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bluetoe · November 4, 2001, 04:56 PM

The Pro 1000 is a good introductory progressive press. A friend of mine has one that he uses all the time. Then I got mine two years ago, I love it! I had a few problems getting it to index correctly and working the bugs out of the primer system, but a little tweaking was all that was necessary. Other than that, no problem!

The cool thing about the Pro 1000 is that it uses standard dies. Lee sells them for about $20.00 at Midway. If you don't have Lee, you can use Lyman, RCBS, or whatever brand as long as they're standard. If you go to gun shows you might be able to find used dies real cheap. Just recently I found a set of .44 mag and .308 dies both for $25.00!

I'm not sure but I think Dillon presses require Dillon dies only. Those cost like $50.00.

Good luck!

November 4, 2001, 04:56 PM	#4
bluetoe Senior Member Join Date: September 5, 2001 Posts: 174	The Pro 1000 is a good introductory progressive press. A friend of mine has one that he uses all the time. Then I got mine two years ago, I love it! I had a few problems getting it to index correctly and working the bugs out of the primer system, but a little tweaking was all that was necessary. Other than that, no problem! The cool thing about the Pro 1000 is that it uses standard dies. Lee sells them for about $20.00 at Midway. If you don't have Lee, you can use Lyman, RCBS, or whatever brand as long as they're standard. If you go to gun shows you might be able to find used dies real cheap. Just recently I found a set of .44 mag and .308 dies both for $25.00! I'm not sure but I think Dillon presses require Dillon dies only. Those cost like $50.00. Good luck! __________________ I hate bigots, they're all the same