Loading 45 Cal. ACP. On the lee Classic turret press. Load and Powder selection. I do a review of one of the great reloading presses that could be a stand alone do it all press! Press Review And Reloading ...
In another video I speculated he might be able to shoot on his own property as I thought he might live rural, but that rooster in the background confirmed that speculation!
Sitting at work watching your old videos haha, I already hand load but just bought everything to start casting. You definitely have some great lead melt videos. It sucks that YT hates 2A so much, I know they specifically hate boolit casting
Been using Lee 3 hole turret press for years been considering going to 4 hole turret. I load 270 Win, 9mm Luger, 45 ACP and 45 Colt for myself, and 223 Rem, 7.62 X 39 and 357 Mag for relatives Plus I also like all Lee products.
nice review on the turret press. I don't have that press yet. a little trick with the hose I do with the classic cast is take the cap off the end and run it into a coffee can then u never have to empty the tube and didn't need any clamp to hold it on.
If you’re just starting at reloading get a Classic Lee 4 head Turret press if you can afford it. But before you get the classic press kit if you’re on a budget the value press is a good kit. I wanted to say I started with the value kit. Either way you will not be sorry. Either one is much easier to set up than a Dillon press, and if you’re just gonna crank out 50 or 300 rounds for a range session this is the press for you. I’ve had mine for six years and I know now that I am starting to recover the initial cost in savings for ammo.
Wish I would of seen this before I bought my Lee Classic Turret, you did a great tutorial. I don't lube my cases if I'm using a carbide sizing die. But I make sure my cases are clean. I just don't want to clean lube off of finished rounds. They go straight into ammo boxes after loading lol. I do all my case prep including priming on my rifle cases, so I usually do rifle on a single stage, slower but I'm more finicky on rifle.
The cheaper one has a shorter OAL for rounds and doesn't have a cast steel base. The largest round I load is 7.62×54R and they load just fine in the cheaper one so I got the cheaper one because that reason. I've had it since 2014 and I've been happy with it. If I could go back I'd definitely just get the classic turret press tho.
I love your videos. And FC 45. You both are down to earth and easy to follow, thank you both for sharing your vast experience with the rest of us. I have all colors on my bench, but am a Lee fan as well. That turret was my first "upgrade" from my challenger and it is a great press. Mine sits between my Loadmaster and my Dillon 550 and gets used just as much. Keep up the good work my freind!
Hi Elvis, I had a Pro1000 for 9mm and hated it. I could never get it to run well. I now have 2 Classic Turret presses. I got my second press from a friend who couldn't be bothered to reload his ammo. I use 1 for small and the other for large pistol primers. I only use LEE for reloading and casting. Thank's for another great video.
hey BZHprepper... the little experience I have with the pro 1000 that was my feeling too. Some people love them. I didn't .... But I do love people that can't be bothered with reloading their bullets, and I cash in on their equipment!!!! Best to you My far away friend!!!!
Great video Elvis Ammo. I like Lee products. It is affordable, and does the job. Also I have Lee Dealer in my town. I now own a Breech Lock Challenger, a classic turret, a pro 1000, a load master, and a Lee Load all for 12 gauge. So go ahead you can call me the Press collector lol.
My 4 hole lee classic is a jem for any pistol reloading. I modded it to eject the cases in reverse rotation,like others ive seen on yt. Nice upgrade. 45 acp is my main bullet to reload. Great vid
Hey Dr . El , Would like to add that I have had one of these press,s for year,s and it work,s great . If you apply a film of oil on the turret where it rotates against the steel housing , you would not believe how much smoother it will operate . The same go,s for the ram . It is a very notable difference .
After weighing my options, I ended up going with the Classic Turret kit. For ~$200 you get a good chunk of what you need to start reloading. The value press is made with lower quality metals.
hey there psko Klown.... good choice. It gives ya the ability to just about do it all with one press... and your right about the other one! thanks again for chiming in!
Hey Elvis happy holidays. I just castes my first 223 bullets and they came out great. I like the videos very informative keep up the good work. Still waiting for the video on how those special Elvis bullets shoot.
hey paul grover congrats on the bullet. I know it feels great to make your own bullets.it's a wonderful process.. I'll have an update on the bullet soon! thanks for watching!
I have this same press and love it. Never had a problem with any lee products. And great customer service. Also look into Inline Fabrications auto eject for the classic turret. Helps in eliminating a step of grabbing the finished round. Also have a glock 30!!
