Having used/compared various Dillon progressives with Lee progressives, Six Pack Pro/Pro 6000 kit is a significant departure from previous generations of Lee progressive presses.
Of course the Dillon presses have been the reference standard like Ferrari/Porsche for sports cars. But SPP/Pro 6000 is like Tesla EV/C8 Corvette being different and superior in some/many ways.
Keep in mind that SPP/Pro 6000 is the flagship press Lee Precision released to address issues of previous generations of presses like the discontinued Load-Master and Pro 1000 and as demonstrated by early production updating of parts, seems to be committed to operational reliability (Calvin mentioned that next generation of Pro 1000 will have similar primer feed system like SPP).
If you take a step back and look at the features/enhancements of SPP, it may become more obvious that Lee Precision is destined to corner the progressive market, and I really believe SPP/Pro 6000 kits will outsell all the other progressive presses combined, worldwide:
- Six stations for more die option
- Same ram/linkage/lever from .50 cal BMG press to load largest magnum rifle cartriges
- Die bushings for quick and easy caliber change
- Same priming rod/pin for both small/large primers (easier caliber change)
- Easy small/large primer guide swap (fast caliber change)
- Self cleaning priming rod/pin
- Self cleaning primer slider channel/trough (with rectangle/round holes)
- Updated primer chute/trough with larger pin for reliable primer feed
- Primer flip tray for fast refilling of primers without using primer pick up tubes
- Bottle adapter with Auto Drum to use factory 1 pound powder containers (eliminates transferring powder)
- Can also use red powder hopper with lid (if desired)
- Auto adjusting shellplate index
- Index pin through shellplate hole to ensure alignment of primer pocket with primer (to reliably seat even foreign Metric primers)
- Inline bullet feeder with rotary magazine
- Incredible $339 retail pricing and available now ($1400 FA FX-10 is still MIA)
- Made in USA