2 mods for my lee LM.

[gunoil]

added photo



above photo has tang on case ejector, found on youtube. Photo below is chain out of the way mod.



this penny and upside down bolt really works / photo below.

[ronbo40s&w]

So far the only thing i've done to mine is add a blast shield i made and clip a music stand light on to see into the charged brass.

I haven't seen a need for anything else, but I use federal primers sometimes and whipped out a blast shield, just in case.
Frankly, I have crushed federal primers six ways to sunday and never lit one yet. In a single stage press, in this press...I'll admit the feel isn't there with this press, but since I started sizing in station 2 I haven't had a single burp..hundreds of rounds since.
God Bless!

Ron

[44Vaquero]

Gunoil, I can understand the chain relocation/extension but I really do not understand the other mod. What is the purpose of bending the ejector?

[58Remmy]

Ok WTH is the orange contraption in the background of pic #3?

also what is with the penny and bolt?

[_Hawkeye_]

What is that orange wheeled thing in the background? Some sort of hybrid blower powered 4 wheeled human-o-cycle

[ronbo40s&w]

The penny and bolt is to help prevent cases entering upside down. I found sticking my fingers over the four holes before shaking the brass keeps mine upright...plug, shake, unplug while shaking and they all go in right..but I load 40...for 9mm the penny is supposed to work great.

[MT Chambers]

It is a Lee pedal powered case tumbler.

[Moonie]

The penny and bolt is to help prevent cases entering upside down. I found sticking my fingers over the four holes before shaking the brass keeps mine upright...plug, shake, unplug while shaking and they all go in right..but I load 40...for 9mm the penny is supposed to work great.

Yup, isn't needed for the 45's that I load but I understand it is for 9mm and 40. I will be loading 40 on mine soon, thanks for the tip.

[gunoil]

its one youtube 44Vag, type in "showdowdog500". he has vids on LLM. The tang is made with very small ball-peen hammer. I used flat anvle (dont be nervous, i was) and lengthened the ejector by patiently peening the soft metal out ward then just peen the tang down over 90 degree steel. Thats it.

Takes care of 4 or 5 things at one time. index better, shell plate moving, to nut stays tight, feels solid, cant move/walk backwards, insures better delivery of rnds in your bin.


Look @ back of pic, i moved powder chain out of the way.

[gunoil]

Ok WTH is the orange contraption in the background of pic #3?

also what is with the penny and bolt?

Orange thing is left-over engine test stand! Penny & bolt puts brass in correct! It works!