Nasty Canasta
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I still use my Lee hand press like this one quite a bit
https://leeprecision.com/breech-lock-hand-press.html
Yesterday I wanted to make up some more 38 Special wadcutters but the progressive is all set up for 9mm. Sat out on the patio and deprimed/sized/flared/primed all of the 38 cases relaxing in chair with a refreshing beverage before finishing them up the next day inside-can't do that with a press bolted on a bench. The old hand press is a great tool to have & can complement any bench set up & can be taken out into the field if you wanted to. If you're only looking to do small batches of 50-100 at a time it does great for most rounds & packs up small, a single stage on a bench is a step up for sure. Only thing I haven't been able to do with the hand press is resize/deprime 50AE, even lubed up I just don't have enough to muscle them through.
https://leeprecision.com/breech-lock-hand-press.html
Yesterday I wanted to make up some more 38 Special wadcutters but the progressive is all set up for 9mm. Sat out on the patio and deprimed/sized/flared/primed all of the 38 cases relaxing in chair with a refreshing beverage before finishing them up the next day inside-can't do that with a press bolted on a bench. The old hand press is a great tool to have & can complement any bench set up & can be taken out into the field if you wanted to. If you're only looking to do small batches of 50-100 at a time it does great for most rounds & packs up small, a single stage on a bench is a step up for sure. Only thing I haven't been able to do with the hand press is resize/deprime 50AE, even lubed up I just don't have enough to muscle them through.
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