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Reloading equipment question
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<blockquote data-quote="birdiemc" data-source="post: 1625390" data-attributes="member: 29632"><p>ShtrRdy pretty much nailed it up there. So nothing to add on that note. But I will tell you my experience with the Lee kit. I read lots of old guys posting that they've been using their Lee press and Lee beam scale since dinosaurs roamed the earth with no trouble at all. So I bought a brand new Lee kit and have to say they must have made them better back then. I have since bought 2 more scales and borrowed one from a buddy that Scott Parker did his magic on to check everything and my Lee is just not repeatable over the span of a loading session. I definitely am not a fan. I also do not like the quick change bushing they have in their press. It's the only one I've ever used so I have nothing for a comparison, but there is some play in the bushing to press junction and I find I have a difficult time producing consistent catridges because of it. I measured .003 difference in bullet seating depth across 20 cartridges the last time I loaded. Again nothing to compare it to, but I have to assume others are capable of better results. And by looking everything over the design flaw is that stupid bushing. </p><p>Just thought I would relay my experience with the Lee kit, and let you know if I were in your shoes I would probably be looking at RCBS over Lee.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="birdiemc, post: 1625390, member: 29632"] ShtrRdy pretty much nailed it up there. So nothing to add on that note. But I will tell you my experience with the Lee kit. I read lots of old guys posting that they've been using their Lee press and Lee beam scale since dinosaurs roamed the earth with no trouble at all. So I bought a brand new Lee kit and have to say they must have made them better back then. I have since bought 2 more scales and borrowed one from a buddy that Scott Parker did his magic on to check everything and my Lee is just not repeatable over the span of a loading session. I definitely am not a fan. I also do not like the quick change bushing they have in their press. It's the only one I've ever used so I have nothing for a comparison, but there is some play in the bushing to press junction and I find I have a difficult time producing consistent catridges because of it. I measured .003 difference in bullet seating depth across 20 cartridges the last time I loaded. Again nothing to compare it to, but I have to assume others are capable of better results. And by looking everything over the design flaw is that stupid bushing. Just thought I would relay my experience with the Lee kit, and let you know if I were in your shoes I would probably be looking at RCBS over Lee. [/QUOTE]
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