Who Started with Lee Loading Equipment?

How many cut their teeth with Lee tools?

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The thread on Lee (crap) got me thinking on who started with Lee equipment.

I did, and still use Lee.

As my Dad used to say "It's cheap and nasty", meaning that it's inexpensive and does the job.

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My press and dies and most other tools are Lee, and I have a couple of items that are RCBS. When I'm looking for something, I start with Lee as the default, expecting it to be cheapest, then compare some others. I buy the least expensive tool that I think is going to do a satisfactory job, and it usually seems to be Lee, but if there isn't a Lee item available or something else seems a better deal, I'm not stuck on the brand. I don't know whether I'll ever wear out any of my equipment, and unless I do, I probably won't replace it for the sake of something that might be "better".
 
I did, and most of my dies are Lee; I also use two Lee single-stages for most of my rifle reloading, and haven't had a problem with any of it. I'm not a fan of most of their powder measures (Disk excepted) or their scale, but I've been quite happy with the rest of it.
 
I started with a Lee Handloader in '78, then a Lee Single Stage, then a Lee Turret (best press that Lee makes, btw..) and now a Load-Master. I'm still reworking some of Richard Lee's "lazy" approach to engineering, but it's working well. He reminds me of the New Zealand attitude to building and repairing things...never do it right if you can manage with a temporary lashup. "Kiwi ingenuity" I think they called it. :roll:
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I started with a Lee single stage press and moved up to a Lee Turret press.
I also bought an RCBS digital scale, which I have been very happy with.
 
After only owning and using RCBS equipment, I recently bought my first LEE item, a set of .45-70 dies.

Personally, I find them more cheaply made than the RCBS ones. The one thing I do like however, is their bullet seating system works much better than the RCBS system, and their factory crimp die is fantastic.
 
I also started with a Lee system . I bought a Turrret and couple boxes of supplies for about $50.00 and never looked back . I would like to have a Dillon (in my dreams) but having never used anything other than my Lee to load I have nothig to compare to and I have never had a major problem I couldn't deal with so I have never looked to change.
 
i started with a lee single stage press too then moved to 2 lee load masters and then less then 3000 rounds later moved to a dillon 1050. the primer system in the load master is what got me to swith to the dillon, every time i loaded on the load master i would always got a few cases with no primers.
 
Started on a Lee Challenger, which is still in use, but hopefully soon to be replaced by a Turret press. I only shoot ~ 300 rounds a month, so it's fine for me, if a bit laborious right now.

Why spend more? It's not like a reloading press is a set of Gucci jeans, and its really important that people see the brand name on your ass, or anything.

Lee works.

Neal
 
I started with Lee. I am slowly changing a few things though. Half of my dies are Lee. I really like the collet dies, universal decapper, and crimping dies.
 
I sold my old model Rock Chucker in favor of the Lee Classic Cast press recently. Having used both, the Lee is a superior product! AND you can do large .50 BMG size dies in it. Not so with the RC I had. Works great for loading with .450/577 dies.
 
I started with Lee and still use some of their stuff. I especially like their Dies, never loaded a bad round with them.I'm not crazy about their scales though. I also use Dillon and RCBS.
 
A Lee-Loader was the first store-bought loading equipment that I owned.

I started Handloading some 50+ years ago using home-made tools....

35+ years ago, while living on my homestead in North-Eastern BC, I aquired a few Lee-Loaders for my #5 JC .303 and my constant companion, a Ruger Blackhawk 4 5/8" .41 Mag, as well as for my Winchester Model 12....

The ammo produced was as good as any available in the stores, and provided me with protection, food and a lot of entertainment ....

Even though I own and use Dillon, RCBS, Lyman, Redding, Pacific and many more manufactures equipment. I still use a fair bit of Lee equipment including dies, bullet sizers, bullet molds, Auto-Prime tools, Hand-Press and more....

I still own a couple Lee-Loaders and occasionally bang out (literally) a few rounds, just for nostalgia's sake.... :)
 
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