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Unread 06-13-2013, 11:26 AM   #1
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Years ago I reloaded 12 gauge shot shells with a Lee hand loader. Everything came in a neat little box and while slow it produced useable shot shells. I would like to buy the same little kit but in a 10 gauge for the 2 7/8 inch shell for my Parker hammer gun but it seems they aren't made now. Does anybody have an extra one for sale.

Also, after I buy a number of 3 1/2 inch shells I will need to trim them to the proper length. Long ago I saw a tool which cuts the shells to the correct length. Can anyone please explain the tool and where to find one. Thanks.

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Unread 06-13-2013, 12:00 PM   #2
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I would bet 10 ga Lee sets are going to be a very rare item. Antique reloading tools show up now and then.

the MEC jr comes in 10 ga and has a short kit available

a case trimmer can be made with a dowel a bit of wood and a utility blade or
http://www.ballisticproducts.com/Tri...ductinfo/TRIM/
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Use a wood dowel and a razor. Works great!

Here is Mr. Lester's online video. Good stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owXs4Eg__BE
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The Lee Loader in 2 7/8" 10ga can be found from time to time on Ebay. The always seem to sell and they sell for $60 and up plus shipping. They will do the job but they are SLOW. One thing to remember with a Lee Loader, when you crimp the shell the shell is essentially chambered in the loader and one's hand is over the mouth of the shell pushing down on the tool the closes the crimp.

Used MEC single stage presses in 10ga show up and they can be bought in the $100 - $150 range. You'll need a short kit which is about $30. Once set up you can easily turn out 100 shells an hour. Once you find out how much fun a short 10 is to shoot you'll appreciate the speed advantage of the MEC over a Lee Loader.

At the moment I know where a used 10ga MEC 600JR (missing it's primer catching tray) is for sale for $95.
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Dennis,

Take Pete's advice and look for a MEC. I have many loading presses but for the Short Ten I use a PW 375 for resizing then move to a MEC for everything else. The MEC allows me resonable speed with the flexibility of removing the shell to add filler wads, spreader inserts and so on. I like the swaging capability of the PW 375 because I shoot many different Short Tens with just about as many different chamber sizes!

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I appreciate all of the great information and will start looking for a MEC with the short kit. Thanks to all.

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Precision reloading has the tool for trimming the cases and you can order a roll crimper tool also. Nice people to deal with.
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Thank you, Wayne. I appreciate it. It may be a couple of months before I get everything ordered but I now know what and where to get it.

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As most have said a Mec is the way to go. A 600jr is nice, or a Sizemaster, which is also a single stage press, but a bit more expensive. It's a newer model that resizes differently. The 600 has a ring, the Sizemaster uses fingers and a collet. Either one will get the job done, some just like one over the other. Be careful on the auction web sites, sometimes a item gets bid up to almost retail prices. A 600 goes for $190, Sizemaster for $280 on Mecs web site. I have the old Lee in 10ga, but the tube that holds the shell is made for a 3 1/2' shell and would have to be cut down for the 2 7/8" shell [which I did]. As for the short kit, all you need is something, wood or metal, that will take up space under the crimp stations. You may have trouble finding the 10ga reloaders as they're not very common. Good luck - Paul
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