Why do people dislike LEE products?

I have both Lee and a Dillon, having results with both but once you have a top of the line progressive press, you'll find it hard to recommend cheaper unites.
As for recommending dies, you will know by the measurement of the first few brass if the size is on. But after a few thousand brass, you'll wish, you purchased better, such as tempered or alloy dies.

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Driller
 
My Lee 1000 works fine for my needs . My only beef is how the spring loaded primer holder if not lined up right jumps and flips the primer sideways or upside down . That gets annoying and slows you down.

nitehawk55
 
I picked up a used Lee LoadMaster progressive last week and just spent some time setting it up. I could have loaded a thousand rounds on my Lee Turret Press in the time I spent dicking around with the LoadMaster, but I finally got it running. The "manual" is far too cryptic to be of any use. Weakest links on this very sturdy press are the Autoprime system (VERY Mickey Mouse) and the "once locked in place it never requires adjustment" :lol: Powder measure system. I may have a "trust" problem with this press as I was sporadically producing cartridges with no primers or no powder...not good.
I will keep at it, but it is driving me to distraction. :shock:
 
sporadically producing cartridges with no primers or no powder
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Primers: clean the feed path and de-static it (with a bounce sheet). You might also check that the case activation arm is bent out far enough to move the primer pickup arm (bend it gently if required). Powder, that's weird. The only time I've had trouble with powder was with flake-style powders bridging at low charge settings (small cavity). That's an issue with any progressive - you might also have adjusted the return chain too loose, it should slightly compress the spring. I've just finished several hundred perfect rounds, the press is quite capable of several thousand such before cleaning.
 
There appears to be a bit of damage to the plastic "chute" right at the exit end where the little plastic operating arms slide...not serious, but it's probably what's causing the primers to jam up. I'll order some new parts for that. I also have found in the past (using a hand primer) that Winchester primers are more "sticky" than other brands with their copper-coloured coating. I'll try CCI primers to see if they feed more reliably. Of course, something else may be slightly out of adjustment as well, so I'll check that.
I'm not certain yet what caused the powder not to drop once or twice...it's the identical system to the powder system on my Lee Turret, so I know it's a simple, reliable system.
 
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