Lee perfect powder users a question....

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i just got mine set up, charges are accurate, but i notice when i throw a charge, some powder trickles out of the left side when arms is coming down, is this normal? is it defective? do i just need to play with adjustment screws? im loading 45acp using Unique powder...
thanks in advance
 
Yes I have the same issue, with bugger powders like yours and hp38 or tight group it's not so bad, but with h110 it's really bad!
 
I have corrected this problem (or reduced it with ball powders) by adjusting the tension of the screw that runs through the disc that the handle is connected to. This screw is on the left side when you are looking at the powder measure mounted on your bench. Start by loosening it out quite a bit and make a couple powder throws, watching for how much slips out the side, then slowly tighten and observe the leakage. At some point you'll have the correct tension for the powder you're using. Stick powders will allow you to have very light screw tension. Ball powders require things to be a little tighter.

Its kind of like developing handloads for your handloads...
 
U have to tighten the adjustment screw but before u do this u have to empty out the powder and clean out the loose powder behind the screw. I found it wouldn't tighten properly if there was a few grains stuck behind. Hope this helps.
 
Lee products are cheap garbage. I tried using it for a while. It was totally inaccurate and useless with any kind of extruded powder. Sometimes it would bind up so badly that you tought it had thrown the charge into the case only to dump it on the floor when you move the case away.

It works well with fine grain ball powder but that powder then does as described above. Every so often, there is so much powder gumming up the works that you have to remove the screw and clean it out or it takes a huge amount of force to even move the handle.

It's a joke.
 
ALBERTA BOY said:
Lee products are cheap garbage. I tried using it for a while. It was totally inaccurate and useless with any kind of extruded powder. Sometimes it would bind up so badly that you tought it had thrown the charge into the case only to dump it on the floor when you move the case away.

It works well with fine grain ball powder but that powder then does as described above. Every so often, there is so much powder gumming up the works that you have to remove the screw and clean it out or it takes a huge amount of force to even move the handle.

It's a joke.
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Well, why don't you tell us how you really feel?

I agree, Lee reloading stuff is junk. When I first started reloading, I had some of their dies and the hand priming tool. It all ended up in the garbage and replaced with Redding and RCBS stuff.

My friend bought a Lee press. Turned out to be an aluminum POS. That too ended up in the garbage and he replaced it with a RCBS Rockchuker and he couldn't be happier.
 
I've had the same LEE scale and Perfect powder measure since I started reloading, and their stiil doing their job's just fine.
 
For the most part all I use is Lee except for a couple RCBS dies. You can definitely tell RCBS is of better quality than the LEE products but that comes with the higher price tag as well. Thus far no problems with any of my Lee reloading equipment but that being said once I decide it's time to evolve(only been reloading for a year on a single stage)to a more advanced press I may be going with one of the higher quality manufacturers.
 
Without Lee, reloading would not be as popular as it is. Not everyone wants to fork out tons of money, they will later on, but not when your new to the game.

If your mechanically inclined you can get lee stuff running nicely. If your not, you pay someone else to do the fine tuning for you. Same thing with Norinco, they work great if you do some work on them.
 
Lee products have their niche in the marketplace.... I've been using Lee dies (several calibers, rifle and pistol) for decades, and I'm pleased with the performance. BTW, for all the bashing the Lee Pro1000 gets, I'm pleased with mine. Granted, it has its quirks, but nothing a bit of tweaking couldn't fix....

I also have some RCBS dies, and a Rockchucker press. Those products do what I expect of them as well....

Stan
 
I'm really not into the whole "My brand is awesome and yours is garbage" banter. If it works for you, that's great. If not, find something else and be happy with your choice.
On a practical note, I had unacceptable tolerances with my Lee until I caught a tip on Youtube. Here's how it works: I tap 3 times on the drum (3 taps after the upswing and 3 taps after the downswing). I know, this sounds ridiculous and like a waste of time to some. To me, it works fantastic and means I'll get within a 10th of a grain with every throw.
 
slammer1 said:
I'm really not into the whole "My brand is awesome and yours is garbage" banter. If it works for you, that's great. If not, find something else and be happy with your choice.
On a practical note, I had unacceptable tolerances with my Lee until I caught a tip on Youtube. Here's how it works: I tap 3 times on the drum (3 taps after the upswing and 3 taps after the downswing). I know, this sounds ridiculous and like a waste of time to some. To me, it works fantastic and means I'll get within a 10th of a grain with every throw.
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I do the same thing when using trailboss and get good consistency.
 
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