YOU CAN NOW BEGIN RELOADING
FOR A LIFETIME OF SERVICE, OIL THE TURRET, RAM AND ALL PIVOT PINS BEFORE EACH USE WITH #30 WEIGHT MOTOR OIL OR EQUIVALENT
2
SIZE THE CASE Place
a shell in the shell holder.
See or
proper setup o sizing die.
Rotate the turret to position
the ull length sizer over the
case. Firmly raise the ram to
the top and stop.
3
INSERT PRIMER With
clean ingers, place the correct
size and type o primer in the
primer guide. ( This operation
is greatly sped up by using the
primer eeder.
Never touch the primer rom
box to shell.) Seat the primer
by lowering the ram——liing up
on the press lever. Li irmly
enough to seat the primer lush
to slightly below lush o the
case head.
Carbide dies need no lubrication
RIFLE DIES ONLY Be sure to lube inside
of the case neck with a cotton swab.
The ollowing sequence demonstrates steps necessary to load a single round. While
it may look complicated, it is really only two or three strokes o the lever.
1
PREPARE YOUR CASES Inspect your cases while lubricating
them. Discard all cases with split necks, indications o head separation
or other deects. Wipe on a thin ilm o Lee Case Lubricant with your
ingers. Fingers are the best way o lubing a case as any grit that could
damage the die is wiped away. The case may be immediately sized or
you can let the lube dry.
CAUTION
If for any reason you do not use Lee Resizing Lubricant, be very careful not to
contaminate the powder or primers. All other brands are oil based and have serious,
detrimental eects on powder and primers. Because of the stickiness, they also
attract grit that can damage the die. Lee Resizing Lubricant costs less and is so
superior that is worth the eort to insist upon it or order direct from the factory.
2A
SELECT THE CORRECT
LEVER PRIME ASSEMBLY
( SMALL OR LARGE see picture le ).
Orient the primer arm at the o’clock
position inside the ram.
SMALL
BP2889A
LARGE
BP2889B
A Snap shell holder into the ram. Rotate shell holder to most convenient
position. Screw full length sizer finger tight against the shell holder. Lower the
ram and turn the die in another 1/4 to 1/2 turn. Exception Do not turn carbide
dies in the extra 1/4 to 1/2 turn. Tighten the lock ring.
B The other dies should be screwed in until they just touch the shell hold-
er and then backed out one full turn. The die will then be about 1/16” above
the shell holder. Further adjustment may be needed—it’ll be explained later.
The Auto Index is usable on cartridges with overall length of 2 5⁄16’’ or less.
To deactivate auto index, simply remove index rod.
SETTING UP YOUR LEE TURRET PRESS
DIE INSTALLATION
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