Gun Control & RKBA
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Lee Loaders have been mass produced since the early 1960's and cost about $20
Also Powder, primers, and bullets are EASILY made from scratch at home using things very easily obtainable, yes, even the primers are very easy to make with things that are found in EVERY grocery store.
I as a long time reloader, will teach any of us in here, how to use such a simple tool to make your own ammunition.
ileus
(15,396 posts)but I look at all the tools at Midway and it's just amazing at the equipment you can buy....
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(7,776 posts)And their warranty is unparalleled...
http://www.dillonprecision.com/#/about_us.html
My RL 550B is easily one of the best firearms related purchases I've ever made.
rl6214
(8,142 posts)I think whatever reloader one chooses, it is a relaxing way to spend an evening, saves a few bucks an ensures you will always have the ability to get ammo.
petronius
(26,607 posts)That's really impressive to watch, kind of like that lightning-fast magazine change that was posted recently...
Travis_0004
(5,417 posts)Give that man a progressive loader, and he will really fly.
virginia mountainman
(5,046 posts)Richard Lee....
tularetom
(23,664 posts)I've loaded thousands of rounds over years with them.
Although I now have a single stage press I still use the Lee Loader to make .45 LC "snake rounds" using cardboard as over powder and over shot wadding. I do cheat and use the press to size and deprime the shells however just to avoid all the hammering.
You can load 12-ga. shot shells with something even simpler - a block of wood with a hole drilled in it, a washer and a nail.
OneTenthofOnePercent
(6,268 posts)Since Federal, Hornady and Lapua target .308 are about $27-$35 for a box of 20rnds, I've been wanting to get into loading for a long time now (I have thousands of spent brass). Unfotunately, a loading setup is kind of an expensive investment. Could something like a lee hand loader load consistent match-grade performance ammo? For bench shooting, the volume of shooting is often very low so maybe 2 hours of loading would make enough for a shooting session.
I know I'd probably have to get a scale or measure to get charges that consistent and I'll need a tumbler too.
But how does the lee kit handle trimming dies? What about bullet crimping (I shoot an AR10 autoloader)?
I know if I wanted to reload high volume pistol caliber, I'd have to go for a turret or progressive... but I'd probably still hand load 10mm with a lee loader since 10mm is about $0.60-$1.00 per round commercially.
Lurks Often
(5,455 posts)you can probably get a single stage reloading kit, which would include the scale for about $150 and don't forget a reloading manual, I'd suggest the Lyman 49th Edition Reloading Handbook
http://www.midwayusa.com or http://www.grafs.com/retail/index/index is a good place to start.
The press will pay for itself long before you finish reloading the empty brass you have.
virginia mountainman
(5,046 posts)BUT, it neck sizes ONLY, may not function reliably in your AR-10.
It does not have a trimming die, in my experiences unless your really "working the brass" with hot loads, and full length resizing with a press, the need to trim is minimal, and even then, only after several reloadings.
You would not be able to find a lee loader in 10mm anyway. If you did, by it being a straight walled case, it would take some real pounding with the hammer to use it, and their again, you would run into the gun not wanting to feed properly.
You need a press to do the kind of loading you wish to do.
Lee Challenger Breech Lock Single Stage Press Anniversary Kit $109.00
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/423081/lee-challenger-breech-lock-single-stage-press-anniversary-kit
You need that kit, and a set of dies, and you will be in business.
If your like me and space is a concern, I took my press to a local machine shop, and had them mount it on a small piece of 1/4 flat steel {6x6 in}. So I can use a couple of C clamps, to clamp it down to a picnic table, or a small bookcase that i have. I can also use the C Clamps to clamp the powder throw down as well.
I would also recommend a good loading manual, they are widely available, and powder manufactures, also have load data on their websites.
For your FIRST press, you need a single stage, so you can learn it step by step. When you decide that you want a progressive press, the single stage is still handy to have around.
Remmah2
(3,291 posts)That's with a single station MEC too.