Got parts from Lee for Loadmaster, 1K done!

[YellowLab]

Got the parts I sent back in to Lee that I had managed to break.

After putting the Loadmaster back together and setting the carrier and dies up I cranked out 900 .223.. since they had given me so much trouble in the past I figured I'd try those first.

I did mash 2 primer sliders, on military brass that had off center primer holes. Other than those two problems life was good at the reloading bench!

I think my original problems where:

1. Lack of fully seperating and processing military brass. Crimp rings will kill primer sliders in a heartbeat.

2. Improper set of the sizing die.. that in turn threw off the timing of the primer seater and would cause tipped/mashed primers.

All in all I am again pleased with my Lee Loadmaster, after getting some help from THR and other boards.

 

[DaveInFloweryBranchGA]

That's great to hear, congrats on getting it up and running.

Regards,

Dave

 

[happy old sailor]

i hear so many reports on the Loadmaster being a POS that it is nice to hear a good one. reload some diff calibers and report your findings on them, please.

 

[YellowLab]

I've been having ABSOLUTLY NO PROBLEMS with .45ACP or .30-06. Only when I switched over to .223 did the press start acting up.

It was my fault... I didn't reset the primer rocker arm correctly and my sizing dies was not set correctly with the .223 dies.

Guess because the calibure change over requires little work from .45 to .30-06 (they use the same shell plate and primer mechanism) I never really had a problem.

But switching to .223 required a new shell plate and primer mechanism (small primer feed vs large) I was forgetting to set it up.. I just left it as it. BIG mistake.