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Lee put together this 40th Anniversary Pack to celebrate forty years of the Challenger press, and it's one of the better ways to get into reloading without piecing together a kit yourself. You get the third-generation Challenger III single-stage press bundled with a free 40 S&W Breech Lock Carbide 3-Die Set, so you can start cranking out pistol rounds as soon as you have brass, powder, primers, and bullets on hand.
The Challenger III keeps the same unbreakable O-frame design that made it the best-selling single-station press around. The O-frame is the strongest press layout and gives you a roomy 4-inch opening for plenty of hand clearance. There's enough stroke, clearance, and leverage to size everything from short pistol brass to big magnum rifle cases, so you won't outgrow it in a hurry. This generation adds an ergonomically shaped, adjustable-length lever so you're not stooping at the bottom of each stroke during a long session, and spent primers drop through the ram into a collection tube to keep your bench clean.
The included die set is where the Breech Lock Quick Change system really shines. Each die rides in a colored Smart Lock bushing, so you swap dies with a twist of the wrist and never have to re-adjust them once they're set. The set includes a Carbide Full Length Sizing Die, a Bullet Seating Die, a Powder Through Expanding Die, a universal shell holder, a powder dipper, and instructions with load data. Because the sizing die is carbide, you skip case lube entirely on your straight-wall 40 S&W brass. Worth knowing: this same die set also loads 10mm Auto if you back the seating and expanding dies out about 1 3/4 turns and pull the 10mm data from Modern Reloading.
Between the proven press and a ready-to-go carbide die set, this pack is a smart pick for a first-time reloader or anyone wanting a dedicated 40 S&W station on the bench.
No. The 40 S&W set uses a carbide full length sizing die, so you can skip case lube entirely on your straight-wall pistol brass. That saves a step and keeps the process cleaner. You'd only need lube if you were sizing bottleneck rifle brass on the press with a non-carbide die.
Yes. The 40 S&W Breech Lock Carbide dies can also load 10mm Auto by backing the bullet seating die and powder through expanding die out about 1 3/4 turns. You'll want to use 10mm load data from Lee's Modern Reloading manual rather than the data packed with the dies.
It's one of the most popular starting points for new reloaders. The unbreakable O-frame is simple and forgiving, the Lever Prime System lets you prime right on the press, and the included dies and instructions get you going quickly. It's also capable enough to grow with you, handling everything from pistol brass up to large magnum rifle cases.
Breech Lock lets each die sit in a colored Smart Lock bushing that locks into the press with a quarter turn. That means you can swap dies in seconds without re-adjusting them each time, since the setting stays with the bushing. It's a big time-saver once you're running multiple dies through a loading session.
| UPC | 734307921323 |
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| Manufacturer Part Number | 92132 |
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