LEE PRECISION Pro 4000 VS LEE PRECISION PRO 1000

[Rick911]

LEE PRECISION Pro 4000 VS LEE PRECISION PRO 1000

Which one to buy ?

I understand one is 4 holes and the other one is 3 holes.

That is about all i can process.

 

[zuke]

There's also the Classic Cast Turret

 

[Rick911]

There's also the Classic Cast Turret

Yeah but it seems to require a lot more of manual work/manipulation.

Am i wrong ?

 

[Innavedaw]

For me, it would depend on whether I wanted to crimp while I seated or crimp in a separate step...On my progressive presses, I only make pistol ammo and some plinking 223 and I crimp/seat in the same stage, and therefore have no need for the 4th die.

Full disclosure: I have a Lee Pro 1000 I use for 9mm and 223. Works fine...requires some tweaking upon setup and the occasional adjustment. It for the money, it’s good value. Hopefully in the 4000 they’ve fixed the primer seating stage as it required some funky workarounds to get it working well (YouTube has lots of great hacks for the Lee press).

That said, if money is less of a concern, a Dillon really is the way to go as far as progressive presses but at least double or 3 times the price.

 

[Rick911]

For me, it would depend on whether I wanted to crimp while I seated or crimp in a separate step...On my progressive presses, I only make pistol ammo and some plinking 223 and I crimp/seat in the same stage, and therefore have no need for the 4th die.

Full disclosure: I have a Lee Pro 1000 I use for 9mm and 223. Works fine...requires some tweaking upon setup and the occasional adjustment. It for the money, it’s good value. Hopefully in the 4000 they’ve fixed the primer seating stage as it required some funky workarounds to get it working well (YouTube has lots of great hacks for the Lee press).

That said, if money is less of a concern, a Dillon really is the way to go as far as progressive presses but at least double or 3 times the price.

Thanks for your input.

Will make some research on the crimp step / seat crimp step in one.

 

[mactroneng]

Does the 4000 waste a station like the Loadmaster does? My Loadmaster works fine but that's by biggest gripe... it's practically just a 4 stage press with 5 spots for dies.