Oh Lee has GOT to be kidding me! THREE hours!!!!

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Has anyone ever taken you seriously MNgoldenbear...???:neener: But I do agree with you. It sounds like JDGrey needs to get out more...Although I agree with JDGrey too...Beans Jeans and a Roof are important too...:D
 
The Bushmaster said:
And the problem???:D Nice photo...
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No problem. I was posting it to show how the press should look when properly assembled. From what VitaminG and others have wrote, it sounds like some the presses were not properly assembled. I know that before I put the bolt in, my handle would slide up and down (and out) while in use. I thought it might help.
 
Nope, supposed to be tight. If it wasn't secured properly, then it's not LEEs fault.

A nice example of the cruddy LEE stuff, I load for 7.5x55 Swiss and 8x57JS Mauser (and more). My cruddy LEE dies and press make substandard ammo that allows me to shoot a pathetic 3/4" and 7/8" groups @ 100 yds with my K31 and M48 Yugo Mauser. Such poor quality and results! I'm sure if I used an RCBS Rock Chunker and RCBS dies I could easily get a single jagged hole with iron sites at 100 yds without changing my load recipe. I will now give my LEE gear to the unwashed infidels out there and spend a barrel of cash on the "quality" stuff.....

Sorry for the somewhat sarcastic tone, but I really get tired of hearing that you have to mortgage your kids to get acceptable gear, and if you don't, you're just another idiot..........
 
I picked up a Lee Classic and have pounded the s&*! out of it with .300WSM, 9mm, .357Mag, .44Mag and .45-70 and have yet to have a problem. Based on my experiences alone, I would not have a problem recommending Lee to someone. Of course, with everyone else's experiences added in, I would relay my success and explain that some were not as fortunate, so they might want to shop...

Berek
 
Never had any problem with the Lee equipment I've had and some of it was purchased in 1985 that is still in use and in perfect shape. Use tools as they are supposed to be used and they will treat you well.
 
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OK guys, there is one problem with the Lee turret press that if someone comes up with the solution they will make MILLIONS. Are you ready, yup you guessed it the depriming part. Those pesky little dimpled primers roll everywhere:cuss: . I keep a small shopvac under my bench for those cleanups. Soooo any Ideas for my great turret press that I really love and loads 500+ rounds of mixed ammo per week, I know I should shoot more:D .
God Bless to all and shoot safe
 
Sure do Rick... I have a 1" hole drilled through the bench under my Lee turret. I have one of those old aluminum ice trays mounted on slides so it can be removed like a drawer when I feel it needs to be emptied. ALL removed spent primers fall into the tray for easy and convenient disposal...Soooo...Where's my millions???:D
 
Where's my millions???--PART 2

heh. About 1990 somebody advertised (SGN?) a "primer catcher" for the Lee presses--only $6.95 plus shipping. I jumped, bought two.

It was a plastic cup and top--IIRC, he didn't even have the hole in the top. It included 3 small RH SM screws to mount the top under the bench, an instruction sheet to drill that one-inch hole and cut it into the top.

But, they worked--barely. The cup did "fit" into the top well enough that it would not fall out when full of primers--but, if you bumped it with your knee--well, one of those "aw, sh__" moments.

FWIW, I think it was a Kokona (sp) cheese cup and top--but your tray-and-slides sounds better, The Bushmaster.
 
As a matter of fact, jfh...(English teacher? Oh good...Just what I need...Having my diction and spellin' graded again.:eek: )The ice tray drawer works rather well:cool: ...And thank you.:)
 
I took a pickle jar and ran three screws into the top to secure it to the underside of my bench. Drilled a hole and ran the tube from my classic cast to it. Just unscrew and dump, replace. I don't know if it will work with the turret press, it should.

Hope this helps, and I don't need the million, I wouldn't do anything but have fun with it anyway.....
 
The Bushmaster said:
Has anyone ever taken you seriously MNgoldenbear...???
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I hope not. :) Actually, I've spent the last 20 years as a HS teacher. I think it's some kind of penance for being such a smart@$$ in HS and college. :D "Use a pun, go to jail." ("sentenced to the punitentiary") Terrible humor is a prerequisite for entering the profession -- keeps us from crying! So please be patient with me -- those teachers who do not deserve your respect may at least deserve your pity! :D
 
I use a plastic peanut butter jar to collect my primers from my pro1000. I drilled a hole in my bench under the press, and screwed a skippy peanut butter lid (with a hole in the topof it) to the underside of the bench. I then screw the empty plastic container onto the lid. problem solved. All of the primers are collected by the container. Every now and then, I empty it out.
 
