This was really good instruction for anyone who owns the Lee Loadmaster. As you demonstrated it takes a few Minutes of set up time and Maybe some fine tuning after you get going, however It will load ammo and keep up with the best of them, RCBS, Hornady and Dillon to name a few. Plus the Loadmaster comes with a price that everyone can afford. I have Two Dillon's for my consumable ammo and they are easier to set up.. However the Loadmaster saves you about $300 on basic unit price. as far as ammo? I have tested ammo made with the Dillon and a Loadmaster in a Machine rest and there was No Difference in accuracy. Dave.
So instead of changing the plate pusher adjustment. Why not buy one and when you change plates you also change the plate pushrod that is already calibrated to the round?
I guess you have to do what you have to do,but you should not have to screw with your indexing rod when changing calibers. The indexing Rod does one thing only it turns the shell plate. It doesn't lock anything into place. it indexes from one station to the next that is its sole purpose. The little washer thing underneath the nut that tightens down the shell plate holder keeps the shell plate holder from going anywhere. And that little knob sticking out kicks your final round into your basket
It also looks like you need to polish the plate on the bottom and where it rides. The Lee is an excellent press but they lack the finishing touches the higher end ones do polish it up everything works great
When you install the powder measure you turn the nut to install. My friends you can not do that. You can only move it with difficulty a half turn. Any idea on that?
I love nice tools like Snap-On and MAC, but the prices they charge for that stuff is ridiculous. Same with Dillon. How they can justify the price they charge is beyond me. They do make a nicer press than LEE does, but not 5 times nicer. Once you get the Loadmaster going, it works just as well as the Dillon. Pull the lever and a live round falls into the bin. The live round has a primer, proper amount of powder, a bullet and a crimp. Rounds from both presses measure out the same and weigh the same. The gun that's going to fire that round won't know the difference. I say that about the loadmaster. I did own the Lee Pro 1000 and would not say the same about that progressive press. I spent as much time fixing it to keep it running as I did reloading ammo.
Why not? It works. When you show up at the range with a thousand rounds of live ammunition, no one can tell if you loaded them with a Loadmaster or a Dillon. There is literally no difference at that point.
