OK, lets define the difference between a Turret Press and a Progressive Press. First it should be noted that these machines are "Different Iterations" of Common Machines in Machine Shops for over 100 years.
First the Turret Press is a variant of the Turret Lathe. This machine has the tools necessary to produce a given part mounted on the turret (the Set up) and
the tools are taken to the part and each operation is done and the Turret is indexed. The part is usually finished when the Turret makes a complete Revolution.
On a Turret Reloading Press each operation is performed on the cartridge case by pulling the handle and driving the case into each die and then rotating the Turret to the next die. IE: Resizing/De-Priming, Priming, Charging the Case, Seating the Bullet and Crimping it in place. 5 steps. Or 5 pulls of the handle and five indexes of the Turret.
A Progressive Reloading Press is an outgrowth of the "Multi Spindle Screw Machine." That machine has a Carousel of Spindles (between 5-9) that contain bars of stock. Each operation is done by its specific tool and then the Carousel indexes and it all happens again.
"The Stock is taken to the Tools" Every station works it's operation at the same time all of the others are doing theirs. The last station has the "Cutoff Tool" which cuts the finished part off the bar. A new complete part is parted off every time the Carousel Indexes.
A Progressive Reloading Press works the same way. The Dies are held in a Fixed Tooling Plate. Every Operation is done to a Cartridge Case Every Time the Handle is Pulled.
"The Cases are taken to the Dies."
A Finished Cartridge is ejected every time the Handle is Pulled.
The main difference between the two machines is, "One takes five pulls on the handle to make a loaded cartridge," "And the other produces a loaded round every time the handle is pulled."
The whole point of this is,,, If you need to load a Thousand Rounds of Ammunition it will take 5000 pulls of the handle to produce them on a Turret Press, But only 1000 pulls on the Progressive Machine. IE: 5 times the work to produce the same amount of ammo. Believe me, pulling on the handle thousands of times gets old really fast.
So how many rounds do you intend to shoot?
Randy.