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im looking into reloading 40 cal ammo since i recieved a new handgun. on another fourm, a guy swears by the lee loadmaster and my dad has used a lee load all for the last 30 years for his trap shooting.

does anyone have opinions about this press? i can get the press for $310 on amazon. im looking at making a tumbler also.

so whos got one? love or hate it ??????
 
I have never used anything but a Lee, a Lee single stage at that..never had a problem getting .5 moa out of any varmint rifle I have owned, except for one .17 Havalina about 20 years ago. I do load .45 acp with my single stage Lee. I think they make a good press.
They are probably easier on the wallet too.
Just my opinion
 
People either love or hate the loadmaster. It doesn't seem to be an in between state, either pros or cons.
I just bought the LEE Classic Cast (new model) and a Redding T7
Hoping those will keep me going. Eventually I might go back to Dillon, as I used to have the RL650 and really fancy a 1050
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I've had a Lee 1000 Progressive (3 station) for the last 25 years and used to load up to 1000 handgun rounds per session on it for competition practice...Still have it on my bench and it still works as it should...

I never could justify the cost of a complete Dillon set up that might produce more rounds in the same time...

The LoadMaster is a 5 position set up and Midway Arms currently have them for just under $155, which in my opinion, is a great price for what you are getting...

It just depends on your preferences and budget...In today's economy, that might be a major factor...
 
Its funny though, I might still go with a loadmaster if I can get one in 22-250 as its excellent value for money, but looking in the catalogue it lists about everything EXCEPT the 22-250 :-(
 
I have had several progressive presses, including the Loadmaster, a Hornady, and a Super 1050. There is no doubt that the 1050 and the Dillon dies was the best setup I ever used.

The Loadmaster will work ok, but it has issues with primer feeders, and I didn't like having to empty the hollow ram of spent primers thru that little trap door, and ended up unbolting the thing and turning it upside down to get them out. This in turn necessitated cleaning the whole dang thing of grit and grime.

While there are 5 holes in the turret, you can only use 4 of them, which is adequate for most uses I guess.

At its price point it is an adequate press. I don't think I would buy another.

Presently using a Lee Classic Cast turret press for my reloading needs.
 
I have had a Loadmaster and still run two Pro 1000's for handgun ammo if you are only loading for a handgun get the Pro 1000 mine has loaded 10's of thousands of rounds of ammo and once you figure out all the little glitches in the press they are easy to keep running ,
The Loadmaster I had was a big POS to many plastic parts and the primer system is terrible as was the auto indexing system I just ended up turning it by hand!
 
Originally Posted By: Rich44I have had a Loadmaster and still run two Pro 1000's for handgun ammo if you are only loading for a handgun get the Pro 1000 mine has loaded 10's of thousands of rounds of ammo and once you figure out all the little glitches in the press they are easy to keep running ,
The Loadmaster I had was a big POS to many plastic parts and the primer system is terrible as was the auto indexing system I just ended up turning it by hand!

i plan to reload 40 s&w right now but id love to reload rifle brass n the future. i still need to figure out which is the cheapest plinking round to congeal, id like to get a 6 die mold and hammer out some rounds soon
 
I reload 40 S&W, 45 acp ,38spcl ,45 Colt, 44mag , 357mag, all on the pro 1000 I even load. 223 on it I personaly would rather load rifle ammo on a single stage press.
I also cast alot of my own bullets and 38special is pretty hard to beat as far as cheap plinking
 
im rethinking the loadmaster, simply because i want to get a 357 revolver for hunting.


the pro 1000 seems to be a fan favorite, but i think the loadmaster would pump them out quicker
 
I don't think you will be able to tell the difference the Pro 1000 has two less stations, although with the loadmaster you can add a taper crimp die for auto pistol rounds and with the Pro 1000 I taper crimp as a seperate operation in my single stage press
 
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well, the only thing i wish to accomplish with my reloading press is to make the cheapest rounds possible. my current handgun is 40, i hope to purchase a 9mm soon, and my dad has a 45.

now off in the future, id like to get a 357 for hunting, but that may never happen, who knows
 


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