Thread: Looking at getting into reloading

Originally Posted by P38

Sigh! There's always one

I have a Lee Challenger Press that's 30 years old, is used weekly and is still going strong.

Same can be said for some of my Lee dies and other Lee Gear.

If your looking for value for money you can't get much better than that.

Cheers
Pete

I actually LOVE Lee dies, they don't look as flash as some of the other brand but work very well.

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223 well depends, simply start at the min load, load a batch 5 of each weight and work up in 0.4gr watching for pressure signs and accuracy. When you get to 0.4gr below the max go up in 0.2gr. I find ADI 2208 compresses near the max load which I dislike so Ive switched to ADI BM2.

I started with a Leeloader the rubber mallet job for a .303 then got a Lee press back in the 80s.
Still have the press and I have a Lee loadall in the shed too.
They do the job and especially when wanting to save money from memory .303 ammo got to $47 dollars a box of 20 back then.
Savings kicked in real quick.

I've hard a Lee press for about 5 years now and have loaded about 5,500 round with it. I did change the scales that came in the kit (like others mention). I like there dies and have produced plenty of good quality ammo from 9x19, 223rem, 223Max, 243, 260rem, 270win and 270WSM.

It a good place to start and if you find your ammo isn't giving clover leaves at 1,000 yards, then look at more expensive options

Originally Posted by erniec

I started with a Leeloader the rubber mallet job for a .303 then got a Lee press back in the 80s.
Still have the press and I have a Lee loadall in the shed too.
They do the job and especially when wanting to save money from memory .303 ammo got to $47 dollars a box of 20 back then.
Savings kicked in real quick.

I started with a Lee loader as well then moved onto a press out of curiosity one day I dragged it out again and loaded up 20 rounds of 6.5 with it then did 20 in the press went out and shot them and there was no difference between them

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Got rid of the last one but I kind of like this one. I just pointed out the fact that we have a spare room in our house that has womens shoes lined up around every wall, and most of them have been worn once, if that...

Her name's not Imelda Marcos by any chance?