Lee Classic Loader

[vaiger]

I have used a progressive press for a couple of decades primarly for loading 9mm. I have never loaded rifle and I have always wanted to try the little Lee Classic Loader.....the kind that you load with a hammer. I stumbled across one in 30-30 for $15 at a gun show recently and tried it out tonight. I really had a lot of fun with it. I think I just enjoyed the simplicity. It would be easy to throw in a range bag and tweak loads at the range. This sure is the other extreme from my progressive press, but it was lots of fun.

[Handsome Rob]

How easy is it to use? I've just bought one for myself to try reloading .45-70

I've never reloaded anything in my life, but I saw a guy using one of these on Youtube & it looked really simple compared to using a press.

[Mike.357]

I have used them to load .357 and .45 auto. It is easy, slow, and meticulous.

If i tried i could do 50 rounds in an hour.

What i did not care for was seating primers. It is pretty easy to pop one. I bouught a Lee primer tool to use instead of the hammer method.

[vaiger]

Robatto, it was simple to use. My 9 year old loaded a couple with my help. The lee online instructions were not good, but a youtube video was helpful for me as well. It is slow, but I will probably only shoot 20 or so 30-30 rounds per year, so for $15 it was perfect for my needs.

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[glockster157]

Lee does make a hand press. I used to take it to the range with a small scale but sometimes I just used the Lee dippers. It worked really well and could use regular dies.

[Guest Aces&8s]

I use classic loaders and dippers for .30-06 and 7.62x54R, and will be getting one for .223 soon. Once you get the hang of it, you can load fairly quickly. I find it relaxing, in a way... you know, once you get over the fact that you are hitting a live round with a hammer...