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Bogie · October 29, 2001, 02:10 PM

On a budget, you'll get the best feel (and speed) with the Lee... I wish that Ken Markle would make a priming tool that you could use the Lee trays with...

If you have the Lee tool, you MUST keep the innards lubed - bolt grease works fine. You can also buy new innards for under $3.

Let's see... I've got a couple of press-mounted dealies, a regular K&M tool, an antique that is sorta like the Sinclair, and several Lee handheld autoprimes. They're nice. I use the K&M for my PPC stuff, the antique for my 6BR stuff, and everything else gets the Lees...

At benchrest matches, I see the Sinclairs, the K&Ms, and Lees, with very few others...

October 29, 2001, 02:10 PM	#12
Bogie Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 2000 Location: Job hunting on the road... Posts: 3,827	On a budget, you'll get the best feel (and speed) with the Lee... I wish that Ken Markle would make a priming tool that you could use the Lee trays with... If you have the Lee tool, you MUST keep the innards lubed - bolt grease works fine. You can also buy new innards for under $3. Let's see... I've got a couple of press-mounted dealies, a regular K&M tool, an antique that is sorta like the Sinclair, and several Lee handheld autoprimes. They're nice. I use the K&M for my PPC stuff, the antique for my 6BR stuff, and everything else gets the Lees... At benchrest matches, I see the Sinclairs, the K&Ms, and Lees, with very few others... __________________ Job hunting, but helping a friend out at www.vikingmachineusa.com - and learning the finer aspects of becoming a precision machinist. And making the world's greatest bottle openers!