Like I said above there is nothing wrong with any of the press styles mentioned. It all depends on what you want to do. If you are after loading up large quantities of ammo that will be loaded the same, then a PROGRESSIVE loader would be great. If you going to set your dies once and not change them at any time or not very often then a turret press is probably the ticket. I change loads, bullets, dies types (for the same cartridge) depending on what I am trying to do. I do not load up large quantities, I have mostly single shots, including my bolt action guns. I have a friend at work that uses nothing but hand dies in a arbor press. He neck sizes, and seats bullets with them. He is strong into bench rest shooting and 1000 yard stuff. That is going too far for me, but to each their own. Stimpy, I still think I would give the cast iron Lee presses a look. I do not think they look as sexy as some of the other presses (they could streamline the linkages) but I think they are just as strong and I always like value. If you decide the turret press fits your style, then by all means get it. I personally will probably never own a progressive press, because I do not shoot nearly enough to justify the cost, heck, I can't even justify the reloading stuff I got.
I do not shoot 10,000 rounds a year, I shoot some where in the neighborhood of 1200 - 1500 rounds/year for all of my center fire stuff. I do shoot more than if I purchased all of my ammo. I just like to reload. I shoot to reload, not reload to shoot, so to speak. I like the thought of precision reloads, the gun is just a vessel to shoot them through. I still like my single press and fits my need. I also like "tinkering" with my guns. I think it goes hand in hand. I tinker with my loads. I am always looking for the Holey Grail of a literal 1 hole group. I know I will never reach it. I am not that good and never will be. I am not sure if I got the message through how I feel about reloading, because it is a different experience for everyone. To some it is a chore, it is a way of saving money. That is the way I started, to save money. I soon found out that I was not saving money, I was shooting more. I then learned that I liked it. That was enough justification for me. If you only have a 30-06 and use it for your annual deer hunt, reloading is not for you. It would take many years, if ever, to pay back the cost of cartridges that you will shoot unless you buy one of those Lee hand loaders that you use a mallet on. I had one of those to start with...no thank you. I still use it to knock the primers out of military 223 cases. I doubt if you would be the type to get the benefit of that either, because you would not use it after the first time you used it. I know there some that use them and are happy, but I think they are in the minority. They will progress to better equipment or not use it because it too much bother. If you are into competition shooting an AR -15 or 45 Auto, then a progressive press would pay for itself and more. To each their own, that is why I love this site and this country.
