Vintage merry Christmas

[fightinghamster]

Merry Christmas too me indeed, my father-in-law new I was into reloading and presented me with a Lee hand press that he bought new in 1991 and never used, been sitting in his shed for a long time and now I’m going to clean it up and enjoy it

 

[iron cat]

I find mine invaluable when working up loads at the range!
Cat

 

[Hmatt]

That is cool!!

 

[Neo]

I find mine invaluable when working up loads at the range!
Cat

And I thought I was the only one who did that

It's funny how range reloading gear is both cheap and expensive. A hand loader and dies covers all the mechanical work, but I still end up taking a Harrell powder measure along simply because the measurements are so repeatable. It's quite easy to calibrate throw weights with click values before you go to the range, and then to know exactly what you're dispensing based on dial settings.

 

[iron cat]

And I thought I was the only one who did that

It's funny how range reloading gear is both cheap and expensive. A hand loader and dies covers all the mechanical work, but I still end up taking a Harrell powder measure along simply because the measurements are so repeatable. It's quite easy to calibrate throw weights with click values before you go to the range, and then to know exactly what you're dispensing based on dial settings.

Absolutely! Either that or a Montana Vintage Arms measure, depending on the rifle/cartridge combination !
Cat

 

[maynard]

The Brit rifle team travel with a few of these. They usually bring ammo that is loaded long and have team members seating bullets in their spare time. You will also find some members US Army Marksmanship Unit have these mounted to their range carts.