Lee Precision Custom Shop Back Open

[leadman]

I spoke with Andy Lee today and he said they have opened up their custom shop again. Molds are taking 6 to 8 weeks. I did not think to ask him about other custom items like sizers, dies, etc.

[jmort]

It was supposed to be after the first of the year. Very good news.

[TheGrimReaper]

Awsome, thanks for the heads up!

[AlaskanGuy]

How do you contact the custom shop????

[bruce drake]

http://leeprecision.net/support/index.php?/Knowledgebase/List/Index/8/custom-services

[Porterhouse]

Good news in fact. When I contacted them this summer, I was told they had too much other work to catch up. The problem is, now I don't remember what I was going to order...

[bruce drake]

I know I need to get a set of 303 Pygmy dies made to go with the barrel JeffinNZ sent me last year.

Bruce

[prsman23]

I ordered a custom .310 sizing die on the 9th. It shipped yesterday (16th)

[fredj338]

The issue with their custom molds, they are as much or more than others & IMO, not the same quality. For $175, I would go to Accurate or Mountain, Accurate getting the nod for 5cav.

[prsman23]

$175 PLUS the cost of the mold....
Makes it even worse.

[rmatchell]

if we did a group buy though they don't charge the 175.00 if I understand correctly

[cheetah]

I guess I won't see the $26.99 .22 mold anytime soon.

[rmatchell]

https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item.asp?sku=0000622BATOR

Here you go cheetah

[leadman]

There is a $125? (can't remember if AndyLee said 125 or 175) set-up fee for a custom mold. If you order 25 molds the fee is waived.

[kens]

What about a group buy for a 6 cavity to fit our 7 and 8 mm mausers?

[rmatchell]

a six cavity would be nice for my 7mm. I would like to see a Lyman 358242 also, actually there are quite a few older lyman designs I would like.

[dudel]

Not sure I'd use them for custom sizers after the fantastic service and product I got from our own Buckshot. Got a custom Lee style push through sizer from him, and it was perfect. Excellent workmanship, great price, and fast turnaround.

[cheetah]

https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item.asp?sku=0000622BATOR

Here you go cheetah
Heey! Thank you rmatchell - just ordered one. I guess with the chronic outages I've quit browsing for stuff. I haven't had a bad Lee mold yet despite refusing to put much work into casting - xlox 'em and size with Trailboss. I look forward to this one because the mindless emptying of rimfires at 10 cents a piece just seems so hollow.

[gunoil]

is the abator 55gr mold great for 223 rifle. Some have tried shooting coated.

[btroj]

Am I the only one who gets the shivers when people speak of another Lee group buy?

The memories of year long waits to get a mould out of spec still lingers in my mind.........

[GLL]

I "honchoed" seven LEE 6-cavity Group Buys ! NEVER AGAIN !!! :(

Jerry

[jonk]

Well you have a choice. Wait up to 2 years for a group buy from someone like MiHec and get fantastic quality and exact spec results, or roll the dice on Lee, get it in a few months, and maybe get it perfect, maybe workable with a little fiddling, and maybe totally out of spec. I for one have never had a bad experience with a Lee group buy mold and so would buy again.

I will say this: they are the one large volume company I know of that can turn around large group buys in a reasonable time frame. Granted sometimes they are more backed up than others, but at least they aren't a one man operation.