Can I use the Lee 50th Anniversary Reloading Press Kit on any hand gun?

Question

Can I use the "Lee 50th Anniversary Reloading Press Kit" on any hand gun? If so, do I need to buy anything extra for for the kit? My boyfriend has a .40 .45 & going to have a 9mm soon.

Answer 1

The press kit Yes will load any caliber, some may be difficult compared to others. Of the calibers you mention I can see you WILL need two different size " shell holders ". Those slide into the bottom of the press to hold the empty shell case in place. In addition each different caliber, will require a different die set. In the case of some such as a .38 special and .357 Magnum, you can load either cartridge using the same dies. That information is easy to find out by simply asking when buying the dies at the store.



See, the dies must fit, and reform the cartridge case, and each caliber has different dimensions, and a different shape. In addition the shell holder must hold different diameter shell bases in place to be reloaded.



Hope this help you. And please do get a few Reloading Manuals. A powder manufacturer, AND one from a bullet manufacturer. Then when considering a load, please make comparisons between the two books. When you have further questions, and I hope you will, y'all come back here. There are several great regulars here from a diverse shooting background to help you. And amazingly, FREE OF CHARGE. These guys and women are sportsmen and women and that is how we do it. Amazing people.

Answer 2

Yes. You just buy different dies for each caliber you want to load. Any manufacturer's dies will fit (RCBS, Lyman, REdding, Dillon, etc.) on your press, but I really do like Lee dies ad use them most of the time.



The Anniversary Press is (IMHO) a good way to get started. The Lee book that comes with it is very helpful , once you get past the ongoing advertisement for Lee products inside. it explains how reloading works, why each step is done and has a pretty good section of load data in the back.



Once you figure out the powder measure calibration, it works pretty well with most powders. The scale works once you get used to it, but it gets knocked off of "zero" pretty easily, so put it somewhere stable and don't move it.



However, I highly recommend that you also get the FREE load data that each powder manufacturer provides. When you compare the data for the same cartridge from different sources, you may notice that the figures given are not always the same.



As said before, lots of knowledgable people here to help you if you ask.



Enjoy!

Answer 3

You don't use a reloading press on a gun. You use it to reload cartridges. Big difference.



Buy the kit, and if your boyfriend has a .40 S&W, .45 ACP, and 9mm Parabellum, buy dies for each of those cartridges for him. Then again, since there are multiple .45 caliber cartridges, I'd recommend you make sure he has .45 ACP and not .45 GAP or some other cartridge.



Or you could get him the kit, and let him buy his own dies. They aren't expensive.

Answer 4

That kit is a very basic, starter reloading kit. That press will be able to reload those calibers that you mentioned. He will need to get a die set for each of the bullet calibers that you mentioned. They are each ABOUT $55.00.

Answer 5

you will need dies set for every caliber you will load.

a set of Lee dies for 9mm, 40 and 45.

Lee dies include the shell holder so you don't need any extras

Answer 6

You're going to need the die sets for each caliber.