Forgot how slow it was

Some time back about 10 years ago I bought a Dillon Square Deal progressive in 9mm. At the time, I was shooting a lot of 9mm and shooting the gun in IDPA. About a year ago, I decided to start loading .45ACP and especially .38/.357 mag (shoot a lot of that) on a progressive, but the Square Deal is not very caliber switchable. Oh, you can do it, but switching is a pain. I don't sit down and load a thousand rounds at a time, prefer to knock out a couple boxes now and then, so I wanted quick caliber changes and, to this end, I scored a Lee Pro 1000 off ebay for forty bucks set up for .38/.357 and scored another turret and shell plate carrier in .45ACP for it. This thing is a little problematic with small pistol primers, but I've gotten the routine down pretty well now and can crank out a box easily, and checking powder and such, in about 15 minutes. I could go faster, but I check every powder charge with an inspection mirror and don't have the case feeder attachment.

Well, I cranked out several boxes yesterday and cast some bullets last night, decided to crank out some .45 Colt today. I don't shoot that as much as the other calibers, so am not set up on the progressive yet for it. I have to do it on my old Lyman turret press the old fashioned way. WOW, I'd forgotten just how slow it is. It takes nearly an hour to knock out a box of ammo. If I set up for 100 rounds I could probably do it in a little over an hour. Cripes! I'm spoiled with the progressives now. LOL! I guess I should set the Lee up for .45 Colt in the future. Then, I'll have everything, but .380 set up on progressives. I don't shoot much .380 at all, so I'll pass on that one anyway.