I have one, that I picked up somewhere along the line... probably after reading one of Zediker's books on handloading. When I got it... I just couldn't make myself use it - the dang thing just felt *awful*. Plus, I had some serious reservations about whether anything built that poorly could hold acceptable tolerances. Tried for a while to find some other hand presses like the Meacham and such, but I always seemed to find them just *after* they stopped being made.
Used various different BR arbor presses, and picked up a used Hood press... didn't like the Hood, and the arbor presses were just kind of a PITA for what I really wanted - something I could take with me when traveling (often flying) to larger matches and seating the ammo to final length on site.
Over time, I talked to a few peers that did use the Lee hand press, and swore by it for this sort of use. Most of them had standards at least as persnickety as mine when it came to seating depth for our long range match ammo, so eventually I did give it a try. First for taking to the range to do seating depth tests as mentioned above. And later for something I could easily transport with me, lightweight, somewhat stream-lined (no square corners or handles/knobs sticking out), no loose parts like hand dies with separate seating stems, etc. to corral... it works. Ugly, feels like crap, but it works.
I'd say the Lee hand press is one of those tools, like the Lee Collet Die, that is just dying for someone to make out of slightly better materials, with a better degree of fit/finish, and people would gladly pay the difference.
But until then, the original will get you by
