations for the 9mm and 3 for the 30-30. You could reduce each by one if you seat and crimp at the same time but I do not recommend this. Crimping at a separate station will eliminate a lot of problems.

Not having to swap dies is the primary reason I am leaning towards the turret press. Seems to me it is a much more efficient way to operate.

The Lee is a four station press, BTW.

After putting it on the back burner for many years, I think I'm gonna give reloading a try. I will be loading 9mm primarily along with the occasional batch of 30-30.

As a starting point, I've narrowed it down to either the Lee Anniversary Kit with the single stage press, or the Lee Deluxe Turret Kit. There is little difference in price between the two kits.

I'm leaning toward the turret press and it's more automated function. Seems to me it would be much faster than a single stage setup for loading pistol ammo. I would think that the single stage press would be better suited to smaller batches of rifle rounds.

Is there a benefit to the single stage press that I'm missing or should I go with the turret press?