Cypress Sun Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 I picked up a bunch of reloading items in an estate sale. There are a few things that I don't know what they are, this is one. Red Lee box, only marking is 223 on it. It can't be a die that goes into a reloading press as it has no threads/size of that type. Thought I'd call on the wisdom here to find out what this is and approximately what it's worth. Thanks Sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconKC Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 That is a hand reloading kit that allows you to reload one round at a time anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Looks to be for decapping and priming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 10 minutes ago, DeaconKC said: That is a hand reloading kit that allows you to reload one round at a time anywhere. THIS ^^^^ However it is missing the powder scoop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 Thanks ya'll. I would not have guessed that, especially for .223. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Here is a copy of the manual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G W Wade Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 All you need is powder , bullets, primers and a HAMMER GW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Joker Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Lee pocket loader great for working up the perfect load at the shooting bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 25 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: Here is a copy of the manual Thanks Dave. I think it'll be quicker for me to sell it in the Classifieds, wait for payment and then mail it than for me to make a box of rounds with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Just make sure you lube the case. Also, leave the beer in the fridge or cooler and make sure you follow the instructions. Resize before priming. Resizing after priming could set off the primer and you might jump and knock over your beer and attract the attention of your neighbors...or so I have heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholla Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Some call it the "Wack a Mole Reloader". They normally run $20 but these days they are going for $120 or more on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Simple, slow, primitive perhaps, but if you use a scale to measure the powder instead of a scoop you can make darn good (accurate) ammo with one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 The Lee version of the Lyman 310 Tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 That is the original Lee Loader. I bought one in 1961 to load .30-40 Krag. They were ten bucks for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 it might be handy to have in the future when your out of ammo and got one more shot to make - just sayin , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El CupAJoe Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Lee Loader 223 Rem - Lee Precision here's the current production version, mostly just a change in the packaging as far as I can tell. I got one in .357 magnum back in the day and I still pull it out for odd things I need to do here or there. I keep it around mostly as a prepper item as I don't care enough about "super accurate benchrest type loading" at the range for a 150 yard max cartridge. I started out using it in an apartment, and I never was really comfortable with all the noise I was making smacking it around with a hammer on the second story so I had to get creative in finding ways to reduce noise while using it. Eventually I got a Lee hand press and i used that for all my reloading until I finally got a place with a work bench and upgraded to the Lee Auto Breech Lock Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex M Rugers #6621 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 One of those Lee hand loaders was my first , in 44 Mag. I would have to say it was a 90% solution , as it didn't always resize the brass enough to chamber easily. A couple of years later when I finally could afford an RCBS Jr. press and dies , a whole new reloading world opened up. Rex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 I have one in 303-30. Works OK I guess, but I wonder how consistent they would be. They all fired OK, but weren't chronoed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 5 hours ago, Eyesa Horg said: I have one in 303-30. Works OK I guess, but I wonder how consistent they would be. They all fired OK, but weren't chronoed. If you are consistent in how you dip and level the powder they will turn out remarkably accurate ammo. Much better than a lot of people would believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 21 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: The Lee version of the Lyman 310 Tool. I saw one of these at a gun show years ago. It was a set like you have in this photo. The guy selling it was a PITA to deal with. He kept changing his price that started at $125. When I pulled out my wallet he started showing me how it worked and as he talked he would say “Oh, I forgot about this...” or “I forgot how cool this is...” and with each comment his price went up. All of a sudden he says “I won’t take less than $325.” I told him “No thanks.” And walked away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blarney Kid Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I have 2 of them. The first one I got from my wife's relatives, it's in .357/ .38. My second is in 12 ga. that I use for completing the star crimp for my paper hulls because my Lee Load-all tends to pull them apart when I do the final crimp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Do not use a steel hammer/mallet. Best to use a heavy plastic mallet, instead. CatBrules 14086 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I do have Lee loaders for.45 Colt, .38 Special, .357 Magnum and I think .223, .308 and 30-30. I guess I need to crack that box open and look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Creek,5759 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 When i started reloading i started on one of those, 33-30, 44-40, 45 Colt. RCBS balancing scale and a Hammer. They work very well. Takes forever thou . I still have them . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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