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Texas by God
10-18-2023, 01:55 PM
Messing around today I found some ugly pulled bullets that I decided to load and shoot to be rid of them….only 11 of them, so I broke out the .223 Lee Loader for the task.
I noticed that the primer base apparently doesn’t have a spring under the washer- unlike my other Lee Loaders.
Is this self repairable or should I let Lee know about it?https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231018/dd63e18c7ed4598162cfbc1d34f911ab.jpg
It works as is, but not as well as all the other LL’s that I’ve used in the past.


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TNsailorman
10-18-2023, 03:48 PM
The real problem might be getting the disc out to replace a spring. You might have to buy a replacement unit from Lee. I am guessing here but it might be easier to detonate a prime while seating without the spring. james
Texas by God
10-18-2023, 05:17 PM
I used Federal SR primers and seated all eleven without getting a charred blood blister…
But yes, the spring centers things up better.
It looks like it was shipped without one-I’ll tell Lee about it.
The Varget load using the included scoop was too mild to function my AR- but all eleven landed in a 3” group at 100 yards.
They were 60 gr Hornady soft points, a bullet that never shot as well as others for me.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231018/a870b65069b7eb1828535999165be7a6.jpg


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Texas by God
10-19-2023, 10:22 PM
After emailing Lee, they asked me to send it in.


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Bmi48219
10-20-2023, 08:55 AM
I’ve never figured out if it is really a spring inside or a compressible rubber washer. Either way LEE will replace it. On some occasions they just send a new one, other times they charge for shipping.
Green Frog
10-20-2023, 11:17 AM
My favorite solution to this problem is the earliest Lee Custom era hand priming tool (no auto feed). This is my answer to most priming questions! :)
Froggie
WILCO
10-21-2023, 02:44 AM
After emailing Lee, they asked me to send it in.


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Awesome!!!
Texas by God
10-28-2023, 12:10 AM
And they sent a correctly “sprung” one to me at no charge; thanks Lee!


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