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Lee Precision Anniversary Challenger Kit II
Includes the Lee Safety Scale which is very sensitiveHas a power funnel to fill the caseA chamfer tool camfers the insdie and outside of thecase mouth
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u/latent_vector · 18 pointsr/AR10

Reload.


Seriously.


I'm procrastinating so I'll just do the math for you right now:


As of April 16, 2019, a Lee Anniversary single stage reloading kit is $130.71

A set of Lee .308 dies is ~$45.

Let's say you add a few more reloading starter items and you bring your equipment cost to $300 USD. This is on the higher end of what you'd need to start, but who knows.


To load .308 you need brass, powder, primer, and a projectile.

Powder: Ramshot Tac. $160/8 lbs. (These are ballpark prices but I'm searching them on ammoseek.com right now which is a search aggregator).

Primer: CCI #200 Large Rifle Primer. $30/1000.

Brass: Mixed once-fired brass. $13/100.

Projectile: Hornady 168 HPBT. $0.24 per projectile


Let's assume 45 grains of powder per charge (note: Fuck no this is high. Don't use this. It's an overestimate).

That brings your total cost per round to: $0.53 per round. And that's assuming you don't use the brass multiple times. If you reload the brass 3x, that brings the total cost per round to $0.44 per round.

At $0.56 of savings per round compared to $1/round match ammo, you'll break even at about 540 rounds. While that may seem a lot, that's <6 months of weekly range trips of 25 rounds. And let's not lie. You'll probably shoot more than that.

u/monkeymasher · 10 pointsr/guns

How much are you figuring to spend on everything? I suggest getting an entire Lee kit. I've had mine for the past 3 years or so and it's been great. $130 for a starter kit that includes everything you need except a manual and dies. Considering what other kits cost, this is pretty cheap and by no means low quality.

http://www.amazon.com/Lee-Precision-50th-Anniversary-Reloading/dp/B00162RM3E

u/beebs914 · 7 pointsr/CAguns

You can get a lee bench kit for like $120-140ish and it has just about everything you need to get started. Seen em on midway for $130. Amazon has one for $90 so if you have prime free 2 day shipping i think they even do free prime for college students too https://www.amazon.com/Lee-Precision-Anniversary-Challenger-Kit/dp/B00162RM3E

u/TheStuffle · 4 pointsr/Hunting
u/A_Plinkers_Damn · 4 pointsr/reloading

Personally?

Lee Challenger 50th Anniversary kit.. Last time I did the math, even with the pieces I don't use, it came out cheaper than the individual components.

I wouldn't bother wasting the weeks of trying to get the included measure to throw properly for pistol rounds and would have gone straight to the Lee Pro Auto-Disk with the Adjustable Charge Bar. That thing throws accurate enough for pistol plinking with a few modifications.

I'd also pop right off the bat for a Universal Decapper so I could decap before wet tumbling.

Oh, and I'd get a chronograph and tripod from the start, too.

For dies, I like Lee. I'd just snag whatever dies I needed. I'd also get the various bits and baubles: Bullet puller, digital scale, digital calipers, etc.

u/tomsayz · 3 pointsr/longrange

I'm still new to shooting at paper targets, I will start shooting in groups of 5 from now on. I've looked into reloading but there's so much info out there that I'm not even sure where to start.

I was looking at the Lee 50yr Anniversary Kit on Amazon, http://www.amazon.com/Lee-Precision-50th-Anniversary-Reloading/dp/B00162RM3E and picking a set of .308 dies. I guess after that my next step would be to grab some powders, bullets, tumblers. I know the initial investment will pay itself off pretty quick, but do you have a reloading for dummies you can recommend?

u/DredPRoberts · 3 pointsr/technology
u/therocketlawnchair · 3 pointsr/reloading

So looking at buying my first press and noticed that amazon has the lee jeans logo on the lee press. clicking on it takes you over to the jeans. lol

u/vey323 · 2 pointsr/reloading

Me and my dad started with this Lee kit, but ended up replacing the stock scale for a digital one. And of course whatever dies you need. We do pistol mainly, but will eventually do .30-06 and .223 rounds.

You'll also want to get a good set of calipers, and a tumbler to clean brass.

u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/guns

If I buy the Lee Precision reloading kit here, would all I need after that be a die set, powder, primer, cases, bullets, and a reloading book?

Is it really that simple?

u/APEXLLC · 2 pointsr/videos

https://www.amazon.com/Lee-Precision-Anniversary-Challenger-Kit/dp/B00162RM3E

All you need is this, some molds/casts for the actual projectile and about 20 seconds per round with practice.

u/parabox1 · 2 pointsr/Firearms

I use a lee single stage https://www.amazon.com/Lee-Precision-Anniversary-Challenger-Kit/dp/B00162RM3E/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1502891915&sr=8-3&keywords=lee+single+stage+press

That a better scale, a die set and a caliper is all you really need.

You do not need a tumbler but if you really want one harbor freight red rock tumbler is 39.00.

u/zod201 · 2 pointsr/reloading

you'll need a powder measure, scale, dies, shell holder, some callipers, a bullet puller, and consumables of course. Not necessary but reloading manuals and the The ABCs of reloading Personally I'd get the Lee 50th Anniversary Kit that comes with most everything you need, and upgrade as you see fit.

u/TheBlindCat · 2 pointsr/guns

At this point he might as well buy brass and Lee Anniversary press.

u/tausciam · 2 pointsr/reloading

Search Ebay. You can find deals like this one or this one or you can get a brand new Lee for $70 or a whole kit minus the dies for $116

u/xxxJakkxxx · 1 pointr/gundeals

this is a decent little kit to get to see if you're into the hobby but it isn't the best for cranking out a lot of volume. You can get a decent amount of ammo done if you're doing it while watching TV or something but it's not going to crank out hundreds an hour. I actually got it to see if I like reloading and I learned that I like being lazy a lot more than I like reloading so now it just sits in the garage taking up space...

u/tedted8888 · 1 pointr/pdxgunnuts

The dies itself will cost about 25 used, to 40 new. Id reccomend saving up for a turret press, ie, or if your strapped for cash, a single stage press. The kits are nice because you dont have to piece meal out every thing else, like powder dump, primer, scale etc. Just avoid the lee single load beam design ie, which I referred to as "lee classic" in a previous post.

I have no idea what the mallet design is, nore can I find it on lee's website. Sounds like a good way to get a stuck case in a die.

Also check out the reloading page on armlist for used equip. I think its under "firearm accessories".

edit: unless you mean this crazy thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeEl9wZyabc

u/Hartf1jm · 1 pointr/reloading

As /u/IMR800X stated, I'd get away from the spring loaded dies and get a single stage bench mounted press. Buy once, cry once. Any decent single stage press will last you decades of use. So with that being said I'd recommend either the Lee 50th anniversary or Hornady Single Stage kits. Both come with a lot of nice extras that you have on your wish list. The Lee press is about $100 cheaper and the press is solid and reliable, but I like the Hornady bushing system better for quick die changes. The Hornady kit does come with the reloading manual, a digital scale, and a bit of case lube which is a nice upgrade over the Lee. Either way you will still need to buy calipers, a bullet puller, and a set of dies.

u/bangbang423 · 1 pointr/gundeals

What makes this more worth than something like this?

Lee Precision Anniversary Challenger Kit II https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00162RM3E/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_1jqjzb836WTCP

To a rookie it all seems the same.