Opinions on a Redding T7 turret press?

Mostly load .223 Rem for XTC Service rifle. Use a Rock Chucker for resize/deprime. I hand seat primers using a Sinclair tool. Hand measure powder charges with an Autotrickler. And I have the seating dies, one for short line (200/300 yard) bullets and a different die for seating long line (600 yard) loads permanently mounted on other presses.

Thinking a turret press with my two seating dies might be a better solution than what I currently do??..

Hence the question for opinions on a Redding T7 or other turret presses. I will still resize on the Rock Chucker

Opinions and comments invited and welcomed? TIA

I have never seen a good case for the turret presses. I think they are a half step between a progressive and single stage, yet are almost as expensive as a progressive.

I know that many don?t think they can get accurate ammo from a progressive - I disagree. If you don?t trust the powder dropper to be close enough, just dump the charge in by hand with a funnel in that station.

Check out the Dillion 550 or the 750 if you load a lot and want the auto indexing, though budget a case feeder for 750 as no reason to step up to it without one.

Otherwise the turret only saves you the time it takes to swap the dies on the single stage.


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I second the Dillon 550 recommendation. All my precision ammo gets loaded on it. I'm measuring individual charges. I've got my system down where I'm loading very accurate ammo at the rate of 2 per minute.

That said, I"ve never owned or used a turret press. If you just love your process and don't want to change, It certainly would fit your requirements. I've heard nothing negative about the T7. Have you seen this yet?

https://www.area419.com/product/the-...loading-press/

I still have my Rock Chucker for a handful of tasks, but I love my T7, I'm many thousands of rounds into it with zero issues. It's no progressive for sure, but it also deletes all those moving parts and variables and tuning.

My .223 flow is fast and efficient on it, especially since once the dies are adjusted and locked in, it's VERY consistent. I'm currently loading 9mm, .45, .380, .223, .30-06 and .308 on it with great results. Holler if you have any questions.

I never saw the purpose of a turret press. I loaded for decades on a single stage and a 550. I bought a turret press a few years back on a sale after considering/realizing I may have been wrong about turret presses. The turret is my primary press now. The dillon is still boxed up from the house move and isn?t likely to come out until I need to bulk load a few ammo cans worth of 9 or .45 again.

I can?t speak to the Redding t7 specifically, but I think you?ll be pleased with how useful a turret is.

I have one and it works fine. I do wonder some times when I bear down on the handle how much flex there is between the ram and the turret. I think there’s some. Using this press for bench rest competition probably not a good idea. It is nice having dies set for multiple calibers that you shoot offen.

I'm a fan and user of the dillon line, specifically the 550. However before you commit to any press, see if there's someone in your area that has a turret press to try, before buying.

I use my 550s for all my short range, long range and ELR ammo.

Everything from 17 Mach IV to 338 Lapua.

I dont use the Dillon powder measure though for that stuff. A Prometheus or an Autotrickler/Fx-120i scale.

I use a single stage press for all my match ammo. All other ammo is loaded on a turret press(lyman 8). When I got my turret press it trpiple my output for the same time spent at the bench. With that said I only load 300-500rd batches at a time and 100rd batches of precision ammo. Two huge thumbs up for the turret press from me.