This kit and a set of dies is all you need to reload any cartridge. At the
heart of the kit is the Challenger Press, a strong O-frame press with a
larger-than-average opening angled at 30° for maximum hand clearance.
Compound leverage easily performs full-length sizing on even the largest
magnum cases. Built-in, easy-to-empty primer catcher. Complete
powder-handling system, including the precise Perfect Powder Measure;
Safety Scale, the most sensitive and safest of all powder scales; powder
funnel; and powder data manual with more than 1,000 different loads
tested and recommended by Hodgdon Powder Co. Case preparation
tools include a cutter and lock stud to trim cases; an inside/outside case
mouth chamber tool; primer pocket cleaner; and a tube of premium sizing
lube. You also get two Breech Lock Quick Change Bushings. These bushings make changing dies a snap and accomplishes the task in seconds. Once mounted on your die, you'll never have to adjust the die again unless you want to. It saves time, eliminates guesswork and ensures the consistency of your reloaded product. You spend less time fiddling and more time cranking out rounds.
NOTE: To use the case cutter and lock stud a specific shell
holder and case length gauge is needed for each caliber to be trimmed.
This kit and a set of dies is all you need to reload any cartridge. At the heart of the kit is the Challenger Press, a strong O-frame press with a larger-than-average opening angled at 30? for maximum hand clearance. Compound leverage easily performs full-length sizing on even the largest magnum cases. Built-in, easy-to-empty primer catcher. Complete powder-handling system, including the precise Perfect Powder Measure; Safety Scale, the most sensitive and safest of all powder scales; powder funnel; and powder data manual with more than 1,000 different loads tested and recommended by Hodgdon Powder Co. Case preparation tools include a cutter and lock stud to trim cases; an inside/outside case mouth chamber tool; primer pocket cleaner; and a tube of premium sizing lube. You also get two Breech Lock Quick Change Bushings. These bushings make changing dies a snap and accomplishes the task in seconds. Once mounted on your die, you'll never have to adjust the die again unless you want to. It saves time, eliminates guesswork and ensures the consistency of your reloaded product. You spend less time fiddling and more time cranking out rounds.NOTE: To use the case cutter and lock stud a specific shell holder and case length gauge is needed for each caliber to be trimmed.
Average Customer Rating:
4.4 out of 5
34 of 36 (94%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Lee Anniversary Reloading Kit
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
Lee Press,September 10, 2009
By jtbartfrom Virginia
"Great starter product, great price. With a good reloading manual and the right dies learning to reload is easy with this press."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Review 2 for Lee Anniversary Reloading Kit
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
oops,September 10, 2009
By dave32specialfrom boonies PA
"this is a great machine its fast and easy does come with every thing but you'll need a trimmer die and shell holder but great machine and by the way dont be afraid to tighten that bolt that holds the handle i broke the one side of the(two seperate pieces for leverage assembely is high strength steal) handle from not having it tight"
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Review 3 for Lee Anniversary Reloading Kit
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
Lee Kit,August 28, 2009
By ShawanoGuyfrom Madison, WI
"I am begining reloader. I think you need a few more things than the kit provides. 1. a trimer to trim your cases 2. a dial calipers to get correct bullet seating depth 3. a bullet puller for mistakes. 4. a factory crimp die for any caliber you want to hunt with and of course a set of dies as well
I would also recommend the Lee dippers for making up small batches of ammo. I use a Lee 4.2 dipper for H4831SC for a 270 110 grain sierra bullet that is insanely accurate in my Remington 700. It is also a lower recoil load than the standard factory 130 grain deer load.
I originally bought the Lee 4 hole turret kit. That kit is really not for a rifle reloader. Cabelas took that back no questions asked and sent me this kit.
This kit does everything I need it to do. Lee stands behind their products. I sent a note to Lee about a case length trimer for 243 that was not concentric. They sent me a new one immediately, no questions asked.
So for a deer hunter on a budget that wants to reload this is a great value. I would not have started to reload if I needed $400 worth of stuff.
