Dillon Vs Lee Loader's

Ah, someone finally broke the code.

As long as you bring your V65... I had a V45 for years...__________________


Yep, yep. An '86. Every year I look at new bikes and decide not to buy one. Any benefit will not outweigh the cost.

40,000K and still like new.

I might post a photo of it in the bike thread.

Thanks for the info on the reloaders.

Wednesday evening, I met an acquaintance I see about once a year. He's getting out of reloading and will give me his Lee for free.

I'll also take an almost new 686 off his hands, but, alas, not for free.

I can't beat that deal--unless the Lee is piss poor.

If I decide to buy a progressive, I'll get back to you guys.

Thanks, anyway.
 
This is interesting and maybe helping the original poster, but it is apples and oranges or CHEVIES AND CADILLACS. You buy what you can afford and as much as anyone would like a Dillon 550b with case feeder and no dies and no auto advance for $599.90 U.S., a LEE PRO1000 with case feeder and auto advance complete with dies for $250 Ca. is a much more justifiable purchase if you have a young family or are on a fixed income. This website has a few ELITISTS who seem to think that the newest or latest or the top of the line items are the only thing that is worth having or talking about. Hey take a look around not everybody out there drives a NEW CAR and has unlimited amounts of money to spend on their interests and hobbies.This post would have been more valuable if it had asked for the pros and cons of each model of DILLON and the same of the different models by LEE, but not a comparison , as they are different , one is high bucks, the other is low bucks.
 
Lee vs Dillon

Hi,

Yep, Bearman. You got it.

I have two kids in university. I drive a six year old car and my wife drives a ten year old car.

I ride a twenty-year old motorcycle. We have no cottage.

I'm retired. I consider myself lucky to be given a Lee.

(Yeah, I know, let's play the world's smallest violin.)

I would be happy to work with a Lee, provided that I can do a safe job without getting powder all over the house. :rolleyes: :D
 
Lee Pro 1000 has served me well with .38spl, .357mag, .45ACP, and 9mm. I don't know what possible advantage Dillon could have, since I have had no problems with loads. I expect they both do the job, but the lee is automatic and the Dillon is semi automatic at best. Maybe its the inflated chest and raised nose that you get with a Dillon. I don't know if anyone will live long enough to experience the claim that Dillon will last longer. I just don't see the advantage in paying more for something that does less.
PS I BOUGHT A REFURB DIRECT FROM LEE FOR $82 + $4 SHIPPING, and you want to pay what for a Dillon???
 
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Maybe its the inflated chest and raised nose that you get with a Dillon.
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We ask them not to pick on "us", so let's not pick on them. If you have a specific issue, raise it. Being a "Lee snob" is no better than the other way around.
 
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avsecb2

Christ I bought my Dillon from a a guy at the club. Little did I know I would instantly become an elitist, a snob and god knows what else. Some folks like to have good equipemnt and Dillon is all of that. If you have good success with your Lee terrific. So to me, with my Dillon. The only difference I have a Dillon and you have a Lee. If that makes you more perfect good on you. Im short f@#k o%% with the hollier than thou attitude.

You got an $84 press for $84. if you are happy great. At the end of the day you will die with a Lee telling all who listen it is as good as a Dillon and I will die with a Dillon and the guy at the gate won't care! Should add my son will then use my Dillon until we meet in another place.


Take Care
 
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Avsecb2, you can't understand now anyone could live long enough to expierience the claim that Dillon will last longer, yet you buy a press that has already been worn out once already?

Dillons are for heavy users, or guys who like nice stuff. Th e best thing about Lee is they make loading affordable for eveyone, I dought even the chinese could out bottom end Lee.
 
buckbrush said:
Dillons are for heavy users, or guys who like nice stuff. Th e best thing about Lee is they make loading affordable for eveyone, I dought even the chinese could out bottom end Lee.
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Which is really funny if you know AcrashB in person. I know of no one with more impecable taste in firearms, cars or motorcycles. (I haven't met his wife, so that remains to be seen) I've been shooting with him for better than a year now, one night a week, and I've never seen a quality issue on his reloads, and he's fired plenty in multiple calibers. Most users don't load as much as he does. Dillons are great, but they are more than most people really need in terms of cost. They might or might not outlast three lee's, but by the time you pay shipping for your replacement parts (dillon charges to ship to canada now) you've added more than a bit to your original purchase. Other than for the "I've got a dillon" factor, they are probably the last progressive I'd by in Canada, if I lived in the states I might feel different, but hornady is still a better deal.
 
I have a lee and a dillon. They both have their quirks. However my Lee is in a box and Im using the dillon. I prefer the Dillon Dies although you can buy two Lee's for the price. I like the priming system more in the Lee but only because I can see the primers going in and making sure there aren't any upside down. The loading disks for the Lee are handy and make for a quick setup. However they are not as microadjustable. Which can be both a good and bad thing. My progressive lee can be faster as long as everything runs smoothly. As long and it takes tinkering. Less tinkering with the Dillon once its set.
 
buckbrush said:
Dillons are for heavy users, or guys who like nice stuff. Th e best thing about Lee is they make loading affordable for eveyone, I dought even the chinese could out bottom end Lee.
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That's just about the most dumb-assed statement so far in this thread....

Ah...but I repeat myself....:rolleyes: :D
 
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