That's it. I'm done.

[SnikPlosskin]

The Lee Pro 1000 is simply a piece of dog shit that was ingested by a bear and then shit out again, eaten by worms and then shit out again.

Yes, Jeff warned me.

I've had this press for about six months. It is a living nightmare. I know it's cheap. But it should work. I've watched the videos. I've read the instructions. I've cleaned it and cleaned and set it and set it. I've tinkered. I've tinkled. I've twerked it. I've jerked it.

I've swiveled and beveled and worked it. [/suess]

The primer system is horrible. The powder feeding mechanism is inconsistent at the least. Some rounds have zero powder. The disk thingy gets jammed. Powder spills everywhere. The stupid chain that operates it breaks constantly (replaced it with a rubber band...).

I waste 20-30 primers every time I start a batch and it takes two-three hours before I get a useable round (loading .223) EVERY TIME.

Today I started at 10am with a strip down, cleaning and lube. It is now 4.5 hours later and I've loaded exactly two useable rounds.

The case feeder gets caught on the top ledge - I had to file it down and it still jams, tips over cases, cases fall on top of each other (and yes, I've used a dime to space it and everything I've read, watched videos, etc.)

The device that slides the case in is wonky and works about half of the time.

Good grief. I've loaded about 1000 rounds so far total.

This thing proves that if you put a million monkeys in a room with CAD they will make a Lee Pro 1000.

Dillon here I come.

[ConstantChange]

Sounds like you have a nice target on your hands.

[SnikPlosskin]

Originally Posted by ConstantChange

Sounds like you have a nice target on your hands.

I want to kill it with fire. I'll probably keep it and use it as a de-primer or something.

[Millenium Vette]

Gee, it looks pretty easy to me.....

Lee Pro 1000 progressive press - YouTube

[1911fool]

Snake, if you want to sell it let me know. I have one and have had good luck with it.

[SnikPlosskin]

Originally Posted by Millenium Vette

Gee, it looks pretty easy to me.....


Lee Pro 1000 progressive press - YouTube

Lies. All Lies. There seem to be two camps - people that love tinkering and those that just want to reload. I'm in the latter camp.

I sort of knew this going in but I figured - "Hell, I can tinker." But the level of constant dicking around is beyond my ability to comprehend.

You get what you pay for.

[DAB]

RCBS single stage rockchucker.

[SnikPlosskin]

Originally Posted by 1911fool

Snake, if you want to sell it let me know. I have one and have had good luck with it.

The big problem is the primer feed. Did you do anything to make it work better?

I've coated it in graphite, made sure there was no powder in there, tried silicone spray, kept it full, tried different primer brands, they don't feed reliably.

[Truck Guy]

Dillon

[86RAG]

Damn! I just got a Lee classic turret set-up for Christmas. Hope it doesn't
give me that kind of grief! I've only just been assembling it and haven't actually loaded anything yet, I also am loading .223's. My neighbor has the Dillon 650, now that is a nice machine!

[StaticCling]

You should have never purchased a Progressive as your first press.

[SnikPlosskin]

Originally Posted by chinaski

You should have never purchased a Progressive as your first press.

Why not? I know it is more complex. But, hell, I've built entire cars.

[SnikPlosskin]

Originally Posted by Truck Guy

Dillon

Which one?

[CP]

Originally Posted by 1911fool

Snake, if you want to sell it let me know. I have one and have had good luck with it.

Sounds like the OP needs to RTFM.

[SnikPlosskin]

Originally Posted by CP

Sounds like the OP needs to RTFM.

There is no manual. Lee is famous for poor instructions. Instead, they have a lot of videos. Trust me, I've watched and re-watched. I've gone on forums. I've talked to Lee. Perhaps I got a bad one. Who knows.

Just looking at the Dillons and RCBS product - you can clearly see the difference in engineering.

I figure I gave this machine a good year of working with it and working on it. My plan was always to upgrade at some point. But I did expect a better experience. Tons of bad reviews on line so I'm not alone.

[Sea Six]

Originally Posted by SnakePlissken

The Lee Pro 1000 is simply a piece of dog shit that was ingested by a bear and then shit out again, eaten by worms and then shit out again.

Yes, Jeff warned me.