Reloading is a lot of fun. I would not say that it is cheap. I would say don't do it if you shoot 2 boxes of ammo a year. But if you head to the range often and have a need or want for accuracy or reducing recoil then dive in."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Review 4 for Lee Anniversary Reloading Kit
Overall Rating:
4
out of 5
Great set to start with!,August 10, 2009
By Polarman1
"This is a great set to start off with for the money. Easy set up just follow the simple diretions and your loading."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Review 5 for Lee Anniversary Reloading Kit
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
beginer's choice,August 10, 2009
By blackpowderwhitesmoke
"Got my LEE press and the die set for 45 colt.had saved my brass,so i was ready! after reading the instructions,and mounting my press,i spent the rest of the day reloading my own cartridges! i found this kit to be very easy to use,and allows me to save a lot of money loading my own cowboy loads foR CAS. there are faster loaders im sure,but if your not in a hurry,this press does the trick. loaded 100 rounds in one afternoon."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Review 6 for Lee Anniversary Reloading Kit
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
It has been good...,July 25, 2009
By Farmerstanfrom Colorado world traveller
"My son and I have loaded hundreds of rounds over several caliber, including Magnum rifle and small pistol. I am now getting my son his own. Press is sufficient, but I would not use it like an 800# gorilla. Ours lasted many years and I just recently upgraded the press to a turret model. All other kit items still in full and satisfactory use."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Review 7 for Lee Anniversary Reloading Kit
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
ge,June 29, 2009
By geicfrom Calgary
"I give 5 stars to Cabela's for delivery and service. Also, 5 Stars to a product. This is all you need for reloading rifle cartridges in my case .300 WSM. Press, scale, priming tool and powder measure are excellent and with good set of dies you are all good to go (Lee of course). Not to mention money saving (about 1/4 of what competition wants for their product)."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Review 8 for Lee Anniversary Reloading Kit
Overall Rating:
4
out of 5
New to Reloading,June 21, 2009
By TexasPartsman3388from North Texas / Southern Oklahoma
"I am brand new to reloading and this is one of my first Purchases. I love the Press and the Quick Change Bushings. The Powder Trickler is decent, the scale seems to be accurate although a little difficult to read and adjust. I am loading for 5 different calibers. A .243, .25-06, .270wsm, .280 Rem and a 30-30. I have 2 sets of Lee dies also and I am pretty happy with all results thus far. I do wish Lee would sell the Quick Change Bushings in a set of 3 as numerous other reviews I have read. Why put 3 in this kit and sell em 2 at a time???????????"
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Review 9 for Lee Anniversary Reloading Kit
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
Lee anniversary kit,May 4, 2009
By Bootleg5466from Flathead valley montana
"Iam happy with this product it has done very well with all the ammunition that I have reloaded with it i have had no problems with it"
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Review 10 for Lee Anniversary Reloading Kit
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
lee,April 22, 2009
By joedabearfrom san benito, tx
"well nice little kit for someone new starting to reload picture is real accurate and i was extatic when i got my package. I would recomend it to all who want to start to reload and a freind of mine cant wait to buy one too."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Review 11 for Lee Anniversary Reloading Kit
Overall Rating:
4
out of 5
good buy,April 21, 2009
By racer89from Ocala, FL
"This is a good cheap way to get into reloading. It is a little slow going so i wouldn't recomend it if you plan on reloading a massive amount of rounds at once, but for someone that is looking to reload a couple of specialty rounds, like my 7.7 jap., it is a good investment."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Review 12 for Lee Anniversary Reloading Kit
Overall Rating:
4
out of 5
better than expected,April 20, 2009
By useanynamefrom Ripon, WI
"I just started reloading, and was looking to begin cheaply. This press package was in my price range. I am thoroughly (?) impressed with the quality and amount of add-ons with the kit. The press is high quality, the primer atachments work great. I also ordered the dies from lee and they are worth every penny. Only issue is that the primers do not usually go to the tube, they fall out the primer loading slot onto the floor. A well placed garbage can works fine."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Review 13 for Lee Anniversary Reloading Kit
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
Easy and very simplistic,April 20, 2009
By birdmandavefrom Living the dream in FLA.