Lucky you

MMMM I looked at my primers as I pushed them out and they seem to pop right and then left and everywhere else. AH HA maybe I will buy a single stage and let my son use the turret... naaaa. If you guys read this today, have a great Turkey day or Ham day or Prime Rib day, I think you get the picture:D
 
MNgoldenbear, I just bought a .45 in August, and have put close to 1800 rounds through it, Before that I just reloaded for my .357 revolver. This .45 is an ammo hog !! I will be buying a Lee turret, soon! JDGray
 
Toggle links broke..

Went through three sets of them (free replacement from LEE every time, no hassle) before I finally got it through my thick skull that I needed to put some loctite on the bolts that go through the toggle links. Problems solved. It doesn't matter how tight you torque the nuts, they will work loose. Loctite is your best friend with a LEE press. Other than that, it functioned flawlessly.
 
I deprime all my cases by hand first because it seems like I get a hangup of one kind or another too often in the progressive. I use a Lee hand press. It's easier to feel something going wrong before I break a decapping pin, and the primers collect in the hollow ram.

My first reloading rig was a Lee setup that you bang with a hammer. I think I paid $8.99 for it and $3 for a hammer. Reloading .44 Magnum, it paid for itself in about a box and a half. I still have it around somewhere.
 
Me too! My brother and I wore out a couple of those Lee kits that you hit with a mallet. Just plain wore them out and peened them over but we shot all the time too. I have no gripes with Lee, they let me shoot a lot when they were all I could afford. I hope they stay the owners of that market niche. I switched to Dillon's stuff years ago and I love them, but you can make a lot of good, safe ammo with the cheaper Lee stuff.
 
I have both the older RCBS Rockchucker and the Lee turret.

I use the Lee only for decapping and sizing and bullet seating on non-precision reloads such as mass production of, say, .45 ACPs, etc.

Precision loads, particularly rifle, are always done on the Rockchucker.

The problem with the Lee is that it doesn't camber over on sizing of the shoulders on rifle cases and the closest I can come to in accurate OAL is .05" on the Lee whereas I can get .005" closeness on the RCBS.

As mentioned by someone else the depriming of cases on the Lee sends the primers wherever. I've not found a catch container for the Lee so I use a large plastic container to catch as many of the old primers as possible.

The point I'm making is the Lee was cheaper than the RCBS and the Lee's operation and quality (even in the quality of ammo it produces) shows it lacks some.

But, for the length of time I have owned the Lee I've not had any breakage, wear, etc. and it still works fine...for what it's worth.
 
I own a RCBS Rockchucker I got with their Monster Reloading Kit. Quality stuff, that. I also have a Lee Hand Press and the bitty C-press Lee gives away with their reloading manual.

I also own a wonderfully ugly. large, & heavy metal desk I bought specifically for reloading...which my wife has found is ideal for her sewing projects. :uhoh:

So, I end up dong most of my reloading on the coffee table with the Lee Hand Press. The Rock chucker is an awesomely strong press, but the Lee Hand Press has it all over the RC with regard to handling of spent primers.

Does anyone else despise the RCBS die lock rings? The Lee lock rings, despite looking goofy with that O-ring, are a lot handier.

Last, the Lee powder dippers are great for load development. Add in the RCBS powder trickler and the 5-0-5 scale & you're cookin with gas!
 
RON in PA said:
racenutz: Re the new Lee cast iron turret press, no link, saw it in a Lee ad in the January Shooting Times.
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Stopped at the store tonight & checked it out. It looks like they just used the base from the classic cast & the top part of the current turret. The photo in the magazine looked to be a CAD prototype drawing but I was hoping for something for something more like the RCBS or Redding turrets.

IMO, there's 3 main problems with the current turret press.
1) Spent primer collection: The classic cast turret will share as the same hollow ram & tube design from the single stage classic cast.
2) Primer feed: Does the new style primer feed classicprimerfeed.jpg work any better?
3) Auto Index: This just doesn't work on the current press & the new one looks like it will use the same design.
 
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