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hey guys just bought a lee pro 1000 press on ebay just woundering who has one and what do they think of it. I know it is not a dillion but a can,t afford one. I have a lee four hole turret press the type with the four dies on top. it works ok but very slow because it does one bullet at a time.I see the 1000 has only 3 holes where does the crimp die go do you not need it?.i will be loading .40,38,357 with it.
 
I own two. They have their quirks but do work ok. The crimp stage is part of the seating die. Actually works well and I don't taper crimp anymore.

I got them directly from Lee. They sell refurbed units with dies for dirt cheap. They will send to Canada a very low rate of postage. I was going to buy a conversion parts to change primers and cartridges but the press was a little bit more so I bought another.

Overall, I am happy with it. Way faster then a single stage but not as fast as some of the much more expensive units.

Jerry
 
i have 2 of them one set up for 38's the other for 9mm they can be a pain in the A$$ i dont like the primmer feeder on mine that where i spend alot time getting it to work :mad: I find that you have to keep it full so the weght of the primers keep them pushing the next one up on the post like yourself if i could get a good deal on a dillon 550 or 650 id go for one
 
I load 45, 9, 38 with mine and it works just fine. The primer issue I resolved by putting an elastic right under the primer tray up to the bolt on the top of the post right above it. Yes it is not a Dillon but it works pretty good for what you payed for it.
Dave
 
I started out on a Pro1000, but recently went to a Loadmaster. All of my priming problems went away when I polished the trough and put the press on a slight forward cant. I also used a little dry graphite lube in the trough once in a while.
 
I have one. I use it for .45ACP and .44 Magnum. I don't like the priming mechanism on it. I also don't like the chain thing on the powder measure. What I ended up doing was using the self-returning spring on the powder measure that you would use if you were using it on the Lee turret press. It works much better than the chain.

What I do right now is I resize and decap, and then prime the cases separately and then run the sized, primed cases through the press using the automatic case feeder tubes. I have the charging die, seating die and factory crimp die on there instead of the usual factory setup. With this method I can run the press without worrying about primers misfeeding or not seating properly.
 
I had bought one in .45 and didn't like it. I messed around with it for weeks trying to get it just right. After sorting out the primer problems (x2), I could never get the powder system working consistantly. I finally gave up and bought a Hornady Progressive. Took me only about 2 hrs to get the thing up and running perfectly. Some like the Lee's, but I gave it my best shot, and couldn't get it working to the point that I felt completely confident with it.
 
As for the chain to return the powder measure to rest, use a 1/16" cable and two screw down clamps. Adjust so it takes up a bit of spring motion when you get to the bottom of the stroke.
 
I have used one for 3 years now, and it is adequate for my needs. Probably load 3-4000 rounds per year on it. At the start, the priming pissed me off something fierce. I seem to have worked most of the bugs out now, but still get the occasional priming problem. There's a couple guys on this forum that have helped me tremendously troubleshooting some problems.

Kev
 
i've got 3 and i've been loading for 30 years- aside from the primer thing, no problems and i do about 100 a week, maybe more - one in 45( now in 44) and 1 in 9, and 1 in 223-although i'm thinking of converting the 223 to something else- requires lubing the cases and i don't shoot that much 223 anymore- the only drawback is that it's only got 3 holes so you can't use a factory crimp die or anything that needs 4 or 5 operations- like lubing or factory crimp- however, for 3 steps it's fine
 
t-star, consider the Lee collet neck sizing die. You don't need to lube the cases or even clean the outside of the necks but I would still do it.

Now neck sizing may not be the best choice if loading for a semi like an AR.

Jerry
 
you would think with every one having a priming problem that Lee would get off there asses and come up with a better way to prime cases :rolleyes:
 
the collet die is NOT an option for me- ar15 and m14/305s- don't have any bolt guns at all- everything i got is either semi or lever- thanks anyway- just i don't like re-setting the dillon 550 when it's set for 308 and then re-set for 223-
 
JB said:
you would think with every one having a priming problem that Lee would get off there asses and come up with a better way to prime cases :rolleyes:
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- that's why they make that cute little auto-prime- lots of folks have just plain given up on that primer trough thing and prime with the hand primer- it seems to be a thing that varies from press to press, my 45 showing no problems provided you keep the tray full, it's the last 10 or so that fold/flip/invert
 
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