I've been wanting a hand press for a while. Mostly to use at the range when shooting BPCR so I can de-cap before they go in the jug with water and Dawn. Didn't need the whole kit and truthfully didn't care about the breech lock bushing one way or the other. One of the local dealers who sets up at the gun shows had just the press for a price that beat on-line with shipping so it came home with me and it's a keeper.
Make smoke,
Hand press followed me home Saturday
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Hand press followed me home Saturday
Curt.......makin' smoke and raising my carbon foot print one cartridge at a time
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Re: Hand press followed me home Saturday
I passed on one at the last show I went to , asking was only $5 under new as a single item .
It looked like it had been used a lot or under a truck seat for 2-3 yr . I like the premise but pretty soon I'll have my bench behind the door behind my shooting bench .
It looked like it had been used a lot or under a truck seat for 2-3 yr . I like the premise but pretty soon I'll have my bench behind the door behind my shooting bench .
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Re: Hand press followed me home Saturday
Sadly my old Lee hand press has gone unused for at least 2 years. It was a loved and helpful friend for many years. I guess I'm just old and lost the interest of need to use it for reloading at the range. It'll never be sold as it's apart of my adventures and great memories.
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Re: Hand press followed me home Saturday
Great choice, I also love mine.
But decapping with it is a ***... every about 20 cases the ram is full of primers, and when you don't want the debris in your die, you need to undo that first, then the shellholder, then dump everything out, and assemble again.
I used to develop loads on the range with it. A Chrony, the hand press, a set of dippers and an hour or two on the range, and you have a great time at the range AND a good load at the end.
But decapping with it is a ***... every about 20 cases the ram is full of primers, and when you don't want the debris in your die, you need to undo that first, then the shellholder, then dump everything out, and assemble again.
I used to develop loads on the range with it. A Chrony, the hand press, a set of dippers and an hour or two on the range, and you have a great time at the range AND a good load at the end.
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Re: Hand press followed me home Saturday
I used mine for a few years before I got a dedicated reloading area (when I didn't want to set up my Work Mate reloading bench). Has anybody pinched their fingers while using one? I have and that smarts! I never considered reloading at the range but I did see a lot of fellers doing it and some had better temporary/portable set ups than I did at home (LA Silhouette Club Range above Los Angeles). I guess I'd just as soon make up a bunch of different loads at home and take them to the range...