My press went down. I broke the linkage on it. Then I made a swap and got in about 1200 .223/5.56 cases. Had to size them all using my Lee Hand Press. I'm going to get Popeye arms!
That took 4 loads to clean in my wet rotary tumbler, too. At the same time I found a box I had stashed away with a couple hundred .38 special cases. Another load through my tumbler, another round using the hand press.
Al the brass is really pretty, sized and shiny though.
Which part and what press, if it's lee I might have a spare.
That would be a work out! Hope you had fun, cause I don't think your arms are going to work in the am.
That's why even though most companies have great warranties I have back up presses. It's come to the point I'm so dependent on them if 1 broke I would be in for a world of hurt.
Old Lee Challenger press. It was made back then with aluminum linkage parts. I think they switched to steel now.
I can see why if they did.
I have a couple spare steel linkage pieces, but I think they changed the whole design when they went away from aluminum. I don't think the upgrade set is too expensive if you buy it from them.
That's probably what I'll have to do. Isn't the first time the aluminum one broke on me.Originally Posted by Mbaker78
The ones I have are a golden color, made of some type of cast metal. I broke one a while back trying to swage primer pockets, so I ordered a replacement and a couple spares... Then I got a super swage... So I don't really see myself breaking any more of them in the future, but I like having spare parts lying around...
Just looked it up, they're lee part #OF2853 and cost $5/each (2 required). It also lists the parts needed to update to the newer setup, if you don't already have it. I'm not too familiar with the old setup though.
Last edited by Mbaker78; 07-23-2014 at 02:16 PM.
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