ISO single stage press or lee hand press

[CamoCrocKiller]

Manufacturer

Other / Not Listed

Caliber

223 Remington

City

Silverton

State

Oregon

I have gotten into reloading and finally have all the material to start but now I can't find a press if anyone is selling or know of anywhere that has some in stock it will be appreciated.

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[Ronald_55]

Not mine, but this one one on the board is not too far from you

https://www.northwestfirearms.com/threads/rcbs-rcii-rock-chucker-100-come-get-it.354806/

 

[Enginerd]

I own both the Lee hand press and single stage press. Neither was able to bump the shoulder back on my 223. The rounds still fired okay, but they never passed inspection on my headspace gauge. Maybe I just had bad presses, I dont know YMMV.

Here is the thread where I was looking for help diagnosing why my 223 wasn't falling into spec.

Troubleshooting Excess Headspace

Just getting into rifle reloading and having difficulty narrowing down why I can't get my headspace down. Not sure if it is operator or equipment. Here is my timeline of events: -Resized 200 pieces of brass a using RCBS 223 FL dies with depth set to just touch the the Lee #4 shellholder using a...

www.northwestfirearms.com

 

[CamoCrocKiller]

Thank you for sharing. Are you still using the same press or have you moved on to something else for reloading.223?

 

[CamoCrocKiller]

Not mine, but this one one on the board is not too far from you

https://www.northwestfirearms.com/threads/rcbs-rcii-rock-chucker-100-come-get-it.354806/

Thanks for the share. A little older than what I would want but definitely keep an eye on that one.

 

[Enginerd]

I bought a single stage from a member on here and haven't touched those Lees since. The hand press is a cool idea, I resized hundreds of 9mm while riding passenger on a long road trip, but the ergonomics are just terrible. Im 30 years old and in decent shape, and with that it didn't feel great on the fingers, elbows, or shoulder.

 

[4x401]

You WILL NOT appreciate using anykind of "Hand" press to reload with.....

Get a bench mounted press and live long & prosper..

 

[4x401]

I have a cast iron RCBS for 50 bucks if interested..

 

[ma96782]

Check your local gun shows.

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FYI:
The Cascade Sportsman's Club gun show is this Saturday, February 6th, from 8:00 until 2:00 at the American Legion hall in Carson, WA.

Aloha, Mark

 

[CamoCrocKiller]

Check your local gun shows.

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FYI:
The Cascade Sportsman's Club gun show is this Saturday, February 6th, from 8:00 until 2:00 at the American Legion hall in Carson, WA.

Aloha, Mark

Do they have a website? Very interested in going.

 

[ma96782]

CAM OVER

Aloha, Mark

PS....I once owned the LEE hand press. But I wasn't able to cam over .308W brass enough to satisfy me. I gave up.... I didn't even attempt to do .223 Rem brass.

 

[Member 5605]

I bought a single stage from a member on here and haven't touched those Lees since. The hand press is a cool idea, I resized hundreds of 9mm while riding passenger on a long road trip, but the ergonomics are just terrible. Im 30 years old and in decent shape, and with that it didn't feel great on the fingers, elbows, or shoulder.

Yes. They aren't meant for full loading as you proved. You can though do wonders with pistol and neck sized cases when doing rifle loading. The ability to load some on the bench when shooting is a nice bonus.