Lee is not crap! I have never had a defective part from Lee. I can't say that about RCBS or Redding or Lyman. I had Lee progressives that came with a bunch of spares and but I never used ANY of them. I use a CoAx press for rifle, a Dillon 550 for pistol and I have new Lee Classic turret for odds and ends, and a bunch of presses I don't use. All this stuff works great. I can also add that the Lee Perfect Powder Measure is the best powder measure on the market as attested by my $700 mg scale and the new one in cast will probably be better yet. Money is not always a measure of quality. When I was the Canadian Barnard dealer I would have the odd (and I mean odd) customer that would not buy one because they didn't cost enough and therefore they were not good enough, they are the best quality action made anywhere and we sold at a lower price to get them on the ranges. The lee four die pistol sets come with two carbide dies.
I will also mention that the patent on the Lee Case Trimmer must have expired because Lyman is doing a knock off now, no doubt made in China like most of their stuff. My favourite trimmer is the Wilson but I have lots of Lee parts in the drawer from years back. The Lee actually works as well at about the same speed as the Wilson and both can be motorized with a drill.
I will also mention that the patent on the Lee Case Trimmer must have expired because Lyman is doing a knock off now, no doubt made in China like most of their stuff. My favourite trimmer is the Wilson but I have lots of Lee parts in the drawer from years back. The Lee actually works as well at about the same speed as the Wilson and both can be motorized with a drill.
