Lee Hand Press reloading

[0zeroberts0]

Great demo man

[EverythingisFire]

Oh and I had a question: You said you use the crimper because your loading rounds for a semi-auto. Does that mean I would not need one if I'm shooting a bolt-action rifle? It's a curio &relic rifle that has an internal magazine so you just load it at the top(5 rounds).

[mifslim]

@EverythingisFire You dont have to even for auto-loader, but just to be safe and if your using cannelure bullets then you should. If your Full Length sizing just make sure the neck is tight and it should be okay. If your reloading for bolt action, dont have to crimp as most of the time it'll yield better results.

[EverythingisFire]

@mifslim

Sounds good, thanks! I'll save some bucks not buying a die then haha.

[zhagray]

@EverythingisFire the only gun where you really need a crimp is in a lever gun becuase of the tube magazine

[USMarineRifleman0311]

@EverythingisFire

dont bother. My match Garand uses non crimped bullets without cannelure, and M1s are pretty hard on their ammo, never had a problem of a bullet being pushed back into the case.

[EverythingisFire]

Doesn't look too bad at all! I don't have a work bench here at my parent's home. Won't have one 'til I move out haha so looks like I'll get this.

[bandit1oh1]

i've been on the fence about reloading thanks for showing how easy it can be!

[Mustangdude20]

Hey man thanks for making this video it def. helped with my decision in purchasing this hand press we've been living in an apt. so i always have to go to friends/coworkers houses to load but now i can do most of the work at home..... thanks again!

[solidsignalz]

Very good video, Thankyou.

[merbenzgill]

he left out the gun power he uses you better know that can change your amount of gun power you use very inportant

[sayter74]

does the press come a die to install primer?

[jbvhljh]

this helped me decide to start reloading, thanks a lot great video

[mifslim]

Yes it does. The sizer has a depriming pin that takes out the primer as you resize the brass.

[biggboysouth]

does it come with a de-priming die???

[jabames]

i only have neck-sizing dies for my fire-formed brass shot from my rifle; i think i need to get a case trimmer if they get too long, no lube required for neck-sizing only, but in some instances u need full-length resizing, so i probably need to get a full-length dies...

[rockonmyfriend]

does die set+press set come with everything you need or do you need to buy more?

[slqer]

How about a vid on what and where to buy? what works for you and what you ended up not needing, etc.

[LittleMaggot50]

Nice, im deffinately going for on of these, its like 200 bucks less than a press

[sonick808]

HUGE help, thanks!!!!

[quaked4]

Great vid!

[Cmdr213]

Thanks for the post! Just getting into reloading and was a little confused by all the components - dies, etc.

I like the classic loader just by being a 'hands on' kind of person - and now I know what to look for.

Thanks again!

[lanenebraska]

ThankYou! Really Liked It!!! :-)

Well done !

[toopercentmlk]

Thanks for the video, I've been shooting for 3 years (since turning 21) and saving nearly all of my brass since then to one day reload. Thanks for demonstrating the simplicity of this hand press, might be a good start for me.

[mifslim]

Im glad it helped.

Be safe, have fun shooting, and share out sport! :)

[mifslim]

@toopercentmlk No problem, glade it helped.

[peterann1]

I didn't know about this as I had the old hammer operated Lee kits and upgraded to RCBS press. You need full legnth resizing dies for semi-auto and this loader while small will work. Tools to need are one factory loaded shell and an inexpensive digital caliper. Midway has best price for loader. Amazon has best prices for digital vernier calipers.

[underhover69]

Very informative video. I thought the press would be a nuckle breaker but you changed my mind. A video on setting up the dies would be nice.

[mifslim]

Thats not a bad idea. I'll try to make one. :) Thanks for commenting

[geodeal]

it's a demo it's a demo it's a demo... Show us right, man!

[geodeal]

good video. but you should turn off the tv in the background.

[GaTiger11]

How long (as a general rule) does it take you to reload a typical 20 or 50 round box of ammo? TIA.

