Lee pro 1000?

[AEC1]

I have 2 pro 1000's. I use one for 45 and one for 9/223. I love them. They will not make bench rest ammo, but they make great blasting ammo that will shoot at least as good as I do. I have only had problems with the primer feed when it is dirty. When it runs out, I hit it with some air from the compressor and it is great. I have over 5k rounds through each and have yet to order or need a replacement part.

It is not a Dillon. But it works. I look at it like this. Is a Porsche a great car? Sure. would I like one, yep. I drive a Hyundai. Why, it works great, I am broke, and I care more about funtionality then status and speed.

[bumDharma]

the lee pro 1000 works ok you just need to keep the primer feed clean and it will work fine

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My buddy and I "share" one of these which we use to load .45 ACP and 9 mm with our cast bullets. (We love to burn up the ammo at the target range). It was giving us absolute FITS until I did some work on the primer feeders.

One thing you will want to do is take it apart and inspect it for any flashing/mold marks. A sharp X-acto knife will help take care of that. Also, it doesn't hurt to hit the feed ramp with a pinch of powdered graphite or mica lubricant.

Another bit to consider is tha adjustable charge bar for the powder measure. It works great and seems to be way less of a hassle than the powder wheel bushing things that come with it stock.

At any rate, it is an inexpensive way to get into progressive reloading and I have had good luck with it. Have around 1700 rounds through it now and once you understand it's quirks, its really a decent piece of gear.

That said, if I suddenly acquire the means, I'd love to upgrade to a Dillon, but, that is only because I have spent some time learning on a single stage press and on the Lee 1000 beforehand.

[juelz919]

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=405548

i use this one.
because it is easy to make a batch of one thing, than if i wanna use different stuff it takes like no time..
so for precision reloading its perfect.
for mass reloading it obviously has its limitations

[ilbob]

I have both a Dillon 650 setup for 9mm and a Lee 1000 setup for 38 spl.

I have made lots of ammo on both of them.

The Lee is a little tempermental about its primer feed, but keep the primer chute clean and make sure it always has primers in the chute, and it works great.

Both require a little tweaking here and there to get going, and both have good customer service, although Dillon seems to have second to none type customer service.

In any case, there are a lot of videos out there on how to setup and tweak either press.

The only negative to the Lee is that it is a 3 position press. But since i acquired it back in 1985, that has not hindered me a whole lot. If you buy the Lee get the case orientor bowl that sits on top of the case feed tubes. It works so slick at orienting cases. And it is like $10 versus $150 or more for the unit that Dillon sells for the 650.