kmw1954
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Last night after reading again about the new Lee APP and then looking at Bullet Sizing Die kits on ebay I decided to surf on over to Lee's web site and look around. What I found was really eye opening. A lot of changes made to the home page, menus and look.
I did go and look into the APP and followed some of the links on it's page. From there I went to the Sizing Lube kit page to make cost comparisons.
After that out of curiosity I went into the press menu and the first thing I noticed was the Auto Breech Lock Pro listed as Pro 4000 Kit along with the ABLP press so I just had to look. The ABLP page hadn't much changed other than the Suggested List Price of $165.00... Then the page there are listings for the Pro4000 Kit and the first thing one sees is a $310.00 price tag. Then you select a caliber and go to the page. There you now find a complete press with a 3 die set, shell plate, case feeder, Safety Prime System and an Auto Drum measure. So now you can buy the press as a complete Kit like the Pro1000 or the LoadMaster.
Looking at the page for the Pro1000 it doesn't look much changed other than there appears to be a price drop. The Turret press page also appears to be unchanged.
After looking at all this the thought struck that I know there are many that deprime off the press then wet tumble then prime and it struck me that the new APP press and a Auto Breech Lock Pro press may just work very well together.
I currently have my ABLP/Pro4000 set up for 9mm with the sizer die, powder measure, RCBS pistol tube bullet feeder and then the seat/crimp die. But with the APP I could remove the sizer and replace with the powder measure then the bullet feeder, then the seater and finally with a crimp die. Same could be done with the Pro1000 w/o the dedicated crimp die.
I did go and look into the APP and followed some of the links on it's page. From there I went to the Sizing Lube kit page to make cost comparisons.
After that out of curiosity I went into the press menu and the first thing I noticed was the Auto Breech Lock Pro listed as Pro 4000 Kit along with the ABLP press so I just had to look. The ABLP page hadn't much changed other than the Suggested List Price of $165.00... Then the page there are listings for the Pro4000 Kit and the first thing one sees is a $310.00 price tag. Then you select a caliber and go to the page. There you now find a complete press with a 3 die set, shell plate, case feeder, Safety Prime System and an Auto Drum measure. So now you can buy the press as a complete Kit like the Pro1000 or the LoadMaster.
Looking at the page for the Pro1000 it doesn't look much changed other than there appears to be a price drop. The Turret press page also appears to be unchanged.
After looking at all this the thought struck that I know there are many that deprime off the press then wet tumble then prime and it struck me that the new APP press and a Auto Breech Lock Pro press may just work very well together.
I currently have my ABLP/Pro4000 set up for 9mm with the sizer die, powder measure, RCBS pistol tube bullet feeder and then the seat/crimp die. But with the APP I could remove the sizer and replace with the powder measure then the bullet feeder, then the seater and finally with a crimp die. Same could be done with the Pro1000 w/o the dedicated crimp die.
