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September 7, 2009, 10:54 PM
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stupid question
ok im using a Lee classic hand loader. the kind you do by hand. i have great sucsses with it. i dont reload hundreds of rounds, just around 50 a week or so. im getting a new pistol soon, and planed on it being a .40 s&w but it seems lee does not make a classic loader for it. does anyone know if they do make one and im looking in the wrong place? or should i just get a .45 acp because they do have a loader for it. thanks
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September 7, 2009, 11:04 PM
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All I can say is try Lee Precision's website. If they don't list it there, they don't make it.
If it is there, try MidwayUSA to buy it online. |
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September 7, 2009, 11:12 PM
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then i guess they dont make it.... its not on their website. i guess im going to have to get the .45 acp then. lol its not that big of a deal tho. i will still get a gun i want! lolol now i jusst have to find the part number for the lee flaring tool for a .45 acp. cant find it. the little tool that enlargeres the mouth of the case so the boolit goes in easyeir. thanks
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September 7, 2009, 11:22 PM
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I am just making sure you are indeed looking at the Lee Hand Press, not the rack and whack Lee Loader.
I looked at the Lee site and the Graf & Sons site for the Hand Press. They did not list any dies coming with the kit, just that dies are ordered seperately. By this I would take it that the 40SW can be reloaded with the hand press. |
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September 8, 2009, 12:32 AM
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The Lee hand press accepts standard 7/8 x 14 die threads, so you could use any manufacturer's 40sw die - RCBS, Hornady, Redding, Lyman, etc.
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September 8, 2009, 12:43 AM
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Ditto what the other guys said. I got confused between the handloader and classic "whacker" loader. The whacker works for only one caliber. The handloader uses any common dies.
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September 8, 2009, 11:49 AM
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im using the whack loader. i know they can only be used with one caliber. thanks
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September 8, 2009, 01:11 PM
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The Lee Loader is the hand/hammer loader. The flaring tool is part of the loading tool.
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September 8, 2009, 01:38 PM
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Here's page one of what's available on the midway site for the whack-a-lee;
http://www.midwayusa.com/Search/#lee...randName%20asc I doubt they ever did make one. Here's what I would suggest for a limited loader set-up for 40 S&W. Lee hand tool, works like a nut cracker, takes standard 7/8 X 14 dies. This includes a means to prime using the press. http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct...tNumber=624416 A set of 40 S&W lee dies. http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct...tNumber=280965 |
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September 8, 2009, 08:24 PM
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thanks for the great info guys!!! i got an email from Lee and they said the .45 acp flaring tool is a custom order, but its only $12 shipped. thanks
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