The Awesome Lee Loader

[Guy Miner]

Well, Gavin and I did it again. Writing this article and doing the video with Gavin took me back several decades to a time when I owned one rifle and loaded for it on a Lee Loader. It's still a great, and inexpensive, way to handload:

Please read the article as well as viewing the video:

CAVEMAN Reloading (No Press Required) - Ultimate Reloader

This article was written by Guy Miner The compact and inexpensive Lee Loader has been available for decades. I still have the two I bought in the 1970’s when I had little money or space for handloading. In contrast to some of the advanced loading equipment seen here on Ultimate Reloader I...

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Thank you, Guy

 

[DrMike]

Wow! Talk about memories. Thanks for the post.

 

[HAWKEYESATX]

That’s a great article!

I have bought 2 of the Lee Classic Loaders recently while you were working with Gavin.
I have one for my .308, and .270.
They are pretty cool ways of loading if you ask me!


Hawk

 

[SJB358]

Great write up Guy! Thats pretty cool. I might have to grab a kit just to try it out.

 

[Slimfinn]

That's what I used when I started reloading for my H&R 30-30 single shot and I still have it in the cabinet in the reloading room.

 

[Divernhunter]

That is what I started loading 12ga shells with in grammar school. It did the job. I would also say "awesome" and "lee loader" of any type do not belong in the same sentence

 

[ShadeTree]

That is what I started loading 12ga shells with in grammar school. It did the job. I would also say "awesome" and "lee loader" of any type do not belong in the same sentence

You old sour party pooper. I don't own a lee loader so I can't comment one way or the other, but that cracked me up.

 

[grry10]

I was 15 when I started handloading and my first tool was a Herter's cheaper clone of the Lee. I couldn't afford the Lee and buy components. In those days very few locals were handloading so everything had to be mail ordered. I did acquire a Lee later for 30-06 before I moved up to a used Herter's "C" press that my dad found at a garage sale.

 

[KinleyWater]

Excellent article as usual. I have a Lee hand press that I loaded quite a few rounds on, mostly .38 Spl. I might have to pick up a couple of those just to have; you never know.

 

[JD338]

A flash from the past. I helped a friend with a Lee loader for his 30-30. It was a ton of fun.

JD338

 

[RL338]

That is what I started loading 12ga shells with in grammar school. It did the job. I would also say "awesome" and "lee loader" of any type do not belong in the same sentence

+1
I don’t shoot a lot of 12ga , but I still use my good old Lee Load-All.

 

[FOTIS]

I go one of those

 

[Darkhorse]

My first foray into loading was with a Mec in 12 gauge. My start in rifle and pistol was with a Lee Loader in 7X57, they might be slow but they get the job done.

 

[cloverleaf]

Oh, that was fun to see! Dad was able to go "modern" and bought the Herters single stage back in '64. Still have his oriignal Speer manual and use the press for all reloading. Thanks for posting! CL