Hello from SW NM
Posted: 11 Mar 2018 09:45
Hello all,
New here, not very new to reloading. I have been casting for 30 years and reloading for longer than that. Growing up my dad had a set of lee loaders and when it was storming to much to work the ranch, we would sit in the house and hammer out ammo together.
Along the way I acquired a muzzle loader and started casting for it. I cast with a pot i made out of a piece of pipe and a homemade ladle on my moms kitchen stove. (understanding mother and a glorious lack of knowledge of all the reasons this was not a good idea)
I bought a 357 and a set of used dies when I graduated and would borrow the neighbors press when I was home and would sit in his basement and reload every piece of brass I could scrounge up. When I got a real job and could afford it, I bought a Lyman Tmag kit and used it for 20 years or so.
I had a chance to buy a Dillon 450 really cheap so I did. I sat down with an order form to buy all the tool heads and shell plates I needed to set up all my dies. I nearly choked to death when I saw the grand total and promptly sold the press.
Later at a yard sale, I picked up a pro 1000 with dies for 20 dollars. I spent a little time and a couple of parts and now it runs like a sewing machine. I liked it so much I sold my Lyman and bought a Lee three hole turret so I could put all of my dies in individual turrets and set em and forget em. I never did that with the Lyman because the extra turrets were too expensive. I do have a Rock Chucker but its only job in life is making 308 into 7mm08 and 30-06 into 8mm Mauser.
To make a short story long, I didn't start with Lee presses but I'm glad I found them and am super happy with them. I have always used Lee molds and have a 25 year old production pot that has cast untold 1000's of bullets.
New here, not very new to reloading. I have been casting for 30 years and reloading for longer than that. Growing up my dad had a set of lee loaders and when it was storming to much to work the ranch, we would sit in the house and hammer out ammo together.
Along the way I acquired a muzzle loader and started casting for it. I cast with a pot i made out of a piece of pipe and a homemade ladle on my moms kitchen stove. (understanding mother and a glorious lack of knowledge of all the reasons this was not a good idea)
I bought a 357 and a set of used dies when I graduated and would borrow the neighbors press when I was home and would sit in his basement and reload every piece of brass I could scrounge up. When I got a real job and could afford it, I bought a Lyman Tmag kit and used it for 20 years or so.
I had a chance to buy a Dillon 450 really cheap so I did. I sat down with an order form to buy all the tool heads and shell plates I needed to set up all my dies. I nearly choked to death when I saw the grand total and promptly sold the press.
Later at a yard sale, I picked up a pro 1000 with dies for 20 dollars. I spent a little time and a couple of parts and now it runs like a sewing machine. I liked it so much I sold my Lyman and bought a Lee three hole turret so I could put all of my dies in individual turrets and set em and forget em. I never did that with the Lyman because the extra turrets were too expensive. I do have a Rock Chucker but its only job in life is making 308 into 7mm08 and 30-06 into 8mm Mauser.
To make a short story long, I didn't start with Lee presses but I'm glad I found them and am super happy with them. I have always used Lee molds and have a 25 year old production pot that has cast untold 1000's of bullets.
