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Thread: I gifted a Lee Loader kit to my nephew to get him started.

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    Talking I gifted a Lee Loader kit to my nephew to get him started.

    My nephew just had his 16th birthday, so I went on Amazon.com to order a Lee Loader .44 Magnum kit as he uses a lever carbine for hunting. It just arrived today and he found the package on their doorstep when he arrived home from baseball practice.

    I figure he will upgrade to a bench mounted single stage or turret press kit sometime after graduating college when he gets into his own place. That will likely be six years from now. Until then the Lee Loaders are perfect.
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    I hope uncle is there every step of the way for him.
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    Very cool!

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    Awesome, get them addicted to reloading before they know any better.
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    That’s an awesome gift! I’m sure many of us started with a little Lee Loader, I know I did.


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    I started that way. Get him a good reloading manual too.
    “A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition”

    – Rudyard Kipling
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    Get him two (at least) good manuals. I like the Lee and Lyman manuals as my usual first looks. YMWV
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    Please tell him to lube the cases. Those big handgun rounds need a 10 pound sledgehammer to size them. I know, I have one and do the sizing on a press for the .44 mag.
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    The .44 Magnum set doesn’t work according to the instructions, period_ I can lube all I want, but unless I use a sledgehammer... well, if one is happy with partial sizing, maybe..._
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    I started with a Lee Loader in 30-06 way back in 1963. I have one for every caliber I own. It has been a few years since I actually used them as I moved on to RCBS RC and C&H tools. My memory is that the Lee Loder does not full length resize, but I could be wrong. james
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