mastiffhound
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Yesterday while decapping (depriming) my .223 shells I was having problems. I had got 3 shells stuck the prior day. 2 to 4 shells every time I used it. The rotating tray kept getting stuck where the primers feed. It was awkwark to pull the lever and took way more force than necessary to pop a primer out of a shell and size it. I cleaned it the day before and almost every time I used it. Yes I was using case lube, I am not asking anyone to tell me how to fix that piece of hog crap. I am just listing problems the day before.
Yesterday was the final straw. Things were going ok. I hadn't had a stuck case in 20 rounds or so. Then one stuck, and it was bad! I couldn't pull or push the lever even an inch. I tried to unscrew the die with the hope that turning the case might loosen it. No dice. I then decided to push up on the handle with considerable force, I had torn the bottom of a case up before but I at least got it out of the press and took the die out. That was when the ram decided to disconect itself from the rotating shelf. I was done, I removed the case from the die, boxed everything back up, and took it back to Cabela's. I had only had it since 5/22/12
Cabela's is only 35 to 45 minutes away so not a big deal. I had only run 102 shells through the Lee Pro 1000. When I got there they said that since I still had the box, receipt, and had it less than 90 days they would return it. When talking to the guy who works in the reloading section he told me that the Lee Pro 1000 didn't have a very good reputation and gets returned alot. I then got a Lee Breech Lock Challenger press and the parts to start back up when I got home. I was very angry, if it didn't work then Lee was going to loose a customer. My dad has used their products for around 30 or so years now.
I set up the new Lee Breech Lock when I got home. In about an hour and 45 minutes I had decapped almost 200 cases! The handle was easier to push and pull, and in general felt much sturdier. I am glad I took it back. I would recomend any other Lee loader than the Pro 1000. It is poorly manufactured in my opinion and is not worth 3 times as much as the Breech Lock. With the Breech lock it is faster to reload shells than my dad's old Lee too! All you do is set up your die in the lock and tighten it down. After that you just push a button and twist, the die comes out the new one goes in and you are on your way. Has anyone else had these kinds of problems with the Pro 1000?
Yesterday was the final straw. Things were going ok. I hadn't had a stuck case in 20 rounds or so. Then one stuck, and it was bad! I couldn't pull or push the lever even an inch. I tried to unscrew the die with the hope that turning the case might loosen it. No dice. I then decided to push up on the handle with considerable force, I had torn the bottom of a case up before but I at least got it out of the press and took the die out. That was when the ram decided to disconect itself from the rotating shelf. I was done, I removed the case from the die, boxed everything back up, and took it back to Cabela's. I had only had it since 5/22/12
Cabela's is only 35 to 45 minutes away so not a big deal. I had only run 102 shells through the Lee Pro 1000. When I got there they said that since I still had the box, receipt, and had it less than 90 days they would return it. When talking to the guy who works in the reloading section he told me that the Lee Pro 1000 didn't have a very good reputation and gets returned alot. I then got a Lee Breech Lock Challenger press and the parts to start back up when I got home. I was very angry, if it didn't work then Lee was going to loose a customer. My dad has used their products for around 30 or so years now.
I set up the new Lee Breech Lock when I got home. In about an hour and 45 minutes I had decapped almost 200 cases! The handle was easier to push and pull, and in general felt much sturdier. I am glad I took it back. I would recomend any other Lee loader than the Pro 1000. It is poorly manufactured in my opinion and is not worth 3 times as much as the Breech Lock. With the Breech lock it is faster to reload shells than my dad's old Lee too! All you do is set up your die in the lock and tighten it down. After that you just push a button and twist, the die comes out the new one goes in and you are on your way. Has anyone else had these kinds of problems with the Pro 1000?