All who have used a Lee Pro 1000, please respond...good or bad.

[Steve Smith]

First let me say that no, I'm not thinking about getting one, and please don't respond with "get a Dillon" as I already have one, thatnk you! :D

This thread is he to try to locate a problem. I used to have aLee Pro 1000, and I hated it. I was trying to load .45 acp. I had heard once that the Lee P1K had a problem with .45 acp or large primers specifically. As there's a thread here with lots of praises for the Lee P1K, if makies me wonder about the primer/case theroy. Let's try to find out.

If you have used the Lee Pro 1000 and liked it, respond with "like it, (caliber)"

If you used it and hated it, do the opposite:
"hated it, (caliber)"

Got it? Go!

Oh, yeah... Hated it, .45 acp.

[jim-alex]

Like it, 45acp
Like it, 9
Don't like it, 38

[jim-alex]

As a follow up: only problem with large primers is you have to shake the tray a bit, else they may not drop into slide as easily as the small primers do.

[Steve Smith]

My follow up--my biggest problem was primers getting flipped, seated sideways, crushed between the ram and shell plate :eek: The tray feeding was a minor inconvenience compared to that.

[jim-alex]

Steve:

My experience with the primer feed on the P1000 was that you will get all the things you mentioned if the number of primers in the slide drops more than two ot three below
completely filled. That is why I shake the devil out of mine or give it a thump with my finger about every five rounds. I don't even think about doing it anymore (until I feel a primer going in sideways or something).
Regards,
Jim

[VictorLouis]

In my first forray into this, I bought one after learning the basics with a Lee Hand Press. I felt that it was a mistake. Jam after jam, and you couldn't back up on it due to auto indexing. My memory is too cloudy, but I believe that I did try .45s with it too. I then picked up a Hornady ProJector. Much, much better, but still unforgiving when you make a mistake. Actually, I was considering the new RCBS, because of the primer strip feature, before the used Dillon deal came along. And I live only 20 minutes from Dillon!

[falconer]

liked it. .45acp .41mag .45lc

[Boneyard]

I've got a Pro 100 and I have loaded probably 35,000
rounds of .40 and about 10,000 of .45 acp, and about 1000
9mm so far.
The only problem I had was with the primers, and that was
when the tray went empty, if I keep the tray full and tap on it evey now and then it works fine.
Also there is a timing screw on the left side of the shell plate carrier that you can adjust to make it work better.

[El Lobo]

Like it...45 ACP

100,000 plus rounds loaded

[UK2TX]

Like it 9mm ( especially with the bullet loader and case collator ).

See the unoffical Lee Reloading web site
http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Boardwalk/9760/lee/leehome.html

[Steve Smith]

I'm surprised at all the "like it" responses. I'm glad someone out there didn't drop kick it across the yard (I'm kidding).

Boneyard, I played with the timing screw 'till I was blue in the face...twice with Lee on the phone as I did it. Sure, it changed things, but even if I got it exactly right, it would go out of adjustment within 10 rounds. It made a neat depression in the back yard, though. ;)

[Fred]

Have a Pro 1000 as well. Really like it for small primer rounds. Does have a tendency to jam more often with my .45 ACP reloading. Like others have said, need to tap the tray periodically, and make doggone sure there are enough primers in there.

For $117 w/carbide dies at the time I bought it, it has more than paid for itself, and I'm glad I bought it. :)