The lee classic turrent press is my favorite lee press. You can load a good amount of ammo with it and its very easy to change from one caliber to another. The Lee Classic single stage is another good press. The lee pro1000 is my favorite for 9mm even though I can not prime on the press.
hey garym1a2.... yes yes and yes...everything you said. I been wanting the classic single stage..... I really like it. and changing calibers is a no brainer with this one!! Thanks again!!!!
love that you are real!...even with ....ooooops you just keep going on, not making excuses....enjoy you being authentic....thank you.....happy reloading from Montana!
Years ago I had a Pacific turret press. Probably one of the first of that genre. Didn't like it. The only solid point of attachment of the turret was the center bolt. Result was that the turret would flex with any cases that required more than token resizing. It was fine with carbide pistol dies, and quite convenient when loading more than a few rounds, but rifle cases would flex the turret and you had to be extra careful. I must say, though, that I like what I'm seeing with your press. Looks like my issues with the old Pacific have been well addressed, and it also looks like my automatic overlooking of these presses should be reassessed. 😊
Elvis, I just recently got this press after using the Lee single stage one for a couple years, and I love it! I haven't tried loading my rifle cartridges on it yet, but will soon. I've probably loaded 1000 rounds of .380, 9mm, and .45acp all without a hitch. I also cast my bullets from range scrap then pc them. I have one question though....what Lee mold do you use for your 9mm and .45? i have the "2R" shape....didn't know if the full round one would run in my semi autos. Thanks for the vids.
heeyyy youtuuube... thanks for the video elvis keep up the good work man. Merry Christmas. and I think I might just get one of these classics for the workbench.
I gotta say, in a YoUtube world of experts trying to be professional talent presenters, you video here was refreshingly honest. You did a great job. So thanks.
lol, i just bought this press and kit. But you still have to buy soooo many extra parts. ahh, just buying the kit is just the tip of what you need. great video Elvis keep them coming yer a good guy.
+MegaBait56 yea we are always learning! it's one of those things that if ya love it... your always looking for more "Legos " and yes more pieces that a kit don't begin supply! ; )... that's what makes it exciting (never done) and it always satisfies! Thanks again MegaBait56!
hey MegaBait56.... I just about always check with Optics Planet before I make a purchase. best price and free shipping. plus I can usually find 5 or 10 percent off of that ....
I have that press but the primer feeding part SUCKS! I use the Lee auto-prime #90230 so have to size and de-prime the shells in one step, then prime and set them aside for loading later, so I don't use all the die holes when loading. I do need to get an additional single stage press and feel that processing all your brass one step at a time might be faster rather than futzing with the primer thing on that press.
Another great vid. Very good info. There are 4 of us reloading at the same time. We are using single stage rcbs. We have 8 of them. Might look into changing to a new one. Let you know what we decide.. Very good job, Like the commit about you wearing a white lab coat. We have a question again. We loaded 223 with our load data but changed primers. We loaded 10 rounds each.... Small pistol, Small pistol mag, small rifle, small rifle mag, and match primers. Crono did not show any difference in the speed. No problem with brass or primer back out. We are doing 9mm and 7.62x39 next and then the mag pistols. What is up??? BTW loved the Ballistic vids... Also a good friend of ours just got a 50bmg We cannot wail to shoot it...
Hey Karen Mills.... Good to here from ya! I like the progressive press for my High volume pistol rounds, like 9mm ... You can always make a huge pile of them and do the same for other calibers to stock. Just a thought. I wander if they make them Lab Coats in camouflage ! : ) .. To the primers. I imagine the only real changes might be in pressures only. But I haven't done much in the way of primer changes. I have even heard of velocity dropping by adding a mag primer? go figure....It is good to know... In a pinch you can use what ya got! In most cases not all, primer back outs are caused by decreased loads. Thats why there are warnings on minimums somtimes. It was nice to see what these bullets are capable of in that gel huh!.... You'll have to let me know what ya think of the 50 BMG....Until next time.... Thanks for watching!!!!!
Hey Elvis good to see ya reloading. Happy Holidays to you and yours. One of these days you are going to have to show me how you make your own custom bullet mold.Bye for now... VE
Hey there Vengenace Eary.... Happy Holidays to you my friend! You done with the house yet? The way I make a custom mold is come up with a bullet design and call Arsenal Molds to make it for me! : ) not hard at all....Talk to ya later!
