HAND LOADERS
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toot
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HAND LOADERS
where can I find the OLD WACK A MOLE, reloading die sets in the old black & red card board boxes? toot.
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Re: HAND LOADERS
The biggest selection I have seen is on Ebay.
Type in "Used reloading equipment" or
"Used Lee reloading equipment"
Type in "Used reloading equipment" or
"Used Lee reloading equipment"
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Re: HAND LOADERS
eBay search
"vintage lee loader XXX"
Substitute the cartridge for the XXX
"vintage lee loader XXX"
Substitute the cartridge for the XXX
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Re: HAND LOADERS
Be prepared for sticker shock. I just quickly looked on ebay and saw Lee Loaders from $30.00 to $239.00, with most over $50.00. New from Titan start at less than $30.00...
Saw a new one to me; USAC Plastic cased reloading tool https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-USAC-P ... 3137132765 For reloading plastic case/bullet practice ammo?...
Saw a new one to me; USAC Plastic cased reloading tool https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-USAC-P ... 3137132765 For reloading plastic case/bullet practice ammo?...
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Re: HAND LOADERS
i've tried to find loaders in less than common calibers. i finally scored a 32 S&W Long set after several years of looking. Now if I can just find one in 32-20. 
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Get ready to spend about $125.Green Frog wrote: Now if I can just find one in 32-20.
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Re: HAND LOADERS
Yeah, I was going to say that you are better off buying a single-stage or hand press and a complete set of dies in most cases. The kits have become a cult tool. I learned on them, have a bunch of them even though I have sold a bunch of them, they are not worth the prices being paid by any stretch of the imagination. That's the truth.
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Re: HAND LOADERS
i agree with Ranch Dog. At those prices you're getting close to what it would cost you to buy a set Sinclair/Wilson hand loading dies and an arbor press to go along with them.
A single stage press with a good set of dies should get you close enough and be more efficient.
A single stage press with a good set of dies should get you close enough and be more efficient.
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Yeah, I’m no rookie to this... I bought my first Lee Loaders about 40 years ago and have modern dies for 32-20 as well as a 310 set (including steel handles) and even an old Winchester tong tool. Do I need a 32-20 Lee Loader? No, but I want one! 
Probably my favorite currently owned set is a Unitized Tool in 32-40, with my 32 S&W set I got recently in close competition. But the things I like to shoot make me want Lee sets if practical and available.
BTW, if I could find a 32-20 Unitized Loader with the red plastic primer tool, that would be my ultimate desire... does it even exist? I do have a nice little 410 X 2 1/2” Lee Loader, Unitized 38-55 set as well as some other oddities to trade.
Froggie
Probably my favorite currently owned set is a Unitized Tool in 32-40, with my 32 S&W set I got recently in close competition. But the things I like to shoot make me want Lee sets if practical and available.
BTW, if I could find a 32-20 Unitized Loader with the red plastic primer tool, that would be my ultimate desire... does it even exist? I do have a nice little 410 X 2 1/2” Lee Loader, Unitized 38-55 set as well as some other oddities to trade.
Froggie