While I am not one of Lee's biggest proponents, they have responded quickly when errors on their part were pointed out...i.e., a 45 Colt die set with the expander wrong..new one to me in three days, another set missing the decapping rod, expanding ball, decapping pin..again, three day replacement.
They respond well to email questions also. I asked what it would take to convert one of their progressive (pro1000) to a simple turret press. They immediately gave me the list of parts needed as well as prices.
Moulds are just so-so. I have several. None rank among my favorites and my feeling is that the tumble lube bullets are only o.k. and for low velocity loads.
Pro1000 presses are a joke. Primer feed is the weakest link and the "powder through" expanding die sticks and jiggles even a rock of gibralter bench.
I started shotshell reloading in the early sixties with an original Lee hand set. Quickly moved up to a cheap, second hand MEC and never went back.
Richard Lee is the George Leonard Herter of overhyping and self aggrandizement when it comes to promoting his product. If you take his hype with a grain of salt, good ammo can be created but you need to be really careful. His dipper system for powder is o.k. and I've loaded many trial loads using them, but always with a scale for verification.
I fail to see how he can claim that a crimping die can both roll crimp and taper crimp and if so, why does he still sell taper crimp dies?
Enough of my rant. I think I'll go and cast some 44s from a Lyman gang mold.
