Lyman 25 vs RCBS 2

[WALLEYE WACKER]

Need your opinions before I go and by another Lee 20 pound my last one lasted over 25 years so maybe I answered the question already.

[ctom]

I think you can send the Lee in and they'll re-manufacture it fairly cheap. Check their website. I use the 20 lp hot pots and love'm with a ladle down to 1/80 heads in the semi-custom molds.

[WALLEYE WACKER]

Thanks Tom I think all I need is the rod that stops the flow so it don’t drip.

[ctom]

You can contact the company by email found on their site. I'd check the fix out but also buy a new one so you're not without. The re-do would make a super back-up for you. I've had a 20 pound since they came out with it, but its not a pour model....I ladle.  I had to get another when an element started to get weak and sent that bad one in and within two weeks had another new one for about $25.00. Great company to work with.

[Walking Dead]

I cannot speak on the Lyman though while researching bullet maker forum posts, everything pointed to the RCBS.  I have had the RCBS for a year + now and it proves itself each time I use it.  I still use my Lee pots to pre-clean lead and pour SBs.

Lee will fix you up if that is the route you choose.

[RufNec]

I have been using a RCBS for 16 years. It is starting to show wear and I am considering the new unit.

[WALLEYE WACKER]

Haven’t been able to find the old style midway only shows RCBS 2 and that one looks really cheap and hit and miss on reviews.

[Walking Dead]

I thought the same thing on the Lyman.