Potatohead
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And yes I spent to much that way.
And yes I spent to much that way.
Didnt mean to offend if I sounded harsh. Pm sent about the plastic doo hickey to nip potential hijack.I never said that I broke it, just that it was the only part I had problems with. The problem I had was it starting to wear out and not want to rotate. And yes, that was more than likely from user malfunction (short stroking the press).
Didnt mean to offend if I sounded harsh. Pm sent about the plastic doo hickey to nip potential hijack.
I sort of understand what you talk about with weights and measures, will the reloading manuals cover a lot of this to a certain extent? I have a new Lee reloading manual on the way in the snail mail.Started with a Lee Classic Turret loading 9mm and .45acp.
Great to cut your teeth on. Moved on up to a Dillon 650xl, WOW! what a difference! you go from 1 bullet every 4 pulls to 1 bullet every pull!
I still have the Lee turret set up next to the Dillon, and I use it when I need to correct a bad primer, or other single stage operation. As I sit and think about it, I would still advise new loaders to get a single stage and learn how to that way. Then move up to a faster loader.
FWIW! ! ! ! Find a beam scale on ebay that measures GRAINS, NOT GRAMS.
Use it to check your powder throw about every 10 or so loads.
UNDER STAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GRAINS AND GRAMS.
Use grams to check the scale accuracy then throw them in the back of the drawer. ALL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES FOR RELOADING ARE IN GRAINS. 115GRAIN 9MM BULLET, 124GRAIN 9MM BULLET, 185GRAIN .45ACP, 230GRAIN .45ACP.
be safe and welcome.
HouseofPayne, I notice that you have used the term "Lee Classic" press.As a newbie and looking at the options, this is where I'm leaning.
A friend from another non gun forum is sending me a Lee reloading manual and the ABC's book.
I started to look at Lee presses at Lee's website and a ton of videos of all different presses. New or used I like the Lee Classic. It seems to be a good fit for what I'm looking to do. But, is it good for a beginner?
Yes...to an extent. The stickies here in the reloading forum are good too. Take a look. You'll be a reloading nerd in no timeI sort of understand what you talk about with weights and measures, will the reloading manuals cover a lot of this to a certain extent? I have a new Lee reloading manual on the way in the snail mail.
I'm not being the language police but in reloading a bullet is the unloaded projectile, not a loaded round. I'm only mentioning it so if you post a question in the future you can avoid confusion.I have something similar to the Lee Anniversary Kit, I'm happy with it, I normally only load 100, maybe 200 bullets at a time.
That's something I am struggling with language wise.I'm not being the language police but in reloading a bullet is the unloaded projectile, not a loaded round. I'm only mentioning it so if you post a question in the future you can avoid confusion.
There are many words for many meanings. Some overlap, some are synonyms and some just confuse.That's something I am struggling with language wise.
Bullet = the hunk of lead that goes into the base case? (I see some people use boolit).
Round = bullet + powder+case+primer all put together?
Thanks for your thoughts dude. I had considered the deluxe but after looking at the classic it was a no brainer, it handled all the single stage steps.I like my Lee turrent. If you want you can take the plasitic dohickey off to start and rotate the turrent by hand. (make a mental note how it goes togather if you take it off) I think they make a very good first press. There are lots of faster presses but I like mine.
I have the old "Deluxe" not the Classic.
1. It does spit primers everwhere when depriming.
2. Don't know how it is to prime on because I use a Lee hand primer.
3. Everybody seems to agree the Lee Clasic Turrent is a nice press.
I seem to recall somewhere I even saw a Dillon owner say he liked the Classic Turrent (and did not get struck by lightning)
I tumble a bit, deprime, tumble some more, hand prime and then load.
Once I have them primed I can do 200 and hour easy.
Guilty of wearing safety glasses and watching TV while priming....