Frededgar from United States, TX Public Profile

This is a solid, sturdy, and heavy rifle case. All components seem to be top quality. The hinges seems sturdy, and the four closures clamp down with authority and have metal reinforced holes for attaching small travel locks. The interior foam also seems very heavy-duty. This case has a very positive lock-up and is supposed to be waterproof and dust-proof by virtue of a gasket around the lid. Compared to my trusty old Gun Guard plastic/aluminum gun case from thirty years ago as my standard, this case is way sturdier and heavy-duty. I do not take my rifle on the airlines, so I am sure that the heavy plastic construction will last and protect my rifle in all foreseeable circumstances. If I was an air traveler, I might have chosen another material, perhaps aluminum. The case has a lifetime warranty. The only shortcoming that I have noticed is that the lid only opens 90 degrees on its hinges. My old case opens 180 degrees, which comes in handy at the rifle range, in that I can lay two rifles down on it when fully open, one rifle on either side. I would have only deducted a half point for this if I had the choice. It's a little pricey, too, but I think in-line with the competition. Overall, this is the heaviest-duty rifle case I have ever owned in 40 years, and I am very pleased with it.

I'm a big Lee Precision fan. Up to this point, all their reloading equipment has worked for me, and most of it has worked very well. I bought this press based on its excellent reviews. To make a long story short, I cannot get this press to index properly. I have been in constant contact with Lee's customer service for almost a month about it. I reviewed all of Lee's videos on the subject of indexing adjustment, and have scoured YouTube for suggestions as well. Lee has sent me a new index rod assembly, a new auto indexing clamp, and a new turret ring that holds the turrets. Nothing has fixed the problem. With dies installed in the turret and the auto-indexing rod properly adjusted, the turret will only index correctly if the slightest pressure on the ram lever is used. If anything close to normal pressure is used, the turret will either over-shoot or under-shoot the index about 50% of the time, depending on a slight index rod adjustment one way or the other. Without dies installed, it indexes perfectly, with any kind of force on the ram lever, from the slightest to the heaviest. The added momentum of the four dies installed seems to be too much for the turret design to handle, at least in my case. Maybe I got a lemon, but since neither Lee's customer service or I can figure out what to do next to get it operating properly, I am having to send it back to Lee for adjustment or replacement, at my cost. If I had to do it over again, I would either stick with my Lee Classic Breech

This aluminum alloy picatinny rail appears to be excellent quality, and matched up perfectly with the screw holes on my rifle's receiver for a very easy installation. A tool is included to install the screws that accompany the rail. Just be aware that a rail will raise your scope a little higher than traditional low mounts and rings, so especially with larger-objective scopes, you may have to modify your stock with some kind of cheek riser for a proper cheek weld. Rifle stocks with short actions (like Model 7) and without built-in cheek rests are more easily and effectively modified than ones with long actions and built-in cheek rests.

This rail seems to be of very good quality and installed easily with included screws and wrench. My scope rings mount solidly and my rifle shoots normal good groups. The nice thing about a rail is that you can adjust a scope's position along it to suit you, and you can quickly change scopes on a rifle, or between similar rifles. The only real drawback is that the scope mounts higher than with traditional low bases, so you will want to get the lowest rings that will work for your particular set-up. Even then, adding a cheek riser may be necessary for a good cheek weld.