Does anyone have a shell holder chart for the old Lee hand primer tool? These are the shell holders that use letters rather than numbers. I am interested in the shell holders for .45 ACP and .44 Special.
Thanks.
Les
Thanks.
Les
Lee old style hand priming tool shell holder chart
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A quick Google search of “Lee alphabetic shell holder chart” yielded a number of results. Among them, the same question on the Castboolits forum with a complete list. If I read it correctly, it shows H for .45 ACP and K for .44 Spcl. (You might want to check that.)
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Many load manuals probably have this information.
I think he's looking for the shell holders for the very first hand priming tool Lee came out with. The shell holders were threaded and screwed into the priming tool. And were "lettered", not numbered.
Green Frog
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Glad to see one of those charts again. They were on the back of the card 0n which shell holders were sold. I have gathered up what I hope is a lifetime supply of the tools and holders plus some spare parts. I collect re- and decappers and for pistol calibers especially find these oldest Lee tools hard to beat. FWIW, you will sometimes see red plastic tools from the old Lee Custom/Mequon company that use what appears to be the same shell holders, but they don't interchange apparently. I like them all!
Froggie
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Thanks Guys. I knew I could find the answer here.
Cdog
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My youthfulness is showing. I started loading in the mid 1980's (my mid 20's) I wasn't aware of this earlier designation type. I have several 50+ year old manuals that I'm going to browse later to see if I simply overlooked it.
As stated above, this is the group of folks to ask.
As stated above, this is the group of folks to ask.
The shell holders on the red plastic ones are not supposed to be removable - they were intended to be sold with Lee Loaders and were each for only one caliber.
The red plastic ones are also a bit more flexible and don't seem to seat as solidly.
If I were going to make a hand priming tool I'd copy the red plastic one, but make it out of decent metal (not pot metal) and design to use standard shell holders. That would be a winner.
I tried each of these over the last couple years and found I vastly prefer priming on my press.
The red plastic ones are also a bit more flexible and don't seem to seat as solidly.
If I were going to make a hand priming tool I'd copy the red plastic one, but make it out of decent metal (not pot metal) and design to use standard shell holders. That would be a winner.
I tried each of these over the last couple years and found I vastly prefer priming on my press.
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These old little Lee hand primers are nice and small. I keep one beside my .38 Spl. Dillon for the rare time that I get a primer not properly seated.
Now looking for one in .45 ACP for same purpose.
Thanks for all your help.
Les
Now looking for one in .45 ACP for same purpose.
Thanks for all your help.
Les
Looking for the old entire tool or just the 45ACP shell holder or both ?
I watch for them at gun shows.
Huskerguy
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A while back I made a spreadsheet of all the different manufacturers that I use for the calibers I load. All the info is readily available on a google search as noted above.
ArchAngelCD
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I gave away one of the older Lee hand priming tools (not the ones in this thread) in favor of the "new and better" Lee hand priming tool, what a mistake. I'm glad I gave the old one to a new reloader I helped get started but the new one is not as good as the older one. Both use the flat shell holders sold by Lee separately or in a set. I miss it lol...
Cdog
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After trying the "new and improved" version I bought every old version I could find.
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45ACP uses 'H', which is also the one for 35 Rem.
'D' is for 225 Win & 220 Swift and the 45ACP fits very well in it, tried it with a 45ACP.
'F' is for 30-06 & 308Win and should/would work for 45ACP, tried it with a 45ACP.
'D' is for 225 Win & 220 Swift and the 45ACP fits very well in it, tried it with a 45ACP.
'F' is for 30-06 & 308Win and should/would work for 45ACP, tried it with a 45ACP.
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