Lee loader for shotgun shells????

[abunaitoo]

I looked on the Lee web site. They only have them for rifle and pistol.
Anyone know if they ever made them for 12GA shotgun?????

[rsrocket1]

Yes they did:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uJfG81hQDA

[jmort]

Yes - but discontinued. Here is good alternative
http://lane371.dotster.com/about.html

[ReloaderFred]

Yes. I have one in my unused die cupboard that was a gift around 1965 or so. Don't remember if it was for Christmas or a birthday...

Hope this helps.

Fred

[dagger dog]

abunaitoo,


I see alot of them on E-Bay,some go for outlandish pricing,but you may luck onto one.

[LUBEDUDE]

abunaitoo,


I see alot of them on E-Bay,some go for outlandish pricing,but you may luck onto one.

Oh yeah, for the prices these things go for, you can buy a used Mec.

54732

[plmitch]

They pop up for sale on here from time to time.

[Kent Fowler]

My first reloading tool was a Lee 12 gauge in 1969. Had to set the wad pressures with my bathroom scales.

[hk33ka1]

Lee stopped making them a long time ago along with some of the other loader kits and custom calibre orders. Even with a lot of interest in the last couple years they said they will not start making shotgun or custom rifle cals again any time soon.

[W.R.Buchanan]

The reason Lee stopped the shotgun loaders is because they are not easy to get a really good crimp from. I have one and have played with it extensively and have gotten good results very rarely.

Plus like stated above there are better machines available for not too much. It is very common to find good quality 12ga loaders on ebay and locally for $25. All of them do a better job than the Lee hand tools do.

The only advantage the Lee tools have is they don't take up very much room.

Just buy a used MEC or Pacific or Texan. You be far happier, and get good quality ammo much easier.

Randy