Comments on: Loadmaster Loading .223 – 5.56 NATO

By: Gavin

Gavin — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:40:54 +0000

Measure, then trim if needed. In this case, I was fine.

By: Tony

Tony — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 03:41:41 +0000

What’s the deal with the trimming? Can you please tell me why you are not trimming? I would love to skip this step!!! Thanks!

By: jim

jim — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:09:20 +0000

I noticed on your 223 loadmaster video you used federal small primers with no problems, lee states only cci or winchester should be used, is there a reason for this or are they overacting?

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:50:52 +0000

Is there any loadmaster information for loading the 6.8 SPC?

By: Allen

Allen — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:13:45 +0000

I know it’s not as popular as 223, but does (if available) Lee Loadmaster work with 7mm-08 shells. Thanks, just found this site, and love the instructional videos.

By: Terry

Terry — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:45:28 +0000

I want to reload 5.56 NATO and have 223 spent federal cases and 5.56 NATO spent federal cases. Can I use the 223 spent cases to make 5.56 NATO loads? Also where can I get reload information on a 5.56 round?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:54:38 +0000

Hey Gavin, to your recollection were these loads reasonably accurate? I recently made about 300 loads of the same thing on my turret press, but I altered the process…I individually threw each powder load to ensure consistency…may’ve been a bit overkill, but I was just curious to see how much variance there would be if I just threw them using the double dish setup.

Thanks again, and keep up the videos-they’re all-around informative and useful.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 03:35:44 +0000

Any chance of seeing you configure & review using an RCBS X-Die in this setup?

By: Keith

Keith — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 01:43:16 +0000

i just bought a loadmaster, after 3 years of reloading with a single stage. is there a bullet feeder for .223/5.56 for the loadmaster?

By: Gerard

Gerard — Tue, 17 May 2011 17:05:09 +0000

What is a good deesign for a reload bench?

By: Bush Master

Bush Master — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:02:08 +0000

It’s caused by the de-priming action.

By: Harry

Harry — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 01:12:17 +0000

Hi Gavin,

What is the dinging I’m hearing in the background? It seemed to occur at the top of almost every upstroke, and I don’t think I’ve ever heard it in your other videos.

And just to be clear on my terminology, “upstroke” refers to the position of the ram and NOT the motion of your arm, correct? In other words, am I right to say that the top of the upstroke occurs when you’ve pulled the lever as far down as possible?

By: Cowboy T

Cowboy T — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:33:29 +0000

You might try out “The Load-Master Zone”, over at http://www.loadmastervideos.com. They’ve got a pretty comprehensive set of videos showing how to make the Load-Master run nicely.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:05:19 +0000

I have a Loadmaster that is not set up sitting in my office. The instructions provided by Lee were… well, sparse. Do you have a video that shows the basics of setting up the press?