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Thread: Lee Lead Hardness Tester

  1. 01-21-2019, 08:55 PM #21
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    I have found the lee to be very accurate.find it a lot easier to measure by scanning the hole into computer at scanners highest res and using photo program to measure. I use gimp (its free) but others will work fine.
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  2. 01-28-2019, 02:43 PM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by Agabus View Post
    Checked the spring mechanism out and it is working fine. Nothing to see there. Thought that might just be the issue. I did test it tonight on a lead fishing sinker and it did read even larger at about .081. Retested several different alloys I have around the shop and they are all showing approx. .058 to .060. Even a bullet from Hunter's Supply purported to be BHN 15? Can't remember but I think that's what they advertise. .058 as usual. Go figure.
    all of my Hunters Supply comes in at 18 BHN. My lee tester seems to work fine at least, the figures are in line with what sources say they should be
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  3. 05-14-2019, 02:59 PM #23
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    Useful thread. I was just thinking about buying one of the good old LBT testers, and never quite knew how the Lee actually worked.
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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check