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Posted: 11/12/2008 11:14:18 AM EDT
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Background-Newbie, Waiting on my Hornady 7 book.
I would like to start hand loading shots shells (2 3/4 Buckshot) for various shotguns and have seen a Lee handloader that requires only a mallet, etc to make new shells. No press, no buying additional dies.. Question: Does anyone have any experience using the Lee Hand loading Shotshell makers? I would like to give 'er a try for the few that I need to make per month. Thanks, |
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I have never seen what you are talking about.
I decided to start loading shells recently. I found a MEC Grabber on e-bay for $150. It is awesome. Perhaps you can find a deal like that. Most shotgun shooters are old. I think mine came from a guy that didn't shoot. He was selling all his father's gear. |
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Old shotgun shooter checking in. [>:/]
The LEE "Classic" dies for rifle work okay. I've known anyone that used the shotgun die. I guess there's no reason it won't work, but it would be awful slow unless you want to shoot only a box of shells every blue moon. They're cheap enough to try out without worrying about losing much money. There are lots of used MEC single stage presses around; the reloading store here probably has 5 or 6 right now. I saw a bunch on Craigslist last night, and there seems to always be several there. RCBS makes a die set for use in a press that might be a better option. I don't know anyone that has used that one, either. Wait until you shoot 12 or 14 boxes of shells in a day; you won't be using a hammer die. |
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On another note, are lead shot prices still insane? like $50+ a bag? At my local Scheels, I saw that the 25# bag price was down to $34.99. Talked to one guy and he said they took a hit on a few bags of the old stock, but expects prices to continue to fall slowly. |
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On another note, are lead shot prices still insane? like $50+ a bag? At my local Scheels, I saw that the 25# bag price was down to $34.99. Talked to one guy and he said they took a hit on a few bags of the old stock, but expects prices to continue to fall slowly. Awesome, thanks for the heads up. It's been over a year since I reloaded 12ga shells. |
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I was asking because I saw some on gunbroker.com and they were really old sets. I could not find any new ones on all the midway, brownell's etc.'s sites. Do you know where I can find a new set out there? I like the $20.00 variety. The shotgun loaders havent' been made sinced the 70's, I think? Anyway, they're all collectors' items now. You'd be better off picking up a Lea Loadall or a used Lee Loadall. I bought one of mine new for $25 from an online dealer, and the other used from a gunshop owner for $10. Looks like the going price now is $40 or so. Still not a bad deal. http://www.fmreloading.com/cgi-bin/miva?Merchant2/merchant.mv+Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=FMR&Category_Code=Shotgun http://www.midwayusa.com/browse/BrowseProducts.aspx?pageNum=1&tabId=1&categoryId=19205&categoryString=9315***8603***9314*** Sam |
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Have a Load-All in 12 and 20 gauge also an older Mec in 12 gauge.
For as much as I load shotshells nowadays I use the Lee. Super simple to set up and I can,t tell the difference from the Mec. Was loading for rocks and grouse haven't tried buckshot but shouldn't be difficult. |
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Lee Load-all is about $40 at MidwayUSA.com. Not much more money, and does the job a lot faster. As little as it sounds like you are going to use it, it will last for years ands years. +1 I have one my dad gave me about 10 years ago. I have probably loaded 1000 rounds with it. He had it for probably 15-20 years prior to me. He probably loaded 5000-10000 rounds with it. Still works great to this day. |
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