Lee Challenger Breech Lock Press for Pat's tool.
Has anyone here use the new Lee Challenger Breech Lock single stage press with Pat's gas check making tool. It's the cheapest breech lock press made by Lee. I thought I read a thread by someone saying that the opening in the ram was too narrow for the ejecter part of the tool. I know the Lee Classic single stage press will work.
lee breech lock challenger press
i have the lee breech lock challenger press, it's different than the one that 30cal-texan shows in the photo's above. the check ejector arm that came with my 35 cal check maker does not fit my press. i screwed the ram die into a breech lock bushing and locked it in place with a lee nut, really like those bushings makes die changing a snap. after doing this i was trying to figure out how to get the ejector to work, but no way. i took the primer arm that came with the press and saw it would work if the spring and primer cup were not there. instead i traced the outline of the primer arm on a piece of 1/4" alum. and just added 1/2" to height and cut in my band saw. i cut the long arm off so only a 1/4" stuck out. cut the slot 1/4" deeper where the arm hangs on the pin so it wouldn't fall out every time i raised the ram. alittle fileing here and there to adjust fit and works fine now. don't know what the ejector that came with the check maker fit's but it ain't mine.
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