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wncchester · June 5, 2011, 07:54 PM

"However. The Lee Classic Cast can compete with any O-frame single stage press on the market, .."

Big ditto! It will compete and win on features, strength, durability AND precision construction.

The tiny Reloader is a much better press than many seem to think! It's NOT a 'beginner' press, it will load rational cases as well as anything but it's not made for massive volumes over decades of service or massive case reforming work. It's a good, small, inexpensive press for low volume loaders, as are the rest of Lee's alloy presses - but that's okay, the vast majority of reloaders are low volume shooters!

Anyone trying to FL size .300 mag rifle cases on a little Reloader had better use a good lube or expect to break the toggle. But such efforts on such a small tool should clearly be improper to all but the most blissfully iggerenant loader!

June 5, 2011, 07:54 PM	#8
wncchester Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2002 Posts: 2,832	"However. The Lee Classic Cast can compete with any O-frame single stage press on the market, .." Big ditto! It will compete and win on features, strength, durability AND precision construction. The tiny Reloader is a much better press than many seem to think! It's NOT a 'beginner' press, it will load rational cases as well as anything but it's not made for massive volumes over decades of service or massive case reforming work. It's a good, small, inexpensive press for low volume loaders, as are the rest of Lee's alloy presses - but that's okay, the vast majority of reloaders are low volume shooters! Anyone trying to FL size .300 mag rifle cases on a little Reloader had better use a good lube or expect to break the toggle. But such efforts on such a small tool should clearly be improper to all but the most blissfully iggerenant loader! Last edited by wncchester; June 5, 2011 at 08:08 PM.