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I have a host of original LEE loaders
Saturday, October 18, 2025, 08:33

Some particular calibers are quite collectable. Scour yard sales and swap meets. Even partial sets are quite valuable. I have paid as little as $2.50 for a complete set. I see .410 Shotgun kits advertised for as much as $300.00! Other odd balls like .17 Remington, .41 Long Colt, .225 Win. etc. command well over $200.00. 16 ga. is pricey too. I know I have 6mm and .35 Remington, 8x57, 7.65 Argentine Mauser, .38 Special, .44 Magnum, and some more I forgot. I'm looking for .38-40 Win. and .25-35 Win.

The Lyman 310 sets have not faired so well. They are not well marked and without the "key" hard to identify the dies and components. But it's on the net. They also require more knowledge to use. Guys don't want to mess with them much. I use .38/.357 and .45/70 even now myself. I find it very enjoyable.

As a teen I remember up in my bedroom "tap, tap, tap, BANG!" then yelling to my folks "I'M OK". If I didn't they would holler to make certain I was. I found that slivers of primer pocket would get under the primer seat, granules of powder etc. If you keep it clean it usually does ok, plus a lot of small taps is better than a few big ones! LOL There were a few brands of primers that were more sensitive than others, I think Federal?