Which Starting kit Get ? My Dealer Said LEE is JUNK

I started with a single stage LEE press... to get started. Well, 5 years later and thousands or rounds later, I still have it and it still performs great.

As others have stated, this dealer is full of it. There are more expensive kits available and some are better but, the LEE kit will work well and you will learn a lot.

Enjoy a new aspect of our sport, re-loading can be fun.
 
Save yourself $15.00 and skip the powder trickler. Thumb and forefinger work just fine, and come in handy right and left hand models... :)
 
I bought a Lee Deluxe kit from Cabelas a few months ago and love it! You can't go wrong for the price. I've done 9mm,40 cal and 357 mag with no hassle. I just updated my hopper with the Lee Pro Autodisk upgrade kit and added the Lee Safety Prime system to the press.
 
I guess this confirms the rumour... many gun dealers in Montreal are full of it!

+1 on going for a visit to Higginson http:// higginsonpowders com/ Andrew is a great guy.

With the exception of the 7.5x55, all my dies are Lee, and they are doing and excellent job at producing quality ammunition... same goes with the 6 cavities bullet molds, buy two of each and don't get them to hot and they'll work great for thousands of rounds.

I personnally prefer the RCBS Uniflow powder measure...

Safe loading,

Mike.
 
There's no reason you can't use a turret press for rifle caliber reloading. Few rifles will be accurate enough for you to tell any difference between ammo loaded with a turret press and a single stage.

A turret press will save you time if you load a lot of ammo. If you are only loading small quantities of rifle ammo, a single stage is probably sufficient.
 
Volks r us.
A Lee kit is a great way to start. The scale has a very confidence inspiring setting mechanism. You have to think so hard every time you go to set it that you cannot possibly set on the wrong weight absent mindedly. :D

My Lee scale stuck sometimes so I ended up with a RCBS 10-10 which I now much prefer.

I'd give Higginsons a call before you drive out there to make sure they have what you need.

You could also order from one of the contributing dealers on this forum such as MSG.DREW. He usually has the kits and the delivery will be about the same as your gas prices (prolly less). I gaurantee your going to get sick of the drive to Hawkesbury once you get started because Higginsons are a great place for powder, primers etc.




volks_r_us said:
Ok Lee it will be ... I'm do like Medicstimpy Said, Ill go talk with Tom and Andrew
it's a 1h15 drive from Downtown were I am , but It's probly well worth the Drive

Thanks guys Ill let you what I got
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I use a Lee Pro 1000. It does the job.

I was thinking of buying the "high end" press. I played with it a bit in the store, decided that levered a bit more smoothly than the Lee, but it was fiddly in other ways. Besides the hundreds of dollars I was going to spend could pay for a lot of bullets and brass.

I still use the Lee.

BTW, one small part broke in five years of reloading on a used press I got from someone for nothing as part of a 686 deal. A new part was shipped by LEE free and instantly.
 
I have went the most least expensive route lol

Lee Classic Loader = On sale in the U.S $16
Nylon tipped hammer = $16
RCBS 5-0-5 scale = $50 Shipping included from the EE

Total = $82

I can now shoot consistent half inch groups for the first time in my life with my 30-06 hunting rifle. :D:D I never could do that with commercial rounds.

So this proves that you do not need big $$$$$ to make decent ammo.
 
stevebc said:
Save yourself $15.00 and skip the powder trickler. Thumb and forefinger work just fine, and come in handy right and left hand models... :)
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+2 on this. I too just use a thumb & forefinger to trickle powder. Works just fine for me. I have a mixture of Lee, & RCBS reloading equipment and the Lee stuff works just fine for me. IMHO they both provide good support for their products. The only problem I had with my Lee press was that the cast metal linkages failed after about 10,000 reloads of .270, 30-30, 7.62x54, 7.62x54R, 6.5x55, 7.5x55, & 8MM casings. They were not expensive to replace & I bought a spare set so I don't get stuck next time it happens. If you don't want to spend a lot of money starting out, get the Lee Anniversary kit.

George
 
I have never had problems with the Lee classic turret press, I like it a lot, might make the move to progressive in the future though.
 
I have a Lee 1000 progressive. Just made some 9mm tonight. I am tired of missed primers, tipped primers. I hate pulling 15% of the bullets.

The Lee is going to be replaced with a Dillon, and soon. Just need to figure out which model, and from who.
 
I use a Lee anniversary kit I bought a number of years ago. All the cartridges I have loaded and shot animals with have functioned as they should. I load them, insert them in my rifle, and when I pull the trigger, bullets fly out of the barrel at a high rate of speed. I don't precisely measure each round at 16 points to verify perfection, because I haven't purchased those tools yet. But the press seems to work fine.

There is a turret press comparison on realguns.com. Check it out.
 
heavyBullet said:
I have went the most least expensive route lol

Lee Classic Loader = On sale in the U.S $16
Nylon tipped hammer = $16
RCBS 5-0-5 scale = $50 Shipping included from the EE

Total = $82

I can now shoot consistent half inch groups for the first time in my life with my 30-06 hunting rifle. :D:D I never could do that with commercial rounds.

So this proves that you do not need big $$$$$ to make decent ammo.
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I started with a 30-30 in the basic lee kit and a wooden hammer. Just the dipper.
Groups dropped to under an inch in the Savage 340. That was in the late 60's.
 
lots of support here for the LEE stuff. i was contemplating the anniversary kit because right now my funds are cramped, and i really like the look and feel of the RCBS RockChucker kit, so i was going to hold off. i think i might pick up the anniversary kit, and get started. once i get decent at reloading, i'll upgrade to the RCBS set. :)
 
FlyingHigh said:
lots of support here for the LEE stuff. i was contemplating the anniversary kit because right now my funds are cramped, and i really like the look and feel of the RCBS RockChucker kit, so i was going to hold off. i think i might pick up the anniversary kit, and get started. once i get decent at reloading, i'll upgrade to the RCBS set. :)
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I have found that the Lee dies and shellholders work extremely well in my Lyman crusher and RCBS Rockchucker press. Some will say blasphemy.
Also Lee water soluble case lube is great stuff. Washes off with a bit of soap and warm water.
or you can make your own case lube with lecithin, water, a bit of dishsoap, and rubbing alcohol.
 
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