Hey Elvis -thanks for asking, yes the house is finally up for sale. Boy am I happy about it. How the heck do you make your own bullet design ? That's way out of my league. Talk to soon.
Thanks for the report Toolness1... and the follow up of the whole story! sorry about the turret! : ) Ive not tried loading the berdan primed cases... Let me know how you conquer it?
Hey Elvis I love the videos. I have a question for ya. I have around 10k 255 grain loads I bought and want to load for my 45 1911. They are bowling pin loads, and I cannot find any info to load for acp. Any advice or do you have any info
hay Levi's good to see you relaxing . I have a Lee turret press for about 25 years. Works great . It's simple and easy to use. Works fine for all my 45 ammo, 38 and 357 mag. Also have the auto drum and auto disc powder measure. Where is your paper with Elvis written on it. Just in case if forget who I'm watching
hey Nick L. ..... the turret press is easy breezy! don't even have to think about it when changing calibers! I'm at another bench here and forgot my name tag! : ) that elvis ammo paper, is a paper towel! : ) I can count on you to notice!
Put a 9/16 flat washer on the lil tab away from you on the primer holder and gravity will hold it out of the way till you need to feed one to the primer setter
I hope you are not roll crimping the 45 @ACP because it head spaces on the rim of the Case. If you are going to crimp please use a light taper crimp die. Also the pistol dies have a carbide ring inside the sizing die and you do not need any Case lube at all. Hope this helps.
Hey John Smith I use a very light crimp just to take the flair back out with the factory crimp die. No roll crimp. I back the seating die out and just seat the bullet with the stem then a light crimp with the crimp die... Fine and dandy!
Good advice,, I couldn't think of a better press that is a do all and at a speed that is manageable for the price. That is a awesome press that adapts to everything that you need. Where have you been? working Buddy? I've been waiting for you review on the New custom Mold that you had Made. Dave.
Hey thorsaxe777 It is a great do it all press! yea Ive been unusually busy for this time of year..... and I'll be doing an update on the bullet shortly.... hope all is well my friend!!!! Happy shooten to ya
elvis ammo I love the Coffee can lid thing.. Those work excellent, The hold just the right amount of brass, bullets or whatever you need them for. Handy for small parts in disassembly for firearms cleaning too. I see that cookie uses them as well. It's a "nonya" thing However what do you do for a living anyway? If you don't mind me asking. I understand about privacy so you don't have to go in to details. I've been working for the Navy for 35 years and looking at retirement soon within the next couple of years. It's been a long haul. Btw,, I have sold more of those Presses to my friends than you can shake a stick at,, All of them are extremely Happy with them. and most of the guys that I know that have problems with the primer feed just feed them one at time, You have to reach up there anyway.. Dave.
+Thorsaxe777 yea the coffee can lids, I use them to soak my gun parts, and I constantly use them for bullets, brass, sizing, separating bullet weights. .. sometimes I have too many cans with not enough lids! ; ) I'm a landscaper. I do landscape installs, Hardscapes, stone work, patios. ... that kinda thing... I just like being outside!
I don't normally lube pistol brass but after watching your videos I am going to start. A little lube should make it easier to resize. Have you tried the Lee bulge buster?. I started using it for 380 ACP . Thanks for sharing!
Hey there Kenny R... It makes it easier on your arm and the press. I haven't tried the bulge buster, never felt like I needed it after running them through the factory crimp die. Don't really know much about it. The factory crimp seems to do the trick... thanks for watching!
hey SMITTYBRS.... I dont really want to tell people to do what they "don't" supposed to do but i've fired thousands through the 4 glock barrels that I have with no issues. powdercoated cast bullets.. Accurate and no leading. good question. And thanks for paying attention! : ).
hey elvis wher you naywhere near all the fire i dont know why but for some reason i was th I nkin u where from up that way anyhow hope everything is well and good as you dont look worried
hey the baddest... yea im close enough to have a hard time breathing with all the smoke,,,, But all that is come to an end we finally got 3 inches of rain over two days... things were getting scary dry here... I almost started laughing when the rain came!!!!
love your videos I know this video was done some time ago but my question is if you can answer it , is every time i see someone using a turret press , on the up stroke i see a little cant of the turret when the there is pressure from the shaft and die meet , is that normal? could it cause a bad round out on the round?
