Lee Loader Prices : WOW ^ :(

[Mark_Mark]

Like I said in another thread:
Everybody wants to pay 1968 prices.
Nobody wants to make a 1968 paycheck.

people must have had nothing then! probably held on to and took care of what they had

 

[mdi]

Yep, Lee Loaders. Best thing since smokeless powder. I wish I still had my original (purchased in 1969) but I have a newer replacement. For a while I was buying a Lee Loader with every new gun and die sets but I only have 8 kits now. Whenever I'm feeling "retro" I'll dig out my 38 Special or 44 Mag kit and pound out a few rounds. Good therapy...

 

[Mark_Mark]

Yep, Lee Loaders. Best thing since smokeless powder. I wish I still had my original (purchased in 1969) but I have a newer replacement. For a while I was buying a Lee Loader with every new gun and die sets but I only have 8 kits now. Whenever I'm feeling "retro" I'll dig out my 38 Special or 44 Mag kit and pound out a few rounds. Good therapy...

it’s great therapy! outside with a hammer! nice!

 

[GerryER]

Lived and worked in Hawaii for a few months in 1979 and paid $13.98 for my 30-30 reloader. I still have it along with the receipt for it and several other items that I got for reloading. 99% of all my reloading equipment is Lee Preccision. I had some RCBS and other equipment but sold most of it and settled on Lee. They are very innovative.

 

[Blue68f100]

I have one in 20 ga that I purchased in the 60's, paper wads, cork filler, paper hulls. It's what got me into hand loading when I was a teenager. Have another in 308W that was purchased in the 70's. Once I started the 308 I decided I need to move to a real press. RCBS Jr.

 

[Mark_Mark]

were can I get a shotgun lee loader?

 

[Mark_Mark]

$75 + Shipping on ebay! wow

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2554650696...oo7O43/bIi1CDpfE1XyPBkXSBmXB|tkp:BFBMzOLI5YBg

 

[GBExpat]

people must have had nothing then! probably held on to and took care of what they had

Most folks had a whole lot less than we do nowadays.

And when something broke, we repaired it instead of automatically buying a new replacement.

 

[GBExpat]

RCBS Jr.

A 1974-marked RCBS Jr moved me beyond the Lee Loaders, too. It was my Primary until 2014 when I bought a Lee Classic Turret press.

 

[Mark_Mark]

A 1974-marked RCBS Jr moved me beyond the Lee Loaders, too. It was my Primary until 2014 when I bought a Lee Classic Turret press.

Would you guys be interested in a Reloading museum? I wish they had one! From the beginning of reloading to industrial machines, primer section, ammo and history !

 

[GooseGestapo]

A primer section....

I can see it now! In a glass show case, roped off with pink rose colored velvet and gold capped ropes, with flood lights and armed security guards and surveillance cameras!,,

I too got my start with 20ga Lee loader for my 14th birthday. Also a pound of Unique, a bag of Remington SP20 wads, 100 CCI 109! primers, and a 25lb bag of #6 Shot! I was in heaven!

Till I ran out of primers!!!

I also have .22Hornet, .223, .30/30, .243, and .357mag Lee loaders...
Not to mention 5 Lee presses mounted on benches, 30+ die sets, and over 50 sets of molds....

 

[Seedy Character]

Would you guys be interested in a Reloading museum? I wish they had one! From the beginning of reloading to industrial machines, primer section, ammo and history !

Just a larger version of my loading bench.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Just a larger version of my loading bench.

I like the self confidence!

 

[Seedy Character]

I like the self confidence!

Equipment from '50s, 60s, '70s, '80s, 90s and 2000s.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Equipment from '50s, 60s, '70s, '80s, 90s and 2000s.

Photos please!

 

[wis bang]

Did I hear Lee Loader?

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How I got my 1968 start in this hobby. My maternal grandfather gifted me a BringBack K98k that Uncle Someone brought back for him from the ETO.

Photo taken only a few years ago.

That's the rare one I can't find!