Reviews - Lyman 4500 Lube Sizer with Gas Check Seater Reviews - LY-R6-EEABAA-2745880

Author: mikef2950 (verified customer) from Island Lake on May 21, 2013
Pros:  Quick, easy to change dies and top punch.
Cons:  Getting the cap screw, that holds the die in place, started without crossthreading
Would recommend:  yes

mikef2950 wrote:

There is a youtube video that I found that really made the alignment of the locking screw for the die a breeze to set up. Lower the handle, after inserting the die and putting the screw on top, just to the point of meeting. This will align the screw so it goes in straight, and doesn't get cross threaded. Easy to change dies. I cut my lub sticks in half so I don't have to wait till I'm all the way at the end to insert a new one. I just back off the screw, remove the cap, and insert half a stick, and keep on cranking out those boolits.

Author: VBSS (verified customer) from Matthews, NC on Mar 1, 2013
Pros:  Rugged, durable, efficient
Cons:  None
Would recommend:  yes

VBSS wrote:

Have been using an old 450 model. Switching to the new 4500 was a dramatic improvement, especially with the heater for use in a cold garage setting.

Author: vhoward1122 (verified customer) , Into reloading and casting my own bullets for about a year., from North Bend, OR on May 29, 2011
Pros:  Easy to use, easy to set up
Cons:  The pusher that pushes the bullet back out of the sizer is not long enough.
Would recommend:  yes

vhoward1122 wrote:

I was sizing 9 mm hollow points from a M-P Molds mold in it and discovered that the extractor was not pushing the bullet all the way out enough for me to get a hold of it. I put a shim in the u shaped part at the bottom so it would push the extractor further and it works. These are the only bullets I have sized, so I don't know if this is unique to these bullets, or if it will happen to other bullets also. Only a minor problem easily fixed.

Author: nospamallowed (verified customer) from Las Vegas NV on Apr 27, 2011
Pros:  Easy to use
Cons:  Return push rod needs to be a little longer
Would recommend:  yes

nospamallowed wrote:

After heating the harder lubes this is a fantastic unit. My only issue is the return push rod is about 1/8 of an inch short so if you are doing short bullets you need to put something between the rod ad the lower loop bracket. I called Lyman and they said they had a couple of customer calls about this but didn't have a solution.

Author: Harold Williams (verified customer) from Robbinsville, NC 28771 on Mar 17, 2011
Pros:  compact, easy to use for a beginner, heating rod is a plus
Cons:  small caliber gas checks awkward to set for beginner
Would recommend:  yes

Harold Williams wrote:

I have been a hunter and shooter since boyhood and a reloader for several years. I am fairly new at casting bullets. This is the best package deal to be found--lube sizer, lube heating rod and gas check seater all in one. Good product.