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The Lee Precision Breech Lock Hand Press takes a full-size single-stage press and shrinks it down into something you can hold in your hands and carry anywhere. At 11.5 inches long and tipping the scale at just 1.75 pounds, it skips the workbench entirely. No mounting, no clamps, no dedicated corner of the garage. You can run it at the range, in your recliner, at the kitchen table, or tucked into an apartment where bench space is nonexistent. It gives you plenty of stroke and enough leverage to handle the largest magnum cartridges, and it'll accept cases up to 3.650 inches in overall length.
The big draw here is Lee's Breech Lock quick-change die feature. Instead of threading dies in and out and resetting them every time, you lock each die into a Breech Lock bushing once, dial it in, and from then on it drops in and out with a simple twist. One quick change bushing comes in the box, and you can add more so each of your dies stays set to its adjustment. For anyone who finds screwing dies in and out of a single-stage press tedious, this is the fix.
This is where the Breech Lock Hand Press really earns its keep. Folks running load development can seat bullets progressively shorter right there at the firing line, chasing the ideal cartridge overall length one round at a time instead of building a batch at home and pulling them apart later. It's also handy for decapping and seating, and it makes a solid backup to a bench-mounted setup. Precision crowd, apartment dwellers, campers, and first-timers testing the waters of reloading all tend to gravitate toward it.
The cast aluminum frame keeps the weight down while giving you a rigid platform to work against. It operates like any single-stage press you've used, so the learning curve is flat. When you're done, fold it up and stash it in a drawer. Reloaders who've owned one for years keep coming back to it for the same reasons: it's light, it's portable, and it just works.
No, that's the whole point of it. It's a fully portable hand-held press, so there's no mounting or clamping involved. You hold it in your hands and run it anywhere, then pack it away in a drawer when you're finished.
One Breech Lock Quick Change Bushing is included with the press. Most reloaders pick up a few extras so each die stays locked to its own setting, which lets you drop dies in and out without readjusting every time.
It accepts standard 7/8"-14 threaded dies and will take cases up to 3.650 inches in overall length. The long stroke and leverage give it enough power to work the largest magnum cartridges, so it covers most common pistol and rifle rounds.
Yes, this is one of its most popular uses. You can seat bullets progressively shorter right at the firing line to dial in your ideal cartridge overall length, round by round. It also handles decapping and bullet seating well, making it a great field companion or backup to your bench press.
| UPC | 734307906856 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 90685 |
| Length | 12.5500 |
| Product Type | Reloading Press |
| Shipping Weight | 2.25 |
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