Lee Classic Cast Single Stage Press

I bought one for a friend that was getting into reloading. Showed her how to use it. Only thing I did not like about it was how it got rid of the old primer. Fell down underneath the press. You opened the trap-door and cleaned it out, periodically.

Having learned on an RCBS, with the primer-catcher tray, I found this to be - crappy.

However, you could drill a hole in your bench, under the press, and put a bucket under there, and they'd just fall through the hole into the bucket. I think.

 

I thought the classic cast single stage had a hollow ram with a tube like the classic turret. The classic turret primer disposal works flawless.

 

I drilled 3/4" hole in the bench, and screwed a jar lid with a hole underneath. So I can just use a jar to catch my primers

 

Redding t-7 has the same setup but they come with the tube on them. I know you don't want to here it Highboy but somebody that loads as much as you do you should get a rockchucker. the power they have make tuff stuff a breeze, you can always paint it red. A friend of mine comes over to size all his bulged glock brass on mine.

 

Jim,
I have and use the one that you refer to. It works great and is built like a tank. Yes, the primers drop through the center of the ram into a tube underneath. Instead of the breach-lock it has a removable bushing in the top if you ever decide to load the really large calibers, including 50 cal.(which the ram is designed to remove about 2 inches of so you can load the big boys). The only problem I ever had was some primers trying to escape through the slot in the ram for the primming arm which is avoided by leaving the arm in place. The linkage is quite beefy, not like the aluminum links on the old challenger presses. For the small amount of $$$$ you spend, you get a press that will last a lifetime.

 

Jim,
Since you have reloaded on a RC before, do us all a favor and give us an honest comparison of the Lee vs RCBS after you get it set up, would you.

 

They are mostly knocking the progressives. You won't find many people that don't like the classic single stage and classic turret.

 

I'll mail you mine, and you can try it out

 

I'm serious, I have to build myself another bench before I can start reloading