New Reloader

[SixPointEight]

Seriously man, from one student to another, the lee presses work fine, and for 1/4 of what the dillion cost. Theres not a chance I could afford shelling out for a 650, when the lee pro 1k makes the same final product in a little bit more work on my part. Even if I had the cash, I probly wouldnt go with anything more then what I have unless I was reloading 223 in the same quanities a I do .45.
While you may not kick out quite the same amount per hour, which is more important to you. Both go bang, both stay pretty consistent in OAL, both drop powder pretty damn accuratly.

The only issue on the lee is getting it set up, and learning its small quirks. After that, its smooth sailing as long as you keep it clean, keep it greased, and keep it fed with a steady diet of lead, powder, and primers.

+1 to this. I'm debating getting a lee pro or a turret press for reloading .40, 9mm and 223. If I saved for a dillon like the interwebs likes to recommend, I'd still be saving and not shooting.

I load on a lee hand press! I've done 90 rounds in an hour before when using a powder thrower instead of the dippers. Resizing cases is a bit of a pain, but really it's not so bad. I find it relaxing though, so I'd rather spend my time reloading than watching TV, so time isn't an issue IMO

[zfields]

New reloaders: Never forget that your are messing with things that LOVE to go BOOM so pay attention to what your doing.
Chief

Exactlty. It can also just go POP and ruin your day with a squib.

+1 to this. I'm debating getting a lee pro or a turret press for reloading .40, 9mm and 223. If I saved for a dillon like the interwebs likes to recommend, I'd still be saving and not shooting.

I load on a lee hand press! I've done 90 rounds in an hour before when using a powder thrower instead of the dippers. Resizing cases is a bit of a pain, but really it's not so bad. I find it relaxing though, so I'd rather spend my time reloading than watching TV, so time isn't an issue IMO

Your welcome to come down and check out the lee pro, or turrent presses I have set up. I have dies for .45, 9mm, and 7mm winmag so bring some components and try em out if ya want.

[7anthony7]

Update to my previous post about doing it while watching tv..... I deprime and size while watching.... primers and powder in the garage undistratced. I like the hand press and the Lyman Comet. It's a monster!

[Cowboy T]

+1 to this. I'm debating getting a lee pro or a turret press for reloading .40, 9mm and 223. If I saved for a dillon like the interwebs likes to recommend, I'd still be saving and not shooting.

I load on a lee hand press! I've done 90 rounds in an hour before when using a powder thrower instead of the dippers. Resizing cases is a bit of a pain, but really it's not so bad. I find it relaxing though, so I'd rather spend my time reloading than watching TV, so time isn't an issue IMO

I do virtually all of my handgun reloading on Lee Pro 1000's. They're fine presses which turn out lots of ammo very quickly, for a good price. Since you have experience reloading anyway thanks to your Lee Hand Press, you will love the increased rate of output. How does a sustained rate of nearly 400 rounds/hour of .38 Spl, over two hours, sound? :-)

If you're doing .308 Win or other bigger rifle cartridges, it's hard to beat the LCT. It's actually not a bad rate of production for handgun ammo, either. Not progressive-speed, no, but still not bad.

[SixPointEight]

Your welcome to come down and check out the lee pro, or turrent presses I have set up. I have dies for .45, 9mm, and 7mm winmag so bring some components and try em out if ya want.

If I ever get any time off I may take you up on that. I so rarely get free time anymore lol.

I do virtually all of my handgun reloading on Lee Pro 1000's. They're fine presses which turn out lots of ammo very quickly, for a good price. Since you have experience reloading anyway thanks to your Lee Hand Press, you will love the increased rate of output. How does a sustained rate of nearly 400 rounds/hour of .38 Spl, over two hours, sound? :-)

If you're doing .308 Win or other bigger rifle cartridges, it's hard to beat the LCT. It's actually not a bad rate of production for handgun ammo, either. Not progressive-speed, no, but still not bad.

I have seen your blog. That's what I was looking into when deciding between the two presses. I think I'm going to do all my .308 loading via my hand press for now, and go with a pro1000. Will give me the ability to pop out 9mm and .40 and .223 pretty quickly, which is my plinking ammo. The .308 is going to be match and hunting ammo mostly, and I prefer to load that single stage.

[zfields]

[QUOTE=JT1989;5409637]If I ever get any time off I may take you up on that. I so rarely get free time anymore lol.



Let me know, offer stands to any calgunner looking to get into reloading.

[uscbigdawg]

Not a Lee fan in the least and I'd rather load single stage if not on a Dillon. So....RCBS Rock Chucker. Matter of fact, let me check around the shop as I might have an extra.

Rich

[Cowboy T]

The OP can't afford Dillons, so that's a non-starter. However, a used Rockchucker at a decent price wouldn't be a bad choice.