Olympus
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Since I got my Lee Loadmaster last Christmas, it has literally been the bane of my existence. When it works, everything is great. But when it doesn't work, it makes so frustrated that I see red, but not it's not Lee red. The biggest problem I have is with the priming system, and more specifically the primer sliders. I have replaced probably 50 total of the large and small sliders. The small primer feeder in particular are the worse. The little hook always seems to get gnarled up and twisted causing problems. At this point, I'm tired of wasting money buying the primer sliders and paying shipping.
I've seriously toyed with the idea of just taking it on the cheek and paying more for commercial bulk ammo. But I like the ability to change charges, bullets, etc and the freedom of reloading my own. And the biggest factor is all the money in components that I have tied up. I have way too much money in the press, the dies, the powders, the bullets and the primers. I doubt I would even get half of my money back on the stuff.
So my question is, should I sell the Loadmaster and just give up on reloading altogether? Or should I sell the Loadmaster or trade it for another kind of press that is more simply to operate? I'd really prefer not going to a single stage press. Whatever speed advantage the progressive Loadmaster has has long been gone in the amount of time I have spent trying to troubleshoot the little problems and time I've spent waiting on parts. I know Dillon seems to be the cream of the crop, but I don't want to invest more money into a more expensive press and have similar problems. Is there some more reliable out there that I might be able to compromise on a little bit of speed from the Loadmaster's progressive model? Especially one that has a priming system that is less prone to complications?
I know there are people who are going to try to convince me to keep the Loadmaster, but I've given the thing 8 solid months and my father in law owns the same press and even he is getting tired of helping me figure out what is causing my problems. I've pretty much decided I'm sick of messing with the Loadmaster completely, so convincing me otherwise is probably a waste of time. Suggestions and opinions are welcome though.
I've seriously toyed with the idea of just taking it on the cheek and paying more for commercial bulk ammo. But I like the ability to change charges, bullets, etc and the freedom of reloading my own. And the biggest factor is all the money in components that I have tied up. I have way too much money in the press, the dies, the powders, the bullets and the primers. I doubt I would even get half of my money back on the stuff.
So my question is, should I sell the Loadmaster and just give up on reloading altogether? Or should I sell the Loadmaster or trade it for another kind of press that is more simply to operate? I'd really prefer not going to a single stage press. Whatever speed advantage the progressive Loadmaster has has long been gone in the amount of time I have spent trying to troubleshoot the little problems and time I've spent waiting on parts. I know Dillon seems to be the cream of the crop, but I don't want to invest more money into a more expensive press and have similar problems. Is there some more reliable out there that I might be able to compromise on a little bit of speed from the Loadmaster's progressive model? Especially one that has a priming system that is less prone to complications?
I know there are people who are going to try to convince me to keep the Loadmaster, but I've given the thing 8 solid months and my father in law owns the same press and even he is getting tired of helping me figure out what is causing my problems. I've pretty much decided I'm sick of messing with the Loadmaster completely, so convincing me otherwise is probably a waste of time. Suggestions and opinions are welcome though.