Lee Pro 1000. Anybody have one and what do you think of it?

[Not_A_Llama]

The Lee is a decent press that combines a lot of expensive features into a dirt-cheap press, but you really have to understand the mechanism to keep it running smoothly. I loaded 6000 rounds before moving to the Hornady. If you can afford better, do so, but it'll produce good quality ammo, relatively quickly.

My suggestions are:
Make sure the primer feed chute is always packed with primers
Periodically spray powder out of the works with compressed air
Keep the powder measure well lubricated with graphite powder, Flitz polish the piss out of your output chute and the case feeding "plank", cap the powder with a bullet as soon as it exits the measure.
If you mount the press on standoffs, you can insert a tray below to hold spent primers.
Drill a hole for a paperclip on the primer flip tray output chute, to hold primers back, as you insert the tray into the press.
Get the collator. It's disproportionately expensive for what you get, but the functionality is worth it. Implement the "penny" mod. It disappoints me that my Hornady case feeder is less reliable than the Lee $0.50 (well, $0.51) solution.

[Hoser]

I despise reloading in any quanity. For me it is only and end to a means. Sometimes precision ammo loading is relaxing, but even that gets tedious after a while.

Fighting the press at every turn would take away my will to live and increase my desire to start bowling.

[jerrymrc]

I despise reloading in any quanity. For me it is only and end to a means. Sometimes precision ammo loading is relaxing, but even that gets tedious after a while.

Fighting the press at every turn would take away my will to live and increase my desire to start bowling.

You would not like Bowling since I think they frown on Cans and Scopes.

[Not_A_Llama]

I despise reloading in any quanity. For me it is only and end to a means. Sometimes precision ammo loading is relaxing, but even that gets tedious after a while.

Fighting the press at every turn would take away my will to live and increase my desire to start bowling.

I'd have a facsimile of your reloading room, if I could afford it.

[spittoon]

Run away. Too much fiddling around to get it to work and stay working.

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