This is a good press if you have the patience to do the fine tuning, I had an old one for years so I knew what to expect. I really like the fact that I could still use the old dies with the new press, the upgrade on this press has worked nice for me.
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I purchased the pro 1000 as a backup to my Dillon progressive, so I could use my Dillon for rifle only. The pro 1000 is the hardest loader to adjust and use that I have ever used. I would not recommend one of these to anyone thats just starting out. I have loaded about 10 9mm on the press and will be putting it up for sale.
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A little flimsy, cases do not always feed smoothly and will a miss die. I have started to work some of these issues to see if I can tighten it up. Over all, for the money it works as I okay. Not sure I would recommend it to someone that does not have patients, you need some mechanical skills to get everything working correctly.
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The primer devise is not reliable and often fails to load a primer. That causes a potential serious problem when the powder is loaded in the case and gun powder falls out the bottom. Additionally all loads have to be checked before seating a projectile to prevent a squib load. I would rather prime and load one bullet at a time to ensure proper primer seating and ensuring a charge is present prior to seating a projectile.
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good press but it will take a few days to get it working as it should. it must be clean with no power flakes at all on it to run. watch youtube for set up as the book is not clear. make sure you are in the right state of mind before set up or you will put it out to the curb. it will work with some time and trying.
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Faulty primer feed is a major problem with this press, Primers stick frequently resulting in stoppages. chain actuator for the powder feed return really is a poor design. Other than those two the press works well but those design flaws make the press difficult to use safely.
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Not easy to set up once it’s set up it’s pretty good lots of things to keep an eye on Once it’s going it’s fine
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Just starting to reload I found this Easy to assemble. How ever It is very important to set the primers as I had to clean the powder out from under the disk to get the primer feed working correctly. (my Fault) Watch You Tube how to us the Lee 1000 press very informative !!
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I don't know why most people are down on this press. I have loaded hundreds of rounds of ammo over the years and never had any problems. I could load 150 rounds in an hour easy. I had 3 calibers set up and only had to change the dies and maybe the primer size base. I have saved hundreds of dollars over the years and shot a lot of rounds. I could have never have afforded to shoot like that if I bought factory ammo.
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this is a good reloader for the price. After it is set up properly you can make cartridges fairly quickly. However, I have loaded 217 rounds and already the decapping rod and the both toggles have broken and needed to be replaced.
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