Poll - What's your opinion of the Lee Pro 1000 presses ?

What do you think of the Lee Pro 1000 presses ?

  • They work just fine if you learn how they work and set them up properly.

    Votes: 26 34.7%

  • They're ok, but you need to tweak them all the time.

    Votes: 11 14.7%

  • They're junk. Don't buy one !!! Run away !!!

    Votes: 13 17.3%

  • I've never owned one.

    Votes: 25 33.3%
  • Total voters
    75
Ok, i,ll bite..

I had one ...sold it... it was ok for a beginner, but it really didnt work as well as i had imagined. Had issues with the powder hopper breaking screw holes... press would not index well ,and it was clunky...lol, but it did work. Metered powder well....
Now i own a Blue one ...way cool :)
 
Mine are great, set them up and load. There are a bunch of great internet resources to help you set them up as well.

I have found either people like them, or they don't.
 
Was always adjusting the Lee 1000, then when the primer chute and tray blew up, said to hell with it and sold it for a 100.00 and then ordered a Square Deal. used the Square Deal for about 15 years. Then about 5 years ago, I came across a deal for a Dillon 650 with all the stuff for the 2 calibers I shot, as well as the case feeder. Paid around 900.00 The guy I bought the 650 from was upgrading to the Dillon 1050. I sold the Square Deal to a fellow just getting into pistol shooting. Didn't really want to sell it, but didn't really need it either.
 
Loaded on one for a few years, upgraded to the load master when it came out and used it for a couple years, then got a deal on a dillon and when I finished the first 1k rounds on the dillon, I asked myself, "Why didn't I have to screw with the press a mess of times to accomplish this?"

Then I answered myself - "because you get what you pay for."
 
I find it works fine for 38 Special and 357 Magnum, but it is super finicky with 9mm. I would love to have a Dillon 605, but you buy what you can afford; if I bought one, I would not have the money for the relaoding componenets to feed it.
 
I've had mine for almost 20 years i load 7 different calibers on my Pro 1000 like .38/.357 Mag,.38 S&W, .44 Mag/.44 Special, .32 Long and .41 Mag they can be a pain in the ass if you don,t know what you're doing but when there set up properly they can put out good ammo no different then the rest of the presses out there. But for the price you can't go wrong. If you're going to shoot 10,000 to 15,000 rounds a year then get a Dillon. The Pro is good enough for what i use it for. Theres a couple other calibers that i load for and i use a single stage press for them as i can't do it on the Pro 1000 like 22 Rem Jet and the .455 Webley MK II... The only thing i don't like about the Pro is the primer feeder other then that it...The Lee Pro 1000 does me fine....

Rick
 
Voted they work fine. Have two 1000's on my bench right now. Have very little issue with them, but........with how much positive feedback people have regarding the blue one's i think a 650 will be on my bench in the near future.
 
Well, I stand corrected. I honestly thought the things were going to get super crappy reviews. I hated mine almost from the day I bought it, and I'll never buy another one. I don't shoot massive volumes of ammo, so I don't really need a progressive of any sort at this time. I've got a Lee turret press for my handgun stuff and it works just fine. For rifle, I use an RCBS Rockchucker. Now there's a press :) I also have an old Texan press that I got from an estate sale that works just fine too. Thanks for your feedback guys.
 
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