I'm looking to buy a shotgun reloading press for 12 and 16 gauge (& I also plan to buy a 20 gauge at some point.)
Because of this, the inexpensive Lee Load-all press looks like a really good deal.
The price is extremely attractive but I can afford to buy more quality.
In general, three things turn me off about this press.
The first thing would be the plastic base. I was hoping from the pictures that the base would be die cast aluminum.
Has anybody worn worn out or broken one? What wears out?...what breaks?
The second thing was I started reading the instructions and it says you have to use plastic wads. I was hoping to avoid buying plastic shot cups or wads. I planed to make a little die & just punch some out of cardboard.
I have lots of used lead & ideally I will just have to buy powder and primers and punch my own wads.
The third thing would be all the bushings. Ideally I would set up a press for each gage I plan to load, and not bother changing bushings all the time.
Of course, being inexpensive, the Lee truly sounds ideal for this type of service. I can buy 3 of them & I wouldn't have to change all those bushings.
But the plastic base is sort of a deal breaker.
<Big Edit.....
Most of my shooting is simply for fun at the range. I'm not hunting, I'm not in competition but home defense is a possible priority.>
Because of this, the inexpensive Lee Load-all press looks like a really good deal.
The price is extremely attractive but I can afford to buy more quality.
In general, three things turn me off about this press.
The first thing would be the plastic base. I was hoping from the pictures that the base would be die cast aluminum.
Has anybody worn worn out or broken one? What wears out?...what breaks?
The second thing was I started reading the instructions and it says you have to use plastic wads. I was hoping to avoid buying plastic shot cups or wads. I planed to make a little die & just punch some out of cardboard.
I have lots of used lead & ideally I will just have to buy powder and primers and punch my own wads.
The third thing would be all the bushings. Ideally I would set up a press for each gage I plan to load, and not bother changing bushings all the time.
Of course, being inexpensive, the Lee truly sounds ideal for this type of service. I can buy 3 of them & I wouldn't have to change all those bushings.
But the plastic base is sort of a deal breaker.
<Big Edit.....
Most of my shooting is simply for fun at the range. I'm not hunting, I'm not in competition but home defense is a possible priority.>