hey Plow.. it sounds like you're describing movement of the press. on wood benches, the wood will flex a little. That's fine. .. but I've seen them all wonky.. not good. . Not sure of the list of possible problems that can cause. ..but I'm sure It's long...
well i was talking more about the top off the round turret part that has a little cant when it has pressure on it I have even seen the RBS turret do the same thing
+plow yea .... gottcha. the turret it's self has play in it so it can turn. but all of your adjustments are accounted for... it might not seem like it but it is. . no problem! now I understand what you was talking about! ; )
thanks for getting back that means alot i have seen the lees do it and i was watching one of Johnny's loading bench the 300 black new ones and saw his RBS do the same thing, guess i was just being extra cautious
I saw that LEE has a new Value Turret Press that is out. It it in their 2018 catalog but their website is not showing it: leeprecision.com/product-catalog.html Titan reloading shows it pictured but not available: www.titanreloading.com/lee-precision-reloading-equipment/lee-presses/lee-turret-press/lee-4-hole-turret-press-w-auto-index I am not fond of the primer seating primer holder blocking my view. I wish it was off the side out of the way. The lever mechanism in the ram works great.
heyJason Krohn...I have a video on the "Lee load master review Maxed out" check it out... I can crank out 750 rounds an hour .... The hardest thing is keeping it stocked with bullets and brass cases. Im a Fan...
So, if I wanted to wet tumble a 9mm to clean the pockets, would I have deprime them, Lube them (9mm is hard for me to do because of the case design) for resizing, then place it in the press to begin the process?
hey d Klawbohr. .. yep. it's common that a lot of fast burning shot gun powder can be used for pistol powder. it's in the data book... good stuff. I like it in 9mm and have used it for 38 as well!
Stuff always goes wrong when ya got an audience, heh. And as for all the uneducated folks who only know one way to pernounce a word, when you are dealing with a Lee press with a top that spins in circles you are dealing with a turrent press. When you are dealing with a main battle tank with a main gun that rotates around and blows stuff up you are dealing with a turret. When you get in the groove with yer turrent press you are dealing with a torrent of ammo. A free lesson on handloading nomenclature for y'all.
I thought you got through that pretty well. You know that you can sit there and make rounds all day with out a single 'hitch' but, just as soon as you turn that damn camera on ...the mind goes blank and tries to think of the next thing your gonna say or do...while your fingers fumble around trying to perform the task at hand with the mind absent...what the heck am I doing? You had me laughing my ass off as I was anticipating the exact troubles you were having...damn that was good! When you dropped the primer arm I started 'snorting'...glad I wasn't sipping my hot coffee at the moment! Cameras are as much trouble as a bad girlfriend or a toothache. Good Job there Elvis...charlie Hey, I was the 777'th view and the 66'th thumbs up...in poker that's a good hand huh?
hey Charles Irby... good poker My friend! Man you got me laughing telling me about how you were laughing... I'd say it was all worth trouble! the snorting is where it all starts getten good! : ) Sometimes everything starts to get slippery! but ; ) thats when the fun happens... thanks for having a laugh with me! I got your bullets coming out on video tonight!!! I think you'll be happy with what you'll see!
HOLY SMOLEY...That's great news. I hadn't wanted to ask because I can see how busy you have been...but now we are getting to this...please include your comments of the evaluation too...OK?
1930's vintage Lyman 358-430, it came with two pin sizes, one deep the other shallow (depth). Those you have, I made with the deep pin ...gives more material to flow out and around forming a big mushroom...or at least they do in water...were gonna see about the gel?
hey Charles Irby. .. I'm having some issues getting this video up tonight. ..youtube put the screws to me... what could possibly go wrong ÷!!!!#... things getting slippery! it's taking a while. ... sorry bout that.! it'll be up in the morning! I'm going to bed!
Hey, Elvis! Great review.....i love my Classic Turret too! Hey, have you heard of the Inline Fabrication add-on system for it? It's fantastic and almost turns this press into a progressive! Really increases speed with a reverse rotation rod and a case kicker. Take a look: inlinefabrication.com/collections/lee/products/case-ejector-for-the-lee-classic-turret-reverse-rotation Watch the video there, too. If you havent tried it (maybe you have already), it's a great value add-on. Might be worth a review, too!? Lol! Thanks for your work again.
