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I have bought 223 ans have noticed how much the ammo costs nowadays how bad are them lee loader kits? i just want some cheap ammo for plinking is it worth it?
 
mostly it depends on the type of rifle you have- if you mean the one where you have to hit everything with a hammer, and you have a bolt action, go to it- i have no idea what one of those is worth- i paid 10 bucks for my last one- i've somewhat "graduated" beyond that as i have an ar and a lee 1000 progressive- but if you have the time( the all important factor) and can follow directions , they can and do turn out quality ammo- not the best, nor can you monkey with the powder types and weights, but passible
 
I load my own shotshells so i most of the know how and know what im doing and yep i am shooting a bolt im not looking for benchrest rccuracy just something to plink with
 
Nothing wrong with the lee anniversary kits and stuff like that, just not the best quality stuff out there. No point in investing tons of money into equipment if you end up not liking it or something. Isnt .223 cheap anyway?
 
$30+shipping on fleabay any day of the week.
well worth having one for exactly the reasons you gave.
Low input costs and easy to use.
Don't need a whole reloading outfit to make rounds.
get yersef a brass hammer or hardwood mallet and have fun!
 
I load 308 and 30-06 (and soon 45/70)for hunting and target shooting with the old wack em with a hammer lee loader, and it makes better ammo than any commercial ammo I have ever tried. I paid $16 US each last year for mine.
 
I like my lee loader for my .303 because I only use it for neck sizing and then weigh my powder with my scale.

I would think .223 should be full length resized (could be wrong) but you definitely won't get any accuracy using the scoop that comes with the loader. You may be alright with a lee loader and a scale.
 
Used them in .270, 338 win mag and 375 H&H.

They are slow and only neck size, but for what they were meant to do, they work fine.

I'd reccomend getting a powder scale in order to get the most out of your reloads, though.
 
Yup I got one too. It only neck sizes so great for bolt action. Definatly need a scale thought. Some people say it is a bit slow but I am not running an ammo factory. Mine was brand new from Cabela's Canada for 35.00. Then I got another one from ee for 15.00
 
For just a few dollars more you can have a Lee hand press and a proper die set.

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I too started on a lee loader for economy sake. A scale is a must in my opinion, however. As others have said, the lee safety scale is fine and also economical.
+1 on the lee autoprime, too.
I now have a press and dies but I took my lee loader to the range the other day to work up a load for some x-bullets. Better to load one at a time for load development rather than loading a bunch and pulling a bunch that don't work out.

That said, I only reload 7mm and 30 caliber and so I only shoot about 12-15 rounds a session. If I were shooting 223, I would likely shoot many more rounds and the lee loader procedure would get old real fast, IMHO.



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BrotherRockeye said:
$30+shipping on fleabay any day of the week.
well worth having one for exactly the reasons you gave.
Low input costs and easy to use.
Don't need a whole reloading outfit to make rounds.
get yersef a brass hammer or hardwood mallet and have fun!
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Or buy it direct from Lee for less than $20.00 plus shipping...
 
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