Do you mean the Loadmaster?
yes the loadmaster.
Do you mean the Loadmaster?
· Lee press shell holder- $4 Universal Shellholder #19 (9mm Luger 40 S&W 10mm Auto)
· Lee carbide dies- $40 Deluxe Carbide 4-Die Set 40 S&W 10mm Auto
The press shell holder comes with the Lee dies.
Save your money and get the 3-die set. No need for the FCD on .40 S&W... unless you going to fix Glocked brass before loading it. (search on youtube)
And Natchez usually beats Midway prices by a few bucks... and shipping at Midway is generally high.
FCD means factory crimp die? who not? wouldn't it be better?
I bought the classic turret press only, I already had a single stage before that and had some of the other stuff. The kits are nice though, but that lee scale is garbage lol.
I am very happy with it. No bad as of yet, occasionally a primer will be flipped or fall out of the cup, but rarely. Changes are easy when you buy additional turrets. I have four already set up and ready to go. Literally 2 minutes changeover if both calibers are running the same primers, maybe 4 if they arent.
Eventually I will step it up to a progressive but I just don't shoot enough to warrant it right now. Both of my presses have been Lee and both have been excellent.
I will probably spring for a loadmaster some day, the pro 1000 is nice but I prefer the loadmaster for its strength and 4 die capability. On my 9mm, 40, and 45 I use the factory crimp die in the 4th position.
The loadmaster actually has 5 die capability. If you keep an eye out you can pick up a Loadmaster fairly cheap. I have two of them and they work great! I have less than $400 in both used, I also got 2 sets of dies, and all the extras.
I think a lot of people buy them and get frustrated. There is a learning curve. But with youtube it's not too bad. Anyway, they get mad and sell them for a loss. That's how I got both of mine.
I still have a turret press and have tried the pro1000. The Loadmaster is hands down better in my experience FWIW. I load handgun ammo only, and you can crank out a lot with the Loadmaster.
PM me if you get one, I would be glad to help you get it going. Good luck.
did you have to do a lot of mods to it to get it going good? theyre $218 on natchess.
FCD means factory crimp die?
who not? wouldn't it be better?
Yes.
For auto pistols it's not needed. For the last 15 years or so the Lee seat/crimp die is doing essentilly the same thing as the FCD, and it's easy to set up.
For the revolvers I get them for every caliber. I like the flexibility, and I don't know why but it's not as easy to set up the seat/crimp die for revolver cartridges and get the crimp just how you like it. when you load .38/.357 and .45/454 with the same dies it's very helpful to dial in the exact amounf or crimp you want.
For the auto calibers you're really just taking the "bell" out of the case mouth.
did you have to do a lot of mods to it to get it going good? theyre $218 on natchess.
my ultimate goal in reloading is to be able to go to the range at least one a month and shoot at least 200-300 rounds, more if possible.
That's not bad. You will also want to get a factory crimp die for each caliber and an extra decapper die for each also.
Station 1- Decapper
Station 2- Decapper with pin removed(it alleviates a lot of primer problems)
Station 3- Powder charge/case flare
Station 4- Bullet seat/Crimp (but you won't use the crimp feature here)
Station 5- Factory crimp die
With this set up and some time on youtube, you'll be GTG.
When I said I got all the extras for that price that included FCD's, extra turrets, shell plate holders, bullet feeders, dies and alot of other spare parts in 9mm, 45acp and 44 mag.
Didn't do what I would call "modifications", more of learning how to tweek and adjust it to get it working the best. And just a piece of advice, keep extras of the plastic parts. They don't cost much and it will save you down time if/when one breaks or wears out.
For station 1 consider a Universal Decapping die Instead of a sizing/decapping die. Then you can use the UDD for more than one caliber.
45caliber, is this your first relaoding setup? If so you might also want to get a single stage press.