Reddit reviews LEE PRECISION Cutter and Lock Stud
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Made in USAWorks on all brass less than .475 base diameterUse with with the Case Length Gauge and Shell Holder to trim casesCan be used by hand or with an electric drill
Here's my 2 cents.
Otherwise good luck. Your first load will be scary but once you get the hang of it you'll be amazed at the accuracy you can achieve. Also the self reliance part is cool too!
EDIT: If you're looking at a tumbler get the stainless steel kind. WAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYY better than anything else. So good that I've switched to bring my brass to a buddy who has one instead of doing it in my media tumbler.
first of all
Secondly, I assume you mean this one, the lee cast iron turret is a great press and it will work for most applications, If you need to do things not involving the turret (like decapping of w/e) you can just pull the index rod out(it just pops out when you take the dies out) and it won't spin anymore.
For tumbler I can say wet tumbling is best but not feasable for everyone and walnut tumbling works fine. The frankfort arsenal kit is good choice.
Lee dies and hand trimmers are cheap and work good too. I wouldn't worry about a trimmer for 40 or 9 but get one for sure for 223 and 30-06. cutter + Insert
there's some more basics like decent case lube and components themselves but it's a step in the right direction.
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additional recommended things would be a kinetic bullet puller, digital scale, and calipers.
If you aren't doing much volume the lee trimmer is the best budget minded one you can get.
http://www.amazon.com/Lee-Precision-Cutter-Lock-Stud/dp/B000NOQIOU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417303995&sr=8-1&keywords=lee+trimmer
8 bucks and then each caliber is 8 bucks or less
you don't need to trim 9mm
I've had to trim .357 because I had a bunch of different range pick up and they varied greatly, wouldn't seat on the cannelure right.
I reload for my ar15's, so buying the WFT for .223 was a lot easier than all the blisters the lee trimmer would cause.
They also have this thing, it would be a lot more comfortable.
http://www.amazon.com/Lee-Precision-Cutter-Ball-Grip/dp/B00162PVJQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1417303995&sr=8-3&keywords=lee+trimmer
You can go with the Lee Case Trimmer and save about $75. Just chuck it in your drill and it makes quick work of the brass. You have to buy the holder for each caliber, which run around $6 each. If you're only doing one or two rifle calibers, they are much cheaper.
My reloading setup was based on budget. I spent about $147 total for my Lee Single Stage Press + extras. The only complaint I have is I wish the press was a little more accurate for speedier results.
Id like if anyone commented on high speed pressing components with high accuracy results. It would be nice to have but really just curious whats out there and what works.
Edit: incase you were curious ive listed my parts below
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002BDOHNA/ref=oh_details_o09_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GSLKIW/ref=oh_details_o08_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002SF4X5I/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
http://www.amazon.com/Lee-Precision-Deluxe-3-Die-Rifle/dp/B00162TEOE
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NOQIOU/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NOSGOU/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0014136PA/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00162UGQE/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Consider these two pieces to do your case trimming:
https://www.amazon.com/LEE-PRECISION-7EXP-Gauge-Holder/dp/B000N8N2EA/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Lee+280+case+trim&qid=1571714932&sr=8-1
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Watch the case length when you reload. The maximum allowable case length for 45-70 is 2.105. If it gets over that, trim them to 2.095.
You can get a Lee case cutter and lock stud. plus a gauge and holder to trim them. There are fancier cutters, but this will do the job.
You will also need this part for that to work, the lee trimmer uses a universal trimmer that then needs a caliber specific part fo work:
https://www.amazon.com/LEE-PRECISION-Cutter-Lock-Stud/dp/B000NOQIOU/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1541951049&sr=8-6&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=lee+case+trimmer&dpPl=1&dpID=514unBaZpQL&ref=plSrch
It's the Lee Lock Stud. I just used that and the associated Lee Holder
i just added a lee cutter and lock stud and caliper. I shouldnt need this this because a shell holder and case guage comes with the dies correct?
lee makes this:
https://www.amazon.com/Lee-Precision-Cutter-Lock-Stud/dp/B000NOQIOU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1510819181&sr=8-1&keywords=lee+case+trimmer
Edit: actually, yeah I think you can just remove the wooden ball and it's the same thing was what I linked.
Here is another alternative to your trimming station base for drill length gauge so these two two items work together and allow you to trim brass using your drill. I use it for 223 and once you get the hang of it you can knock out cases pretty quick. The only hard part is that the length is not adjustable, so you’re stuck with what ever Lee thinks is the correct trim to length. Still one of my best cheap, time saving purchases though