Lee Hand Press - any good?

[stphnman20]

You're better off with this.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/807734/lee-reloader-single-stage-press

Just mount the press on a piece of 4x6 and c-clamp it on a table.

[Justintoxicated]

I have never seen anyone reloading at the range, although I hear about it all the time. Who has time to reload at the range!

[Sunday]

Buy a Dillon 550. Buy once cry once.

[CSACANNONEER]

Buy a Dillon 550. Buy once cry once.

My 550 is great but, I won't get rid of any of my single stage presses including my hand press. I use them all. No one press is perfect for everything.

[ExtremeX]

I have never seen anyone reloading at the range, although I hear about it all the time. Who has time to reload at the range!

[Bill Steele]

I have never seen anyone reloading at the range, although I hear about it all the time. Who has time to reload at the range!

Anytime I am developing a new load I load at the range, that way I don't spend a bunch of time and components between nodes.

[ExtremeX]

Bill, what do you use for your powder measure and scale when out in the field?

My biggest concern is the scales operation outdoors. I'm guessing I would have to weight charges in the truck if its a windy day.

[Bill Steele]

Bill, what do you use for your powder measure and scale when out in the field?

My biggest concern is the scales operation outdoors. I'm guessing I would have to weight charges in the truck if its a windy day.

I bought some bottles at a pharma supply place, a 50 round 12ga shotshell holder that fits in the bottom of my tool box. I drop and trickle each load and store it in a bottle labeled with what it is. I typically do 5 shot strings using the same case. If I get a bad rung (usually the second or third shot tells the story) I skip that load, get a fresh case and start on the next rung.

Here is my range setup:







I have another small plastic tool box that I keep the arbor press, calipers and other odds and ends. Sometimes I bring it, sometimes I don't.

[JagerDog]

As an alternative viewpoint, consider that decapping is a very small step in terms of time spent to prep rifle cases for reload, and not even a separate one if you intend to size and decap in a single stage. If you aren't intending to use the hand press for other things (like range reloading), then I personally wouldn't bother and would just wait for your regular press to arrive. It will be noise in the overall prep schedule compared to tumbling, sizing, (re)tumbling or wiping down, trimming and chamfering.

If you are interested in range loading, then consider other solutions as well - e.g. hand dies and arbor press, or your regular press clamped to a table, and so on.

^^^^^^^this

[Jet Setter]

I have never seen anyone reloading at the range, although I hear about it all the time. Who has time to reload at the range!

There a handful of guys at my rifle club that reload at the range. They are mostly rifle guys but there are 2 guys that bring their gear and load handgun rounds at their bench. Quite interesting to see what they are doing.

[73Jim]

I'm thinking of picking up one of these to deprime while watching tv. Every review I have read had been positive.

http://www.harveydeprimer.com/

[gotime]

^ $50 + shipping and handling. Yikes. It only deprimes so I'd have to run it through my sizing die anyway.. a die which also deprimes.

[gotime]

Wow, just clicked on the Midway link and it says "Discontinued by Manufacturer" for the hand press.

[Mizouse]

It's not discontinued. It's probably the model that doesn't have the quick die removal system.

[Jet Setter]

You can still find them around but not too cheap. Best I have seen is $40.