[mifslim]

The actual reloading doesnt take long, its the preping cleaning that does. But on average I would say 30 seconds per round for priming, charging and bullet seating. So about 10 minutes per 20 rounds using this type of reloading.

[dawnninjawolf]

Helpful video!

I am poor right now and considering buying a Lee hand press should I?

Also How do I find out everything I need to buy?

[googleme280]

if your really broke then you should go with the lee loader.

[bennra26008]

good stuff

[thomrob10]

can you load 30 06 with the hand press?

[mifslim]

Thank you for your comments. The last step is for semi-auto guns. Its to crimp the bullet so that when auto loading, it doesnt push the bullet into the case causing dangerous pressures aka gun might explode or stuff like that. And yes, you can load 30-06 as long as you have the right die set for it.

[thomrob10]

Great video. what wa sthat last step you did? were you just making sure the bullet was seated in there good?

[amburke96]

Congrats, you made a great video showing how it really does not take a lot of equipment to get started. Just to clarify some of the points berettamod961 made:

1. The brass was lubed properly, the lee lubricant is water based so it wont hurt the primers.

2. The primer pockets were cleaned with the little black tool.

3. The case was trimmed to the proper length, with the cutter and case gauge.

4. Keep on teaching you are doing it right!

[berettamod961]

I stand corrected on the trimming part.

[mifslim]

lol, sound like someone was too quick to reply. :)

[berettamod961]

This guy is a tool! Should be using a wrench to tighten the dies in place. Also a lube pad and actually measuring the powder throws might be prudent here. In Addition I make it a point to tumble my brass after the depriming and sizing step just to help eliminate the possibility of fouling the primers. He made no mention of cleaning the primer pockets, and I do not recall him checking the case length or trimming. A very bad example here. If you are going to teach do it right!

[tman1753]

I am going to start reloading for the first time ever. This may seem like a stupid question but I am a newbie. When reloading for a .223 is the Caliber of the bullet .224?

[mifslim]

Theres no stupid question. :) But yes, a .224 dia. is the correct dia for a .223Rem cartridge and a 5.56. It needs that extra .001 to insure that gas doesnt pass the bullet while going throu the barrel and also, makes a tighter fit for more accuracy.

[spitgalore]

Thanks for good reloading info. Please tell me how many "pounds of efforts" are needed to push the two levers together?

[mifslim]

about 1-4 lbs. Its not much, my 6 year old newphew can do it.

[spitgalore]

Thanks for your info. I must commend you on your very neat arrangement, on the small white table.

[mifslim]

thanks, I tried to make it look as "begginers" as possible. :)

[bullitt1668]

do you know that the RCBS seating die can seat your bullet and crimp it at the same time? unless you got a diff version than i do.

great vid... my buddy just got his lee single stage press and i'm looking into doing it w the hand press due to space.

thx for vid.

[777UK]

Thanks for that, was a pretty informative video. Was looking into handloads and reloading so was just wondering if you could answer a few questions for me....

How accurate are the rounds you reload yourself with a hand press and how much would it cost to get one ready to reload .308W?

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer and thanks again for a great video.

[mifslim]

Well, accuracy depends on how you load it. The key is to load it the same way over and over. Factory ammo, I will get 1" group at 100 yards with my AR-15, with same gun, and my reloads, I can get 0.45" group at 100 yards.

As for saving. Reloading will always save. For your first reload, new brass, bullet, powder, primers it'll cost ~ $0.70 per round, after that, it should be about $0.35 per round for your 308W, depending on where you find your components.

[mifslim]

And for those loads that were in the demo, I chrono them and they shoot 0.51" groups at 100 yards with this velocity result:

2720 fps

2731 fps

2725 fps

2783 fps

2731 fps

Average: 2738fps

Group: 0.51" @ 100 yards.

Hope it helped you. :) Thanks for watching.

[the1of0]

"0.51" groups at 100 yards"

Thats damn good! Is that overall group size or CTC? Either way thats some good results without using the scale scale.

[mifslim]

Thanks. Its CTC.

[mifslim]

nope, you can use just about any die.

[Hissatsu5]

do you have to use lee loading dies