jds holler
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A lot of you might think that a hand press wouldn't have much place in your reloading process. I never considered it until a few years back when member rocketvapor posted some pics on another forum of a Lee hand press. It looked kind of interesting, and I just happened to find one used in a local shop. 25 bucks and it was mine.
I found that even though I don't often load complete cartridges from start to finish with it, I do frequently use it for one or two of the steps. Last night, I sized and deprimed about a thousand 38 Special cases at the rate of twelve per minute. I might be as fast with a press, BUT-- I did it while lounging on a couch watching TV. Could also have been in the back yard under a shade tree.
Next step will be to expand the case mouths, and I'll probably do that the same way. Prime with my hand primer, and then move to the bench for charging and seating. jd
I found that even though I don't often load complete cartridges from start to finish with it, I do frequently use it for one or two of the steps. Last night, I sized and deprimed about a thousand 38 Special cases at the rate of twelve per minute. I might be as fast with a press, BUT-- I did it while lounging on a couch watching TV. Could also have been in the back yard under a shade tree.
Next step will be to expand the case mouths, and I'll probably do that the same way. Prime with my hand primer, and then move to the bench for charging and seating. jd
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