Classic Lee Loader

[ninjastar310]

I was wondering whats your guys thought on the Classic Lee Loader for .223,9mm and 45 acp? I dont mind the labor,sound and how long it takes to load but how effective is it?

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Shooting/Reloading/Presses-Dies%7C/pc/104792580/c/104761080/sc/104516280/Classic-Lee-Loader/733635.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fshooting-reloading-presses-dies%2Flee%2F_%2FN-1100195%2B1000003875%2FNe-1000003875%3FWTz_l%3DSBC%253BBRprd740033%26WTz_st%3DGuidedNav%26WTz_stype%3DGNU

[the led farmer]

That's all you need to reload. I personally don't have one but I would not be opposed to using one. i bet it reloads better than the average joe can shoot.

for rifle it neck sizes only so it's only effective for bolt action.

[troysland]

I Love mine! about 2000 .223 and 1500 9mm through mine and not even broken in! j/k.

[Sheldon]

Not opposed to them, just think you will out grow it in VERY short order. ANY single stage press will be faster to use.

[call-in]

I Love mine! about 2000 .223 and 1500 9mm through mine and not even broken in! j/k.

How long do you spend loading 100rds of 9mm?

I was wondering whats your guys thought on the Classic Lee Loader for .223,9mm and 45 acp? I dont mind the labor,sound and how long it takes to load but how effective is it?

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Shoot...Tz_stype%3DGNU

I don't know, something about using a hammer to set primers just doesn't appeal to me.

[BLK]

I was wondering whats your guys thought on the Classic Lee Loader for .223,9mm and 45 acp? I dont mind the labor,sound and how long it takes to load but how effective is it?

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Shoot...Tz_stype%3DGNU

I have been using it for year now, very good kit! The only problem is the noise if you live in an apartment!

[rsrocket1]

How long do you spend loading 100rds of 9mm?

Watch the inverter himself. Richard Lee doing .308 in 40 seconds
Same steps for a 9mm
Multiply by 100:
enjoy

[Dark Mod]

Dude, a single stage would be 100 times better for like $20 more

[fatfreadiescat]

great place to start, you can learn alot from them and they never lose value on resale.
I still use the dippers, much more accurate than my rcbs uniflow with IMR 4895

[ninjastar310]

Dude, a single stage would be 100 times better for like $20 more

And what would that be? Because wouldnt I still need to buy the dies, powder measure and what not.

Question

1-Dont I still need to trim the cases?
2-What else would I need with this kit like a pocket primer cleaner and so on and so forth?

[bohoki]

it took me like 4 hours once to make 100 rounds of 44 magnum with lee loader but that takes into account casting the bullets

but after all that hammer whacking i swore never again

it really makes you feel like you are in frontier times

[rsrocket1]

Unless you are loading for a .223 bolt action rifle, the Lee loader won't be the best choice. It only neck sizes bottle neck rifle rounds. Usually, there is no need to trim straight walled handgun cases and there is no need to clean the primer pockets either.

If you are relying on the scoops of the Lee Loader, you can use the scoops that come with the Lee die sets too. Just buy a scale to make sure you know what weights of powder you are dropping.

I could see justifying a Lee loader if you are out in the mountains and using your bolt gun while hunting and need another 20 rounds, but loading up a couple of hundred pistol rounds for a range session is really pushing it, especially if you intend to do this a few times a month. But of course if you have the time, then go for it.

[ninjastar310]

Unless you are loading for a .223 bolt action rifle, the Lee loader won't be the best choice. It only neck sizes bottle neck rifle rounds. Usually, there is no need to trim straight walled handgun cases and there is no need to clean the primer pockets either.

If you are relying on the scoops of the Lee Loader, you can use the scoops that come with the Lee die sets too. Just buy a scale to make sure you know what weights of powder you are dropping.

I could see justifying a Lee loader if you are out in the mountains and using your bolt gun while hunting and need another 20 rounds, but loading up a couple of hundred pistol rounds for a range session is really pushing it, especially if you intend to do this a few times a month. But of course if you have the time, then go for it.

What would you recommend and what do you mean by stright walled handgun cases?

[rsrocket1]

The Lee loader only does neck sizing on bottleneck cases. It does do resizing of straight walled rounds like .38, .44, .45, etc. maybe straight walled rifle too like .30 carbine or any rifle round without a bottleneck.

If you want to full length resize a bottleneck case, the Lee loader is not the way to go, you need a press.

You might get away with neck sizing only on a .233, but you risk failure to chamber and failure to extract.

[ninjastar310]

The Lee loader only does neck sizing on bottleneck cases. It does do resizing of straight walled rounds like .38, .44, .45, etc. maybe straight walled rifle too like .30 carbine or any rifle round without a bottleneck.

If you want to full length resize a bottleneck case, the Lee loader is not the way to go, you need a press.

You might get away with neck sizing only on a .233, but you risk failure to chamber and failure to extract.

So as far as 30-06 .308, and so on, you wouldnt recommend the lee loader but a press. And so its oaky for 9mm,45acp?