chuckdog
Senior Member
With the recent thread about the Lyman warranty on the broken turret bolt, it put me to thinking about my view on Lyman products.
I didn't want to take the earlier thread off track, so here we are.
Most folks like what they're familiar with. If you start with a Rock Chucker, then of course they're the best.
The same goes for the Orange/Grey, different shades of Green, Red, and Blue.
Over the years there's not many major brands that I haven't tried both press and die/accessory wise.
Lyman has been one of those brands that I've not been able to warm up to.
I've sold or traded off every Lyman press I've owned. Mostly due to the excessive camming at the top of the stroke. For me, it simply makes die setup more tedious than necessary. There's also been something missing about their products?
I've used a lot of different brands of accessories. Tried them at friends benches, and wasted a lot of money at my own. The vast majority of accessories I've used most and owned the longest are Green. Vast majority of my presses are Red.
I have Lyman dies in various calibers that have worked flawlessly for years. Both new and several used when a friend sold off his loading equipment.
With my Green stuff being old and well used and the market the way it is today, I've been looking at the Lyman products again.
I have more presses than I can feed, so no need looking at those. For me their dies are still the same. Not my favorite, but still get the job done.
It's their accessories that I've used that seemed to have been improved/modernized/priced more competitively than in years past. I'm not feeling like I'm paying a premium for antiquated products now.
I currently have more Orange stuff than ever, and have to say that I'm pleased with the majority of what I've bought in the last year or so. I have an older Lyman vibratory tumbler that has more hours on it than I imagined possible when I purchased it to replace a Green one that died after about four years.
From bleacher type loading trays to powder measures and electric case prep I'm pleasantly surprised with the apparent value received from today's Lyman.
I didn't think I'd ever post this about Lyman products. If you're looking at replacing older worn equipment or just starting, don't do as I have in the past and overlook the newer stuff Lyman now markets.
With all things please,
SHOP AROUND BEFORE ORDERING FROM ANYWHERE NOW
I didn't want to take the earlier thread off track, so here we are.
Most folks like what they're familiar with. If you start with a Rock Chucker, then of course they're the best.
The same goes for the Orange/Grey, different shades of Green, Red, and Blue.
Over the years there's not many major brands that I haven't tried both press and die/accessory wise.
Lyman has been one of those brands that I've not been able to warm up to.
I've sold or traded off every Lyman press I've owned. Mostly due to the excessive camming at the top of the stroke. For me, it simply makes die setup more tedious than necessary. There's also been something missing about their products?
I've used a lot of different brands of accessories. Tried them at friends benches, and wasted a lot of money at my own. The vast majority of accessories I've used most and owned the longest are Green. Vast majority of my presses are Red.
I have Lyman dies in various calibers that have worked flawlessly for years. Both new and several used when a friend sold off his loading equipment.
With my Green stuff being old and well used and the market the way it is today, I've been looking at the Lyman products again.
I have more presses than I can feed, so no need looking at those. For me their dies are still the same. Not my favorite, but still get the job done.
It's their accessories that I've used that seemed to have been improved/modernized/priced more competitively than in years past. I'm not feeling like I'm paying a premium for antiquated products now.
I currently have more Orange stuff than ever, and have to say that I'm pleased with the majority of what I've bought in the last year or so. I have an older Lyman vibratory tumbler that has more hours on it than I imagined possible when I purchased it to replace a Green one that died after about four years.
From bleacher type loading trays to powder measures and electric case prep I'm pleasantly surprised with the apparent value received from today's Lyman.
I didn't think I'd ever post this about Lyman products. If you're looking at replacing older worn equipment or just starting, don't do as I have in the past and overlook the newer stuff Lyman now markets.
With all things please,
SHOP AROUND BEFORE ORDERING FROM ANYWHERE NOW
