50BMG presses without the kits

[zuke]

Ah lemme see here. A "press" is a mechanical device that compounds the energy put onto the handle through mechanical advantage or multiplication in order to apply force to in this case re-size casings.

If a handle breaks during "normal" operation, which I have both seen and experienced on several occasions with this particular press when being used to size 50 cal casings as said press is advertised to be capable of, it is not at all like a fuse, it is a design defect that injures people.
There are FAR better ways to engineer in a safety feature such as a sheer pin in the linkage being 1 example, or even having the handles bend, which they do not, they sheer off, so I find it very hard to believe that Lee engineered a weak point into their handles.

IF in fact the handles of reloading presses were engineered to break if reasonable operating force was applied, why is it that other makers of similar presses never have handles sheer off?

I've never used enough force to bend one. All I ever do is reform 24ga to 577 and 577-450
It say's right in any of the LEE catalogues a number of the safety feature's.
Decapping pin's are held in with a collet.It suppose to slide's up if it encounter's any obstruction
Cap for the collet die is aluminum so it shear's instead of breaking the die.
The powder scale is made of a plastic that will break, not bend so if it's dropped or knocked over you'll know for sure if it ain't broke, it good to use.