I have a Lee pro 1000 that I loaded 500 auto rim 45 and 500 acp without a hiccup. I then changed to new carrier with 9mm shell plate and small primers and adjusted the timing and dies but I cannot get it to feed primers no matter what I do. I have spent more time working on the primers than reloading. I am lucky to load 5 rounds without a jam.

Sgt preston you give some good advice about avoiding a double charge with a Dillon 550. Very good comparison to using the table saw. It is all about paying attention to what you are doing. Get you a system that will work and stick with it. Do not veer from it. Paul you to have a good system for loading single stage. Powder the case and seat a bullet right now. On my Dillon 550's (one 550 and one 550B) I seat the primer and always advance the index right now. If I had to stop for even a few seconds I don't want to look down and see a round in station three with the bullet seated because to me this means there is already a charged case at station two. If you always make a point of seating a primer and immediately indexing the shell plate it will prevent problems. This has kept me from double charging a case in all my years of progressive loading.

Whether you load on a progressive press, a turret or single stage you can be safe if you develop a system that is safe and are willing to pay close attention to what you are doing. If you load in a haphazard fashion and don't pay attention you are going to have a Ka boom regardless of what press type you use. So you and not press type will determine the safety of your loads.

I have single stage presses, a Redding T-7 turret press and my Dillon's and find a use for each of them. So I am not going to pick a favorite. I will say that with a progressive press I find it nice that I can work for just a few minutes and have ammo to shoot. In a few minutes on a single stage I can do ONE thing to some cases. On the other hand I sometimes just want to load a few rounds of something especially if I am doing load development. Come to think of it that T-7 comes in real handy for certain things too. I can have three complete rifle calibers set up at any one time or I can have some case forming dies set up. All the combinations are limitless with that one.

Each press type has it place as far as I am concerned in hand loading. On the other hand there is no place in this hobby for carelessnes or lack of attention. If anyone can't or want give it the attention it deserves they should not load ammo at all, they would do well to just buy ready-made ctg's

originally posted by deanodog

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I have a Lee pro 1000 that I loaded 500 auto rim 45 and 500 acp without a hiccup. I then changed to new carrier with 9mm shell plate and small primers and adjusted the timing and dies but I cannot get it to feed primers no matter what I do. I have spent more time working on the primers than reloading. I am lucky to load 5 rounds without a jam.

I am not the ultimate pro 1000 Guru and am among the many who never had much luck with one. Many people find themselves working on the press more than actually loading ammo.

Your problem could be a bit of debris in the little trough that the primers go through between the tray and where they are seated. Also make sure that you have all of the correct parts installed for the caliber that you are now loading. If this doesn't help maybe someone who has had good luck with Lee progressives can give you better advice.

Hi All,
I have had great luck with the Lee 1000s. I did not care as much for the Loadmaster.
I have ,or have had them in .38/357, .38super, .45 acp and 9mm.
My .45 machine is the oldest(new in mid 80's) and I'd hate to guess how much ammo has been reloaded on it with the .38 special machine being right up there too.
Here is a tip for anyone trying a 1000. Put it on a sturdy bench,one mounted to the wall or weighted down to the point you cant move or rock it. This really helps the 1000's.
When the .45 machine is full of primers ,powder and brass it has 80 rounds in it and can be emptied in about four minutes. That's not for beginers but once you get the feel for the machine and it is set up right I dont know that there is a faster hand cranked machine out there.
There have been times when I have had to adjust or troubleshoot them. I have never broken anything other than small parts and very few of them over the years
There is nothing wrong with Dillion stuff but I have never seen the need to spend the extra money.
I know they are not for everybody but I have always liked mine!
Thanks
Mike

I load on a Rock Chucker because I enjoy it and have the time.

With handgun ammo I charge 50 cases at a time. Then I take a flashlight and tilt the loading tray until the powder is just visable and scan each row. I have tested this with Bullseye and a double charge is easy to detect.

Forty years of this and never a KB. Until reading this thread I didn't even know the term.

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I am lucky to load 5 rounds without a jam.

As an update on this whatever was the problem has corrected itself. The pro 1000 is now doing very good. I don't want to knock a product that is not due.Basically I like this small machine.It turns out a round every time I pull the handle now.