Lee Precision 90180 Breech Lock, Hand Press Kit

This is a solid built unit. Very convenient for when you'd rather sit in the recliner instead of at a table or bench. Mainly use this for decapping with a decapping die. Good size, design and value. Quick, easy to use and change dies.

Lee has been selling this inexpensive hand press for at least 60 years, which should tell you something. Great for experimenting with loads at the range, loading away from home, or making small batches. Lee makes a quality, inexpensive product.

This thing is GREAT!!!! My objective was to have a great decapper at a reasonable price. I purchased this along with:- Lee Precision Universal Press Shell Holder Set- Lee Precision Decapping Die- An extra Lee Precision Pin/90783 Universal Decapping Pin.Before purchasing this for decapping, I looked at two other methods:- Frankford Arsenal Platinum Series Hand DePrimer Tool - $37.99 (Ho Hum Reviews)- The Harvey Deprimer - $49.95 (No Free 2 day shipping with Amazon Prime)Although the Frankford Arsenal and Harvey Deprimers were slightly less expensive options, after reading the reviews for the Frankford Arsenal and not having Amazon Prime Shipping available for the The Harvey Deprimer, I decided to purchase the Lee press, shell holder, and decapping die. The total for these items was around $93, but the quality and flexibility offered are worth the extra money.I sat down in front of a football game and decapped 1,485 pieces of brass in about four hours. It was very easy. There are only a few things that I would recommend.:1) Purchase an extra, or two, universal decapping pins. I accidentally broke one when I didn't properly line up a shell.2) Slightly loosen the 1/2" nut that holds the decapping pin on the die. If I had loosened it just a bit, the pin would have slide up under excessive pressure like it is designed to do and not bent.I don't think I will ever use this hand press kit for anything other than decapping, but it does an amazing job of quckly and easily decapping.

You are much better off using a bench mounted single stage press, but in a pinch, or sitting around a camp fire, this tool world work fine.However you would be much better off having loaded rounds before hand your trip.This tool is out of date.

I was using a regular budget lee press screwed to a board and clamped to the table, this eliminates that setup hassle and yields the same results. I was a little skeptical on this press at first. I've loaded a couple hundred 308 rounds and about a thousand 9mm with it so far. It's been great and very reliable. If I had gripes with it they would be the edges are not "egronomic" but it's not like your sitting down and cranking out 2k loads with this thing in one rip. Also The breechlock bushing it comes with is a pain I just bought a bunch of the lock screw spline types and it both speeds up the process and makes your process very consistent. If you go that route you won't be disappointed. Rifle rounds are more difficult but just lube the cases properly and it really isn't bad. It's perfect for pistol round load development because there's basically no equipment setup. Just setup your scale set up your dies and your off the the races. I'm very pleased with this for a portable setup.

Excellent product. It allows me to do my reloading from the comfort of my couch while watching TV and talking with my wife. No workbench needed, this is hand-held/operated, and easy to use. The items that accompany this press in the kit are also very nice, such as the primer ram. This would especially be great for apartment dwellers - as I mentioned, no workbench needed, and the device itself is fairly small.*edit* I recently bought another one, as I couldn't find my first one after a hiatus in my reloading. Apparently, they made a newer model. There are things I like and don't like about it. The big thing to know is that if you already have the reloading dies you need, you'll need to buy the Lee Smart Lock Breech Lock bushings for each set of dies. Also, the directions on installing the dies has changed with these, as they are not as easy to install/adjust as they were with the old system. It's not a bad system, as it makes future adjustments unnecessary and installation of the dies much quicker... but it's also kind of fixing something that wasn't broken... and causing you to need to buy more stuff. It comes with one... but the system was made to screw one onto each die and leave it there. You won't want to unscrew this for each die.Also... if the press is difficult to operate, get yourself a can of Rem DriLube, and use it on every part that moves or pivots. You're welcome.

I retired and gave my reloading equip away to travel in an rv for 2 years. Got tired of doing that and bought a small house in Texas and decided to start reloading again. Bought the lee loader first, have used em before an they work, but slow. Decided to buy this and a lee sizer crimper die and dang, this works good. Only use for decapping, priming and crimping/sizing, but it does save time and give good results. Like the fact I can buy extra insrerts and set my dies up in em, tighten em down, pull em out and there still set. Great little invention for workin in small spaces.