They sell well enough. They're a good way for folks to start reloading. A Lee Loader, a set of dippers, and a couple basic powders get a guy rolling his own. I loaded a lot of 38 and '06 ammo with them on the coffee table as a young guy.
Hunt with Class and Classics
Religion: A founder of The Church of Spray and Pray
Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”
You might get the backordered press, dies, and such, but you still won't have primers by then. So, it will be pretty much useless except to size some cases to prepare them for loading.
"...why, land is the only thing in the world worth working for, worth fighting for, worth dying for,... because it is the only thing that lasts."
You might get the backordered press, dies, and such, but you still won't have primers by then. So, it will be pretty much useless except to size some cases to prepare them for loading.
I assumed by the way the inquiry was made this was about someone new to reloading, not someone that is well established. It is common knowledge that many are buying or inquiring about reloading equipment and after the fact discovering that some components, particularly primers, are almost non existent in the market. Since I have only one flintlock, I have found it kinda difficult to make the other stuff go bang without some sort of primer. I sincerely hope that you have all that you desire. I am far from out, myself, but the more I see what may be on the horizon, I sure wish I had many more. How many are too many? I have no idea.
"...why, land is the only thing in the world worth working for, worth fighting for, worth dying for,... because it is the only thing that lasts."
I had a couple Lee loaders when I was young, they will load ammo but never cared for how much the resized the neck, to tight. I also had a Lee Target model loader, the one that you could ream the inside of the necks with, now that was a decent loader.
If Midway says "backorder ok" - place your order! You won't be charged until your order ships. I have a single stage press but wanted to speed things up a little, so I ordered the Lee classic turret from Midway even though it said "backorder ok". Like most reloading items, this is sold out everywhere.
I have a Rock Chucker I bought almost 50 years ago, I’ve loaded untold thousands of rounds with it. I’d buy a used Rock Chucker on eBay if I was starting out.
I started out with their shotshell handloader kit when I was a poor skeeter wing private marching in the legions.
I currently have a Lee Load-All II for 12ga and I'm going to get another in 20ga. I also have a powder dipper set, although they're going to see less use now that I just took delivery of a Lyman Gen 6 powder dispenser. I even have an adjustable Lee lead shot dipper too.
![[Linked Image from i.pinimg.com]](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/98/b6/d8/98b6d863a5f722b551cd8e1440bd2bd4.jpg)