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[Scot The Sniper]

oh dear where do i start. have just got a lee load all from a friend that had it in his shed for a few years and never used it. i wached a few vids on youtube and know how to operate it and how to change the bushings but i do not no what the bushings mean i know there for the shot and the powder but how do u know what ones to use for clays and how much powder is tomuch or too little

[Continental Shooter]

there should be a leaflet with several powders brand which tells you how many grains every bushing is for.

 

thin you can also find it if you google it....i've lost mine but my bushing are all modified to suit my needs, so, i never really needed the guide

[seeker]

leeprecision.com/instructions

+ borrow / buy small set of scales

[Guest cookoff013]

or you could ask, find someone local to show you.

 

more information can be passed on in 1hr on hands learning, than 20hrs searching youtube for crazy american reloaders.

[turbo33]

First decide what cartridge you want to make. 12g, 20g, clays, pigeon shooting? For example, say you want a 12g fibre wad loaded with 30g no6 shot. You need to look up the data for that load. All loads are different and require specific powders and primers in specific quantities. When you have found the data for your specific load, it will be an x primer, x powder, x grams/grains of that powder, x wad, x grams of shot. This data is specific and you can't change ANY of the components.

 

Fill the lee to the marker with shot and a bush in it, and drop the shot into an empty cartridge. With the aid of some decent scales, plenty of electronic ones about, weigh the shot. Change the bush until you get the right amount of shot. ie 30 grams. Then repeat the procedure with the powder. I do this process 10 times to get as accurate figure as I can as each drop will vary slightly, and you can make sure you don't go over the load data. Most electronic scales do both grains and grams, but I measure the powder in grains, my preference.

 

When you are SURE its dropping the right amount of shot and the CORRECT amount of powder, you can crack on. Then the fun starts!!

 

It isn't totally straight forward and is a massive learning curve. There are some really helpful and experienced chaps on here that have helped me no end. Its good fun though and adds to the sport.

 

But remember what you are messing with, and be absolutely sure of your measuring and data.

[Scot The Sniper]

thanks for the info it cam with a tub of shot and on the cap has number 3 shot what shot is for what carts say i wanted to load for clays 7 1/2 28g what size of shot would i use and what powder it also came with blue dot powder it says on tub for pistols and shotgun

[Scot The Sniper]

yes i do have scales lyman dps 3 and lyman plastic ones to check every 20 rifle rounds so weighing is not a problem

[turbo33]

thanks for the info it cam with a tub of shot and on the cap has number 3 shot what shot is for what carts say i wanted to load for clays 7 1/2 28g what size of shot would i use and what powder it also came with blue dot powder it says on tub for pistols and shotgun

 

You just answered your own question Look on the Folkstone engineering website, there's load data there. Look under "suggested loads"