10 Gauge Reloader

[J.B. Books]

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.