Which Bullet Feeder?

So which bullet feeder do you need to buy?

The Lee Bullet Feeder options…

90892 BULLET FEED KIT 30&32 CAL UP TO .60LN

90893 BULLET FEED KIT 9MM .365 UP TO .46LN

90894 BULLET FEED KIT 9MM .365 .46 TO .60LN

90895 BULLET FEED KIT 9MM .365 .60 TO .75LN

90896 BULLET FEED KIT 40CAL THROUGH 44CAL UP TO .65LN

90897 BULLET FEED KIT 40CAL THROUGH 44CAL .65 TO .80LN

90898 BULLET FEED KIT 45CAL .50 TO .67LN

Now which one will work for you?

Now remember these things are from America and the measurements are in inches.

The first part is the caliber or maximum diameter of the bullet. This is the easy part.

30&32 Cal for 32ACP and 7.62 Tok etc.

9mm for 9mmp, 9mmK and 9mm Makarov and 38Special/357Mag etc.

40Cal through 44Cal for 40S&W, 10mm, 44Magnum etc.

45Cal for 45ACP etc.

The last part is the length of the bullet in inches, the OAL of the bullet only…this is the important part.

Now convert the inches from the bullet feed kit to mm:

.46LN is 11.68mm

.60LN is 15.24mm

.75LN is 19.05mm

.50LN is 12.7mm

.65LN is 16.51mm

.67ln is 17.02mm

.80LN is 20.32mm

Your bullet must not be longer or in some cases shorter than this length.  Note the part in the description that reads “UP TO” or “TO”…for example 90896 will work with a bullet shorter than .65LN but the next model 90897 will only work with a bullet that falls in the range of .65 to.80LN.

Now let’s look at 9mmp as this is the most common round out there.

Frontier CMJ Bullets

115Gr Rn – 13.8mm

124Gr Fp – 13.4mm

124Gr Rn – 14.7mm

147Gr Fp – 15.7mm

147Gr Rn – 16.9mm

Silver Rapids

124Gr Rn – 14.6mm

Bullet Corp

115Gr Rn – 13.99mm

124Gr Rn – 14.35mm

147Gr Fp – 16.35mm

147Gr Rn – 17.03mm

Now you can work out that the first BF Kit up to 46LN is of no use to our most popular 9mmp bullets. The BF Kit up to 60LN will be the most valuable to us; this kit will work with the following:

Frontier Bullets

115Gr Rn – 13.8mm

124Gr Fp – 13.4mm

124Gr Rn – 14.7mm

Silver Rapids

124Gr Rn – 14.6mm

Bullet Corp

115Gr Rn – 13.99mm

124Gr Rn – 14.35mm

So in closing, make sure you choose the correct caliber or maximum diameter of your bullet then choose the correct model based on the OAL of your bullet.

And please remember that these bullet feeders do not work for rifle bullets.

Hope this helps.

Duane – 480BC