I've had this press for about six months. It is a living nightmare. I know it's cheap. But it should work. I've watched the videos. I've read the instructions. I've cleaned it and cleaned and set it and set it. I've tinkered. I've tinkled. I've twerked it. I've jerked it.

I've swiveled and beveled and worked it. [/suess]

The primer system is horrible. The powder feeding mechanism is inconsistent at the least. Some rounds have zero powder. The disk thingy gets jammed. Powder spills everywhere. The stupid chain that operates it breaks constantly (replaced it with a rubber band...).

I waste 20-30 primers every time I start a batch and it takes two-three hours before I get a useable round (loading .223) EVERY TIME.

Today I started at 10am with a strip down, cleaning and lube. It is now 4.5 hours later and I've loaded exactly two useable rounds.

The case feeder gets caught on the top ledge - I had to file it down and it still jams, tips over cases, cases fall on top of each other (and yes, I've used a dime to space it and everything I've read, watched videos, etc.)

The device that slides the case in is wonky and works about half of the time.

Good grief. I've loaded about 1000 rounds so far total.

This thing proves that if you put a million monkeys in a room with CAD they will make a Lee Pro 1000.

Dillon here I come.

Get a webcam going of you tinkling, twerking it and "jerking it".

Start a niche website - profit.

Use the Benjamins to buy a non-progressive reloader.

[JRD77VET]

Sorry to hear that Pete. Some folks luck out with Lee Progressives but it seems most get seriously annoyed.

As far as Dillon, figure out which calibers you will be reloading and see how much the plates run for those calibers. It's much easier to switch bottom plates than reset everything when you change calibers.

I like the RCBC single stage Rock Chucker since I can verify every single operation. That makes the only variable the "nut behind the bolt"

Originally Posted by SnakePlissken

The Lee Pro 1000 is simply a piece of dog shit that was ingested by a bear and then shit out again, eaten by worms and then shit out again.

Yes, Jeff warned me.

I've had this press for about six months. It is a living nightmare. I know it's cheap. But it should work. I've watched the videos. I've read the instructions. I've cleaned it and cleaned and set it and set it. I've tinkered. I've tinkled. I've twerked it. I've jerked it.

I've swiveled and beveled and worked it. [/suess]

The primer system is horrible. The powder feeding mechanism is inconsistent at the least. Some rounds have zero powder. The disk thingy gets jammed. Powder spills everywhere. The stupid chain that operates it breaks constantly (replaced it with a rubber band...).

I waste 20-30 primers every time I start a batch and it takes two-three hours before I get a useable round (loading .223) EVERY TIME.

Today I started at 10am with a strip down, cleaning and lube. It is now 4.5 hours later and I've loaded exactly two useable rounds.

The case feeder gets caught on the top ledge - I had to file it down and it still jams, tips over cases, cases fall on top of each other (and yes, I've used a dime to space it and everything I've read, watched videos, etc.)

The device that slides the case in is wonky and works about half of the time.

Good grief. I've loaded about 1000 rounds so far total.

This thing proves that if you put a million monkeys in a room with CAD they will make a Lee Pro 1000.

Dillon here I come.

[SnikPlosskin]

Originally Posted by JRD77VET

Sorry to hear that Pete. Some folks luck out with Lee Progressives but it seems most get seriously annoyed.

As far as Dillon, figure out which calibers you will be reloading and see how much the plates run for those calibers. It's much easier to switch bottom plates than reset everything when you change calibers.

I like the RCBC single stage Rock Chucker since I can verify every single operation. That makes the only variable the "nut behind the bolt"

That does seem to be the way to go. I don't need speed. I need less hassle.

[JRD77VET]

Originally Posted by SnakePlissken

That does seem to be the way to go. I don't need speed. I need less hassle.

Even going with a Lee single stage would be better than that progressive piece of shit. ( RCBS is much better quality )

I just took a quick look in my goodies. I have a few sets of Lee dies ( they're decent ) and the only Lee product I have is a hand primer. That works pretty good.

Other than the press, what other accessories do you have ( scale etc )?

[JRD77VET]

Originally Posted by SnakePlissken

That does seem to be the way to go. I don't need speed. I need less hassle.

What's your budget?