Lee Load-All: Loading 3 Inch Magnum Shells

[@Thorsaxe777]

You always have a knack for instruction. everything you explain is detailed and to the point. simple, easy to understand.-Dave

[@314299]

Thanks Dave.

[@jamespollard1670]

You can't beat the Lee load all 2 for the money . I've loaded hundreds of shells on mine .

[@314299]

Yes, they are a very good deal for the dollar. I have loaded thousands of shells on Load All machines, they are much more durable than their appearance would suggest.

[@Robphoto37]

Easy peasy. Thanks man

[@314299]

👍

[@steve-ip1cd]

Thank you! I'm pretty excited to get started!

[@314299]

Best of success with your shot shell loading efforts.

[@sylvainster30]

I use my Lee load all 2 to load slugs (homemade lee slugs) i cant seem to find shot at a good price... Great explanation my friend! ✌🏼😎👍🏼

[@erg0centric]

Hummasons, I recognized the bag in another loading video on the channel.

[@314299]

I'm fortunate that I currently reload using locally made shot and it is of reasonable price, if I had to buy commercial shot it would not pay to reload bird shot except for 28ga and .410.

[@rodsvintagesxschannel.3095]

I loaded some 3" with " 2400" powder 1 7/8oz...... quite a BOOM Load was in Lyman #3 book

[@314299]

Yes, I expect that would be a rather boomy load. There are some odd loads in the older Lyman books, like the 3" .410 load with IMR4198 rifle powder.

[@btam13]

Theoretically if you were only wanting to change out the charge bushings, couldn't you just remove the top part as you did then while holding the lid on, flip the whole thing upside down and set it on the lid. Then slid the charge bar back and forth to empty the bushings. Then pull the bushings, swap and flip back over?

[@314299]

I think your comment must be meant for a different video as there was nothing in this video about changing bushings or emptying the hoppers.

[@diegol1791]

I like your explanations, they helped me a lot. Now, I´m getting crazy trying to find out if it is possible to reload the other way, shorter shells: 2 3/5 inches or 67 mm that are about the same length. I would enormously appreciate if you can help me also with this. Thank you!

[@314299]

The issue with trying to load shorter shells on these machines will be with the crimp starting and finishing stations. The machine will not allow the shorter shells to crimp properly unless you remove material from the bottom of the last die (the one furthest on the right of the machine). I have not tried modifying a machine myself but it seems that modified machine ought to be able to load shorter shells. Another thing that would need to be changed is to move the wad guide down a bit, that would require a new hole drilled for it, simple enough.

[@diegol1791]

@@314299 Thank you very much for your answer. Where I live, there is not much to choose for the moment, and what i get is 67 mm shotshells. The machine is set for 2 ¾ inches = 70 mm. Just to be sure, you think that these 3mm of difference are a problema for crimp starting and finishing stations, right? Thanks again and thanks for your patience, Diego.

[@RyeOnHam]

I hate the springy sound of these things after growing up with a MEC. I have two, now. One set up for 12 and the other I may set up for 20, but still undecided.

[@314299]

Yeah, they are quite "spongy" sounding. I wonder if packing some grease around the spring would cut down on the noise?

[@RyeOnHam]

@@314299 They say to do that on the AR-15 buffer spring.

[@N2RI1]

can it be made to do 3.5” shells and how do you crimp the rounded edge like most slugs use and shells that use a flat slug on top like some older paper type and a few modern plastic type?

[@314299]

3-1/2 inch shells cannot be loaded on the Load All as there is not enough room in the sizing station for the long hull, the top of the hull gets crushed by the inside of the die. The rest of the press could be used, I think. The wad guide could be moved up with an additional hole and the crimp start and finish stations should work just by pushing the handle down less than for a shorter shell.

[@alexhorton7845]

What about using brand new hulls? Does the load all start new crimps?

[@314299]

Yes you can load new hulls with the Lee Load-All. At the crimp starter station it is necessary to apply gradual but firm pressure on the handle so that the crimp starter will begin to form the segment of the new crimp.

[@douro20]

Did you name your channel after a .303 British bullet mould?

[@314299]

Yes I did. Little did I realize that the channel would still be a going over ten years later or I might have put more effort into coming up with a name.

[@righteousone8454]

How accurate is Lee Precision 2 in terms of gun powder drop in grain. How accurate is it to an actual grain amount you selected? Is it accurate, or not always?

[@314299]

Those are good questions, but I think answering them here would take too much space and so I think I'll do a video to answer them. I'll link the video here when it's completed.

[@garycoons2638]

From my experience, each powder drops differently. (flake vs spherical). The load bushing chart is helpful, but taking a few test powder drops is well worth the time and effort to verify accuracy. Trust, but verify.

[@williamcrawford7982]

3.5 next, please,ext,spacer,new screw hole?

[@314299]

3-1/2 inch shells cannot be loaded on the Load All as there is not enough room in the sizing station for the long hull, the top of the hull gets crushed by the inside of the die. The rest of the press could be used, I think. The wad guide could be moved up with an additional hole and the crimp start and finish stations should work just by pushing the handle down less than for a shorter shell.

[@robertocara9951]

buona sera è possibile avere le dimensioni del porta inneschi rosso? puoi fare delle foto ? la lee non produce piu quel pezzo, grazie

[@314299]

The primer feeder?

[@williamcrawford7982]

Is there a 8 point 3 inch hull ?

[@314299]

It's certainly possible but personally I don't ever recall having seen a three inch shell with an eight point crimp, all the ones I've seen had six point crimps.

[@christucker1620]

What powder bushing do you use on 3 inch shells

[@314299]

That depends on: The powder you want to use; the weight of shot charge used; the wad used; the hull used; the primer used. Basically you need to look up reliable load data in either a shot shell load book or on a powder company website. Once you have a powder type/charge selected look that powder up and see which bushing is required.

[@ahmedabbas2856]

How many grains of charge/powder ?

[@314299]

Charge weights depend on the type of hull, type of primer, type of wad, weight of shot and ttype of powder. You need reloading data. There are on line sources (shop.hodgdon.com/reloading-data-center is a good one) or better yet a reloading data book, here is a good one: www.midwayusa.com/product/101316692/

[@mibasscraze8084]

what kind of powder are you running?

[@314299]

From memory I think I was using Winchester 571, a long ago discontinued powder.

[@user-mj4pi3px7v]

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[@314299]

I would suggest contacting Lee Precision to see if they have a dealer in your country.