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I can run about 200 to 250 rounds per hour on my 550 Dillion once I am set up.

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coffeecup

And then there are those of us that can get pretty anal about our reloading. I have had all three-single stage,turret,and progressives.

I now mostly use a turret for handgun chores and a single stage for the large rifle stuff.

showmebob

Thanks to all of you for the great advice!

Electraclyde

Had a Lee Pro 1000. Had lots of trouble with the primer system. Got rid of it and got a Lyman turret press. It is great for me. I load about 2500 rounds per year of 9mm, .38/.357 and .45acp.
I have not used a Lee turret press, just the progressive pro 1000.

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HotGuns

Actually, there is a difference between a "turret" press and a "progressive" press.
The turret press has a rotating head in which several dies are held. You have a singe shell holder and each step of the reloading process is done before revolving the head to another die.

The progressive press uses multiple shell holders and each holder has a case in it which completes a stage. When the shell holder is rotated to the next die, the ram is pushed and another process occurs. It is much faster than the turret press, and even the turret press is faster than the single stage because you don't have to change dies and fiddle with the right settings.

I own all three types.

The RCBS single stage can load about a box of shells an hour, from start to finish. A box being 50 count.

The Lyman turret can do a box of shells in about 30 minutes.

The Dillon 550b can do about 10-12 boxes in an hour.

I loaded over 30,000 rounds last year on all of them, the majority being the Dillon 550b.

If your time is valuable, the progressives are the way to go.
If not, it is more convenient to use a turret.
The single stage will work and work well, but it is the slowest way to go.

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showmebob

Thanks to all of you for the great advice. It was exactly what I needed to hear!