Probably way past warranty, but the parts can be ordered from Lee and shouldn't be crazy expensive.
I think I'm just going to retire her. I have been eying up the new rcbs summit or a Redding ultramag. I need more room to seat bullets in my 300rum.
Well color me shocked Lee already replied to my email. The parts are free just gotta pay shipping. Seems this style hadn't been made since 2006. The new parts they are sending me are for a breech lock Challenger but they say they will work fine. Guess I will keep her around probably just for decapping crimped brass..... Nobody tell the wife lol
With customer service like that you should be looking at a new Lee press. Out of production for ten years, not the original owner, replacement parts probably better than the original, free except for shipping. And a quick reply from the manufacturer.
If they made a single stage press that had more room for long cases being loaded with long bullets I would. It was a pain in the but trying to get a 220gr smk into a 300rum case.
What kind of press was this, and where did it break? I'm having challenges deciphering this info from your photo. I only own one Lee press and I'm sure there are many styles made now and historically that I have never even seen.
What kind of press was this, and where did it break? I'm having challenges deciphering this info from your photo. I only own one Lee press and I'm sure there are many styles made now and historically that I have never even seen.
It is a Lee Challenger circa pre 2006. Very similar to the breech lock Challenger they sell now. Looks like they did away with mounting the ram lever like mine was. What broke was the aluminum "clam shell" that held the ram lever in place.