secondary reloading press duty?

270yotekiller

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I am going to purchase this Lee press to speed things up in the reloading room but would this be better suited to bulet seating or case resizing? It looks alot flimsier than the Challenger press so what would your recommendations be??
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lol then a second press will definitely have to wait if you say dont buy it, i just liked the price but a better quality press would be the better choice i guess:)

thanks
 
Yote,

That's Lee's "entry level" cast aluminum framed single stage. It's designed to size cases and seat the bullets, but even that's questionable when you get to resizing larger, heavier cases like the belted magnums, etc.

Jack is right, for what it's worth, don't waste the dollars.

A good RCBS Rock Chucker, or Lyman Orange Crusher (although more money) will serve you well beyond the price difference. I've seen the Lee Classic presses advertised, and they are a cast iron/steel frame.
Makes you kind of wonder why Lee came out with them, as they've been doing the cast aluminum frame presses for so long, and never varied until just recently.

An aluminum cast press, based on what I do with case or bullet forming/swaging, wouldn't last me a week before it broke.
The pressures at the end of the ram, even during the meanial procedures, can be amazing.

Take care,
Bob
 
I have the Lee cast Aluminum press and it works great, within guidelines. It works great with any handgun caliber I have ever reloaded. It also has worked great with 22 hornet brass. I tried 22-250 and quit after resizing two cases. The pressure was really high and I was not comfortable. I went out and bought a rockchucker and love it. The rockchucker has resized everything from 9mm to 375 H&H without a hitch. I'm tring to talk you out of buying the Lee press. Just be aware that it definitely has limitations.
 
I purchased one at a yard sale for a couple bux and use it with a Lee universal decapping die for decapping and RCBS collet bullet puller. Keeps all the grit and crap on the dirty side of my bench and out of my loading dies. Don't think I would rely on it for sizing maybe seating in a pinch.
 
For my 22-250,308. and 45-70 it works just fine. But I don't shoot that much and naturally it will not last as long as a better built press. I have a Dillon for my high volume reloading.
 
I too was going to uses this same press to seat bullets
and as a powder measure stand. have yet to use it as a seating press, makes a decent powder measure stand.

I use the Lee Classic Cast press as my travel press. I have used ammo made from this press to routinely shoot low .4 five shot groups with my 22/250 and my .260. I have loaded thousands of .45 acp with it.

jme

arky65
 
Check e-bay and the local pawn shops for a used Rock Chucker or Redding Boss...I bought a Rock Chucker for $25 at a pawn shop last year, and a C&H Block H 3 stage press off e-bay for $15 shipped to me...Short of running over a Rock Chucker with a D-9 Cat...I don't think you could damage one...Used equipment has worked great for me (16 years of re-loading).
 
Bought my Rockchucker in the 70's. Loaded a litteral pickup bed full of pistol ammo and a whole bunch of rifle ammo (Me, Wife, 3 Boys, many friends)....it keeps on ticking......
 


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