"The Lee Loader is as easy to setup and operate as everyone told me. Loaded several hundred rounds without any problem."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Review 14 for Lee Anniversary Reloading Kit
Overall Rating:
3
out of 5
Weakest toggle link,April 18, 2009
By Pastorfrom South Texas
"I enjoyed this press and kit but it has a weakness in the handles "toggle links" which tend to break. I have replaced them twice allready and now they are partially broken again..... It's a good first time system with all encluded, but there are much better presses out there. Don't expect it to last a long time."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? No
Review 15 for Lee Anniversary Reloading Kit
Overall Rating:
4
out of 5
Outstanding for the price!,April 13, 2009
By WantTaBeAPigStickerfrom DFW
"Not my first reload rodeo. I read where some reviews complained about the scales.. I found that the first thing you need to do with the scale is de-burr the bottom of the base with a file so none of the cast seam flash hangs down farther than the three little feet. .. before I did that, mine wouldn't set still. It is important that this thing sit on three "legs". After that, I found the scale extreemly reliable and accurate. (much better than I would have ever expected). As with any reload gear you can't act like a bull in a china hutch. I found the powder measure fixture to get pretty close but I weighed and made small adjustments to the grain count on each load. The powder volume from the fixture may be close for most folk but I want near perfection, the slight difference in actual load density between loads makes measuring by volume less accurate than weight on a balance scale. I chalk up the variation in loads weights out of the powder fixure due to this fact. I did find it is wise to tap lightly a few times on the fixture assembly while it is measuring a load improves repeatability to with in a few (actual) grains of powder. Adding or removing a few grains of powder with a blunt pair of tweezers druing the scales step did the trick. If you only plan to load 50 to 100 bullets every once in a while this is a perfect match for you. Don't forget to buy a set of dies. I wasn't impress with the tube of lube.. and used a different product. I found the lube to require too much force compaired to the other product. I would have given 5 stars if it wasn't for the lube and the work I had to do on the bottom of the scale base."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Review 16 for Lee Anniversary Reloading Kit
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
FIRST RELOADER,April 7, 2009
By JRBLfrom NORTH CAROLINA
"THIS IS MY FIRST RELOADING MACHINE I HAVE HAD. IT IS FAIRLY SIMPLE TO USE. I GOT IT FOR PERSONAL USE TO LEARN RELOADING, AND IT REALY WORKS GREAT. THE GEST IS THE PRICE I LOVED IT.."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Review 17 for Lee Anniversary Reloading Kit
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
Lee Anniversary Loader,March 31, 2009
By Steveg95
"This is an excellent loader. It was very easy to set up and calibrate. In no time, I was loading rounds with it. It's not a super high production system, but in no time at all, you can load up a couple of 100 rounds."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Review 18 for Lee Anniversary Reloading Kit
Overall Rating:
4
out of 5
lee reloader,March 12, 2009
By reuser59from houston tx
"it works just the way i thought it would. But if you ever have a problem with any lee product. Good luck getting in touch with them. They don't answer there phones or return your e mails.
They finely did how ever answer me after i sent them a nasty fax. GOOD LUCK"
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Review 19 for Lee Anniversary Reloading Kit
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
Lee Anniversary Reloading Kit,February 7, 2009
By rjh245from PA
"The Lee Anniversary Reloading Kit is one o the greatest reloading kits that you can buy.
You get everything that you need to make great ammunition.
No better deals around."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Review 20 for Lee Anniversary Reloading Kit
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
Anniversary Reloading Kit,January 17, 2009
By pelstonfrom kentucky
"This reloading kit is a great kit i have used it four 8 years. I reload everything from rifle ammunition to hand gun ammunition. It has always worked good i recommend it to any one."
