[bfox]

Mine worked good for a long time.
It took me a little while to get used to it.

Now when its auto indexing it gets
out of sync for a round or two then its okay.
It just misses by a little bit.
Any ideas ?
My zero adjustment never seemed to work quite right.

Thanks Bill

[Steve Smith]

Throw it in the trash and buy a Dillon.


I guess that could be viewed as "not very helpful" but it is...I've been exactly where you are with a Slo 1000, never got anywhere, and wound up going to a Dillon. Never looked back.

[bfox]

You were wrong.
That was no help at all:(

[Steve Smith]

wrong adj.

Not in conformity with fact or truth; incorrect or erroneous.
Contrary to conscience, morality, or law; immoral or wicked.
Unfair; unjust.
Not required, intended, or wanted: took a wrong turn.
Not fitting or suitable; inappropriate or improper: said the wrong thing.
Not in accord with established usage, method, or procedure: the wrong way to shuck clams.
Not functioning properly; out of order.
Unacceptable or undesirable according to social convention.
Designating the side, as of a garment, that is less finished and not intended to show: socks worn wrong side out.


None of those above definitions apply to my advice. Well, perhaps #4 would "Not required" but since I am not clairvoyant, I cannot know what is helpful to you or not. I gave you accurate, truthful information.

Just because you do not agree with me doesn't mean that I'm wrong. I said that I struggled with the same issue. Lee was never of any help. I upgraded away from Lee. That is help. Whether you choose to take it is up to you.

[Nero Steptoe]

I think I can be more helpful with your Lee Pro 1000 than Steve. Get the current address of the guy that your wife/girlfriend ran off with. Anonymously ship him the Pro 1000. THEN buy a Dillon. ;)

[s&w 24]

I've used pro 1000's for a time ad they work well. If I get some were were I can look at a press and type the I can answer the question( I'm at the library).

[dickwholliday]

i had one doing the same thing and i called Lee and was advised that my carrier was warped by having dies that touched it when in the up position.....sent it back to lee with a check for whatever they told me and later i got it back with everything replaced except for the shellholder.....and get this...they also sent me my check back.....DICK

[Lloyd Smale]

i have to agree they have given me fits. Mine is back to lee right now. I only use it for .38s anymore and use the Dillon for all the rest of the handgun stuff. Hate to tell you but youll live a longer life if you anti up for a dillon.

[dickwholliday]

i forgot to mention that i only sent the carrier back to Lee....as far as comparing it to a Dillon i'm the first to agree that if you want to spend the bucks that a Dillon is well worth it but to get the speed of a Lee 1000 you'd have to buy a 650 Dillon and i personally don't have the room for one of them if you figure you've got to have a casefeeder for it to ge tthe max speed....DICK

[coorsleftfield]

You can buy a hornady lock-n-load with a case feeder for less money than the Dillon 650, and it's a more stout press that works better in my opinion. Cost you far less to switch between calibers too..

[Steve Smith]

Dick, the Lee cannot be as fast as the 550 if does not work.

[W.Va.Glassman]

You can convert it to a turrent press,just call Lee.I did mine this way ,works good.

[45Badger]

Buy a boat and 50' of 3/8 nylon rope. Use the Lee as anchor.......

Sorry, I got tired of the problems, got the Dillon.

[VOD]

OK, my two cents: I've found that if I quit turning the adjustment screw when the shell plate first indexes right, you'll get something like this. Usually, about another 1/8 of a turn will do the trick.

After thousands of rounds loaded in the 1000, this "anchor" still keeps loading quality ammo. Answers along the line of "throw out your investment and start over with something else" are certainly not what a person would be looking for when asking for help.

Oh, and I do have one of the blue presses, too.

Hope this helps.

[munk]

I've never owned a Dillon. If I had to shoot a thousand rounds a week I sure would. But I only shoot at max a couple hundred.

I've owned/own Lyman,RCBS, LEE. My Pro 1000 did what yours is doing and I sent it back to Lee and they fixed it free. I've since found the nylon parts wear and keep spares, though I rarely have to change them. my lee is set up for 41 and it has delivered untold thousands of rounds. I have 3 41's.

I think the Lee turret press is the best way to introduce someone to reloading. I still use a couple of them. When I absolutely have to have everything as perfect as possible, I size on an RCBS ammoblaster er uh..master, yeah, master...

I am not a Lee booster in the sense I'll lay down on the railroad tracks for them, but their materials and gadgets have served me well for over 15 years. Dean Grennell, one of my favorite reads, had all the presses from everyone. Ever notice, as often as not, he'd be writing about some adjustment to the load and carry it back to a Lee press? Yes, I know he was friends with the owner, but he didn't have to use Lee as often as he did.

The Lee pro 1000 is persnickety. Kinda like me, I guess.

For a 100 bucks or so it has delivered well beyond what it cost.

I'm not gun guru nor reloading expert. The Dillon is a standard. I think the forum host went a little too far into 'throw it away" for your pro 1000 though. Would you throw away your H&R single shot because the Ruger is better?

The advice you've gotten here about how to correct the problem is pretty good.


munk

[Steve Smith]

FWIW, I am not THIS forum's host and post just as you or any other member.


This member's suggestion is to try to avoid breaking your foot when you kick it across the yard. In my opinion a piece of equipment like the Lee should work at 100% for at least a year before causing problems, and after that should only require minor maintenance work. the zero adjustment is definitely a wacky way of handling the issue. When I addressed Lee about it, I got a "we'll repair it for a repair fee" line. So, I had to #1 pay for it to go back to them, #2 pay for it to be fixed, and #3 pay for it to be returned. So I would have had half again into the POS press before it ever ran properly...if it even did then. I know wuite a few folks who don't even prime on the unit because the priming system is so lousy. Why should you pay for a progressive that you can't prime on? Doesn't make sense to me.

I am all about value and despite the Lee's low cost, it is still not a good value, IMHO.

[munk]

I'm glad to hear that, Steve, and now that I know you're just one of us, I say; "kick away!"



munk

[munk]

Does anyone have any experience with Lee's top of the line Flagship model, forgot the name, another ammoblaster label-??

Now that press was about at the cut off line where it was time to get into a Dillon or something else. Always wondered how it worked.


munk