Also, for 40cal loaders, what height do you set the case feeder at? I have an issue with tipping when there is more than 3/4 of a tube of cases. I can largely prevent this by slow-stroking the arm, but it can be annoying. It seems the case mouths get caught on the next case's rim. I am currently using a small feeder ram with the large feeder.
I've only loaded about 500 rounds on my Loadmaster, and so far its been pretty good experience other than the crank slider broke first time I raised the ram. Lee sent a replacement quickly, but while I was waiting I loaded a couple of hundred working the case feed slider manually which gave me good opportunity to tweak its adjustment.
May seem like a flip answer but the height is right when the cases don't tip, as low as possible for the tallest brass to clear is about right. Remember unless you are using virgin brass neither the Dillon or Lee case feeder will be as reliable as your firearm. Loaded 200 .45 on the XL650 and 200 .40S&W on the Loadmaster this afternoon and with my range brass had the same number of case feed failures with each (three if I remember right) tipped with the Lee, hung on the red drop bushing with the Dillon. Both are easy to clear and recover.
About 10 primers escaped the Dillon catch tray to be swept up afterwards, None escaped from the Loadmaster.
Lee primer feed has been perfect so far, but I think the Lee setup would be much more hassle to clear than the Dillon should a WinNT small primer .45 case get in with your brass -- part of the reason I gave it a try as it was to be dedicated to loading small primers. Although if Winchester get malicions and makes a LP .40S&W case I may find out
I find both presses need a different force curves during the handle stokes which slowed me down the first few rounds aftet the switch, but its no biggie and might help prevent RSI
But for pure output, I gather that the 1050 is about as deluxe as it gets, short of the motorized, small commercial machines that ONLY load one caliber
If I had he 1050 and the Kiss bullet feeder I'd find it impossible to not try and hook up hydraulics or a motor to work the press handle while I simply pour in cases, bullets, powder and primers
As for the collator usage: If one follows Lee's newest usage instructions--e.g., only dump in twelve or so at a time, with your fingers in the holes
I grap a hand full of cases and slap them in the side of the collator as If I was starting the ball on a roulette wheel and shake the tube assembly in a small circular motion. So far I've had perfect function with .40S&W cases filling the tubes. Takes me about 7 or 8 handfulls.
--wally.
