shootshotguns870
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What is the Lee Breech Lock 50th anniversary reloading kit like for a beginner? it includes scales and a powder handling system.
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Lee breech lock press
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The only problem with the breech lock kit is the press is a single stage which means you can only do one operation at a time. A better buy would be the turret press kit,
Classic Turret Press Kit (90304)
This kit and a set of Lee dies is everything you need to begin reloading.
The Classic turret press is fast and convenient when loading handgun cartridges, with rates in excess of 250 rounds per hour possible. The kit includes the Pro Auto-Disk powder measure and riser, perfect for all handgun and small rifle cartridges. Large and Small Safety Prime are included making on press priming an ease. Instant change turret makes changing calibers a snap. Deactivate the auto-index and batch load the longest and largest rifle cartridges.
Complementing your press kit are the case conditioning tools to prepare your brass for loading. Includes Cutter, Lock Stud, Chamfer Tool, small and large Primer Pocket Cleaner, and a tube of Lee case sizing lube. Complete it with the cartridge specific Case Length Gauge.
web site,http://leeprecision.com/reloading-kits/
Classic Turret Press Kit (90304)
This kit and a set of Lee dies is everything you need to begin reloading.
The Classic turret press is fast and convenient when loading handgun cartridges, with rates in excess of 250 rounds per hour possible. The kit includes the Pro Auto-Disk powder measure and riser, perfect for all handgun and small rifle cartridges. Large and Small Safety Prime are included making on press priming an ease. Instant change turret makes changing calibers a snap. Deactivate the auto-index and batch load the longest and largest rifle cartridges.
Complementing your press kit are the case conditioning tools to prepare your brass for loading. Includes Cutter, Lock Stud, Chamfer Tool, small and large Primer Pocket Cleaner, and a tube of Lee case sizing lube. Complete it with the cartridge specific Case Length Gauge.
web site,http://leeprecision.com/reloading-kits/
berettaprofessor
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I started on a Lee Breech Lock on the advice of the guy who taught me to reload and it was a great way to learn. Still use it for small batch load development, but use a Classic turret press for volumn.
I'm pretty sure the anniversary kit is aimed at reloading pistol rounds (priming on the press) and the other breech lock kit is set up for rifle rounds (hand priming).
It all depends on what your goal is. I bought the kit for reloading rifle rounds. I'm a pretty small batch operation for hunting rifles (20-40 rounds at a time) it works perfect for me and I couldn't imagine wanting anything else. A lot of folks are reloading for volume (usually because they shoot a lot of pistol rounds or semi-auto rifles) and they'll recommend a turret kit to start with and then eventually move to a progressive.
You really have to define what and how much you want to reload, what you want to spend and then go from there.
It all depends on what your goal is. I bought the kit for reloading rifle rounds. I'm a pretty small batch operation for hunting rifles (20-40 rounds at a time) it works perfect for me and I couldn't imagine wanting anything else. A lot of folks are reloading for volume (usually because they shoot a lot of pistol rounds or semi-auto rifles) and they'll recommend a turret kit to start with and then eventually move to a progressive.
You really have to define what and how much you want to reload, what you want to spend and then go from there.
Think it's a great way to start. I still have my first single stage press, and it works fine for load development. I'm up to four presses. RCBS RS and Summit, Lee Classic Turret and a Dillon XL650. They all have their place in my setup.
The kits are good to start out with, but you'll quickly upgrade many of the components. It's true the Classic Turret can be used as a single stage very easily, but it doesn't have the brute strength that a dedicated Single stage will have. (depends what you are planning to load in the long run!)
I personally don't care for the "breech" lock setup, I use the interchangeable turrets on the Classic, and swap out the dies easily enough on the single stage, but I reload about 8 calibers, so that "breech" setup would get expensive after a while.
Good Luck on your choice
The kits are good to start out with, but you'll quickly upgrade many of the components. It's true the Classic Turret can be used as a single stage very easily, but it doesn't have the brute strength that a dedicated Single stage will have. (depends what you are planning to load in the long run!)
I personally don't care for the "breech" lock setup, I use the interchangeable turrets on the Classic, and swap out the dies easily enough on the single stage, but I reload about 8 calibers, so that "breech" setup would get expensive after a while.
Good Luck on your choice
I'm using a Lee anniversary press and kit now. Bought a lot of extra stuff to go with it. Tumbler. Better scale. Digital to see but check with rcbs 5-05. Calipers. List goes on but I'm loading 357 to 7 mag with no issues. I do want a Rock chucked to take its place. It's operation is a lot smoother. Will keep the Lee setup for hand gun. If you are like me when you start you will have an addiction.
A turret press, like a single stage only performs one function at a time. If a press performs multiple functions with a single stroke of the handle they call them progressive presses.
If it takes you 4 pulls of the handle on a single stage per loaded round, it will take you 4 pulls with a turret as well. A progressive, once full, will be one round loaded every pull of the handle
A turret allows you to keep all of your dies preset at the proper settings and switch between them.
If you have your dies setup in the bushings already a Lee breech lock single stage would give up little vs a turret press, same number of pulls per loaded round and dies are preset.
The Lee safety scale is not a very good scale but better than nothing.
If it takes you 4 pulls of the handle on a single stage per loaded round, it will take you 4 pulls with a turret as well. A progressive, once full, will be one round loaded every pull of the handle
A turret allows you to keep all of your dies preset at the proper settings and switch between them.
If you have your dies setup in the bushings already a Lee breech lock single stage would give up little vs a turret press, same number of pulls per loaded round and dies are preset.
The Lee safety scale is not a very good scale but better than nothing.