Lee Classic with case feeder and auto eject

[cardinalorange]

So I need to buy a single stage (for multiple reasons) but mainly because I'm sick of the RCBS bullet puller die unscrewing the LNL bushing on my press when I pull bullets. As I'm getting a single stage I figured I might as well get one that does the two things I want on it "the best." That's bullet pulling (so any non LNL bushing press) and mass throughput bottleneck resizing. The main things to increase throughput would then be the actual injection and ejection of the shell. It appears a Lee Classic would fit this requirement with these two add ons:
https://leeprecision.com/universal-case-feeder.html
https://inlinefabrication.com/colle...-system-for-the-lee-classic-cast-single-stage

However, I'm not a Lee fan. I'd much prefer to get an RCBS, Frankford, Dillon, or Redding single stage as I think they'll hold up better to the ~10-20k rounds I intend to put through it in the next year.

For those of you doing large volumes, what do you guys use for resizing your bottleneck cartridges?

 

[Tilos]

So I need to buy a single stage (for multiple reasons) but mainly because I'm sick of the RCBS bullet puller die unscrewing the LNL bushing on my press when I pull bullets. As I'm getting a single stage I figured I might as well get one that does the two things I want on it "the best." That's bullet pulling (so any non LNL bushing press) and mass throughput bottleneck resizing. The main things to increase throughput would then be the actual injection and ejection of the shell. It appears a Lee Classic would fit this requirement with these two add ons:
https://leeprecision.com/universal-case-feeder.html
https://inlinefabrication.com/colle...-system-for-the-lee-classic-cast-single-stage

However, I'm not a Lee fan. I'd much prefer to get an RCBS, Frankford, Dillon, or Redding single stage as I think they'll hold up better to the ~10-20k rounds I intend to put through it in the next year.

For those of you doing large volumes, what do you guys use for resizing your bottleneck cartridges?

For that Lee Universal Case Feeder it says:
""Lee Universal Case Feed Magazine automates the case feeding operation on the Auto Breech Lock Pro, Pro 1000 and Load Master presses""
So there's that
Any other press would not have the place to attach the feeder to.
Good idea though,

 

[9mmepiphany]

The only single stage press which can be used with a case feeder is the Lee Automatic Processing Press (APP) which is designed to deprime, swage primer pockets, and size lead bullets. The APP also has a clever ejection system.

I'm currently using the Lee Classic Cast single stage press for what you have in mind. I chose it over the RCBS Rockchucker as it was just as strongless expensive, and had a superior spent primer handling system. I have it mounted on an Inline Fabrication Ultramount and have it equipped with the Case Ejection system you've linked. I've installed the Hornady Conversion kit to be able to use Hornady Bushings with it. I haven't experienced the bushing backing out of the press when pulling bullets, but then I'm also using the superior Hornady Cam-Loc bullet puller. The Case Ejection system easily doubles the speed I can process cases...as I only have to insert cases into the shell holder, I don't have to remove them.

 

[cardinalorange]

The only single stage press which can be used with a case feeder is the Lee Automatic Processing Press (APP) which is designed to deprime, swage primer pockets, and size lead bullets. The APP also has a clever ejection system.

I'm currently using the Lee Classic Cast single stage press for what you have in mind. I chose it over the RCBS Rockchucker as it was just as strongless expensive, and had a superior spent primer handling system. I have it mounted on an Inline Fabrication Ultramount and have it equipped with the Case Ejection system you've linked. I've installed the Hornady Conversion kit to be able to use Hornady Bushings with it. I haven't experienced the bushing backing out of the press when pulling bullets, but then I'm also using the superior Hornady Cam-Loc bullet puller. The Case Ejection system easily doubles the speed I can process cases...as I only have to insert cases into the shell holder, I don't have to remove them.

I'm using the RCBS bullet puller (https://www.rcbs.com/bullet-pulling/standard-bullet-puller-without-collet/16-9440.html) and I really like it. I debated between the camlock and this one, I'm sure they both work just as well. It works fantastic... but since you have to spin it one way to tighten and spin it the other to loosen it, every time I loosen it to release the bullet it spins in the LNL bushing and pops up. Not world ending, but annoying.

I don't plan on using the press to deprime in addition to sizing, mostly because I'm anal and the brass I get is super foul so I deprime with a hand deprimer then tumble it (most likely with a FART in the near future), then I'll resize it, measure it and either tumble it or just straight put it into the progressive.

You don't have any concerns about the lee classic holding up to the force of resizing thousands of bottleneck brass?

 

[onegunred]

To answer your question concerning will it hold up to the force of resizing THOUSANDS of bottleneck brass, not a problem. It is a very strong well built press. Clean and oil as per the directions they enclose with the press.

 

[Tilos]

I'm using the RCBS bullet puller (https://www.rcbs.com/bullet-pulling/standard-bullet-puller-without-collet/16-9440.html) and I really like it. I debated between the camlock and this one, I'm sure they both work just as well. It works fantastic... but since you have to spin it one way to tighten and spin it the other to loosen it, every time I loosen it to release the bullet it spins in the LNL bushing and pops up. Not world ending, but annoying.

I don't plan on using the press to deprime in addition to sizing, mostly because I'm anal and the brass I get is super foul so I deprime with a hand deprimer then tumble it (most likely with a FART in the near future), then I'll resize it, measure it and either tumble it or just straight put it into the progressive.

You don't have any concerns about the lee classic holding up to the force of resizing thousands of bottleneck brass?

A word of caution here
The pass thru shell holders used on the Lee APP do not work well for full length re-sizing of bottle necks.
The rim ends up de-formed or worse the case pulls out of pass thru shell holder on the down stroke and the case remains stuck in the die.

 

[9mmepiphany]

You don't have any concerns about the lee classic holding up to the force of resizing thousands of bottleneck brass?

None at all. You'd have to go up to a Redding Big Boss 2 to find a stronger press

 

[Dudedog]

RCBS bullet puller die unscrewing the LNL bushing on my press when I pull bullets.

Don't know about with the bullet puller but a wrap of teflon plumbers tape helps LNL bushings behave. (cheap to try)

 

[jmorris]

For those of you doing large volumes, what do you guys use for resizing your bottleneck cartridges?

Dillon progressive, size/deprime and trim on the first pass. 1000 cases and hour is no sweat.