By: Boyd Allen

Boyd Allen — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 22:24:09 +0000

As a user of the Hornady Lock-N-Load system (I converted my Rockchucker.) I can attest to the advantages of these types of systems. What you get is the the ability to change dies very speedily, with the added advantage of not risking loosing die settings while doing so, since the lock ring fixes the die in the insert, and does not have to be loosened to remove assembly from the press. If you are thinking that you would have to buy inserts for all of your dies, including those that you seldom use, this is not the case. All you have to do is leave a insert in the press, and you can use it “normally”, screwing the dies in and out. The Lee version lends itself particularly to this approach, because removing the insert requires depressing the lock, which prevents the insert from turning, unless you want it to. All in all, this sort of system give the advantages of an O press, and die changes that are nearly as fast as with a turret press.

Comments on: Lee Classic Cast Breech-Lock Press & Quick-Change Bushings

By: Boyd Allen