9mm lee loader

joekj · Post by **joekj** » April 28th, 2007, 6:09 pm

anyone tried to use one on 9x18 mak?

Post by **normsutton** » April 28th, 2007, 7:37 pm

joekj

why bother LEE LOADERS a waste of money , if your going to reload buy a good cast iron press don't buy something you'll end up throwing away and can't get your money out of

NORM

dolang1 · Post by **dolang1** » April 28th, 2007, 9:38 pm

Norm is right, the Lee loaders are lighter built than RCBS. A friend an I started reloading about 6 months ago. He bought all RCBS and I bought Lee. I loaded my first bullet after spending $100. His first bullet cost him over $500. He loads about 500 bullets on a weekend. I load about 500 bullets every 6 months. He says my Lee loader would not last at his pace and I beleive he is correct. On the other hand I am very happy with my Lee loader, but I don't work it very hard. I load 9X18, 38. and Nagant. I have been told that the Lee loader would not last if I were loading large rifle calibers.

There are some guys on this site that can help you stay out of trouble reloading. They helped me. Later Don

Post by **normsutton** » April 29th, 2007, 2:22 am

dolang1

I think joekj is taking about the die and mallet method of reloading , witch I don't think LEE make's die setup in 9 x 18 for a LEE LOADER type of setup

NORM

abwehr · Post by **abwehr** » April 29th, 2007, 7:05 am

Norm is correct, Lee does not make the hammer & mallet LEE LOADER for 9 x 18 Mak. As far as other equipment made by Lee, I like most of thier products and some I don't like. I have one of their aluminum presses a friend gave me that he had used for years, and I used for a a couple of years too. I finally bought a cast iron Lee press and really like it for the money. The Lee dies are good too and most of mine are Lee, but I do have some RCBS dies too.

I use a Lee 4 station turret press for all my pistol calibers and it does a good job! I load about 3 cartridges per minute, but I do chekc the powder dispenser every 10 reounds to make sure it is correct. So far, I have not had any problems in that area. I don't feel they are the best on the market, but for my reloading needs, they work great, save a few dollars which allows me more ammo.

If I were going to load a LOT of pistol ammo, I would get the Dillon progressive press, but I can't justify the cost. All in all, my personnal opinion is that RCBS makes the best all around reloading equipment, but cost about 30% more thna Lee. If you do buy Lee, buy the cast Iron press and it will last you a lifetime.

donnerwetter58 · Post by **donnerwetter58** » April 29th, 2007, 7:42 am

If you're looking for something to last a lifetime, buy a Dillon.
They have the lifetime "no BS" guarantee. Their service is second to none.
I've had a Dillon RL-550B for 14 years and it's paid for itself many times over. It has never failed me. I use it for all my handgun loads. You can realistically load 300 to 400 per hour. Another loaded round with each pull ot the handle.
Reloading is a hobby in itself.
With the current trends in ammunition prices, reloading is even more attractive. Cast lead bullets are economical and can be downloaded to make a 300 round range visit with your P-64 a pleasure.
I have a RCBS Rockchucker that is still going strong after 26 years.
Buy quality equipment and you won't be sorry.
Happy handloading to all.

gunneyrabbit · Post by **gunneyrabbit** » April 29th, 2007, 11:02 am

With the rapid increase in the cost of ammunition I have been thinking about taking up reloading. Is the savings so great that it is worth the investment of five or six hundred dollars to get started with a Dillon Press? I've looked at a model B in the past and they sure are nifty looking and the adds promise great things. How does the RCBS loader compare to the Dillon? What else is needed to get started besides powder,casings, bullets, primers and trimer? OK last question, how often can you reload a casing before it is useless?
G.R.

Post by **normsutton** » April 29th, 2007, 3:11 pm

G.R.
DILLON makes some of the finest progressive presses around , I don't know if RCBS makes a progressive press they might I still use want called a single stage press but I load 20 to 25 different types of rounds
and swage bullets too, brass can lasts tell starts to split or gets lost , I have had 45 long colt brass fire over 50 times then again I have had some last only 4 times fired

NORM

vinnie · Post by **vinnie** » April 30th, 2007, 12:47 pm

Lee is discontinuing all but the most common hand loaders. This was a problem for my Dad, ho wont load with anything else. But one phone call to the company CEO(the main switchboard put me through) and I found that they will custom make a hand loader for you for $50. They said it would take two weeks but dad had his in 5 days.

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