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I'm slightly amazed Lee still makes this thing. I still have an earlier version from 1985, bought it for around $100. I've done thousands of rounds through it. You should show the carousel with more than one round going through the stages. That's when this thing shines!
Good morning Ervin and thanks so much for looking at my content 👍🙏👍🙏. Glad to see one more Lee enthusiast. This particular short clip I opted for a slow mode to make the process more understandable. As you know, normally it goes much faster. Have a look at the link in the pinned comment for the complete view of the process on some 9mm or alternative, even more details for a .45ACP. I am sure you will like this. the .45ACP is a very detailed process and will benefit you if you have the same press. also lots of other clips on the channel on this press. have a great weekend.
I never used such a fancy contraption but I suspect the safest way in which to use this thing is to visually inspect the primer raising to the hole (or observe how perhaps you can see light through the touch hole initially but then not anymore as the primer is seated), and to also glance to the casing loaded with power to ensure both that there's powder in it AND that it appears to be at the typical level it always is. You should not go on 'auto-pilot' when reloading, you should be doing everything intently and carefully, but in my mind provided you positively confirm there is both a primer and roughly-correct amount of powder in each round... you can get a pretty quick rhythm. Primer seated in that one and there's powder in the other one, place bullet, CRANK. Primer seated and there's powder, place bullet and CRANK. Primer seated and there's powder, place bullet and CRANK. And so on and so on. If you do it for long enough, eventually you should be able to just eyeball a casing to see that "Wait... there's a little less/more powder in there than usual... I'll dump it out into the powder feed, hold the casing as the machine is CRANKED, and do whatever must be done to ensure that it gets back in line and gets powder/bullet like it's supposed to. So it's 'auto-pilot,' in a sense, but if you're still paying attention to EVERY DAMN CASING being primed and fed powder, then you should never be at risk of a squib or an overcharged round. What would be dangerous is if you 100% relied on the mechanisms of the machine and ONLY focused on 'grab bullet, place, CRANK, grab bullet, place, CRANK, etc.' Only paying attention to the ONE manual human operation, and that is placing the bullet. Any experienced reloaders want to share their experiences/advice?
@@normanmccollum6082 More accidents have happened with these high-speed turret presses than the single stage boys. On top of visually inspecting charged cases before bullet seating, I throw a charge into my scale pan and weigh the dispensed powder with a manual beam scale after every 10-15 cases. I use zeroing plus check weights to verify scale calibration before I muck around with my powder measure. When I'm done seating, I grab a few rounds at random and check OAL with calipers, especially if there's no cannelure on the bullets I'm using. 10k+ rounds of various handloaded calibers and not a single squib or catastrophic explosion so far, brb gonna knock on wood.
Good evening Yuri. Thanks so much for looking at the content and for the positive comment🙏👍🥇. Very much appreciate your support. do have a look on the channel for more of the sort and other related to the same subject. Take care and have a great day
Thanks Rick. Glad you like this. Have a look on the channel for longer clips, similar and much other on the subject. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by and finding time to comment.👍 👍👍👍
Thank you so much for looking at my content and for this nice and positive comment. Have a look on my channel for longer clips of similar nature. Take care and have a great week. 👍👍👍👍
I easily imagine reloading is more cost effective if you want a lot of ammo sooner, or shoot a lot more than the average person. I've been sitting on a 500rd box of 9mm i bought back in november. I think about 100-150 rounds have been used out of that bin
Hello David. Thanks for your comment and for sharing your thoughts. I doubt it is viable for anyone to reload with such low ammo consumption. Unless one is looking to get better ammo, in a sense that it would be customized according to specific handgun, reloading appears to be unreasonable. Well not unreasonable but commercially not viable. Take care and have a great week. 👍👍👍👍
@@cavsnation831 Thanks for stopping by the channel and looking at my content. It is very difficult to find at this point. Primers have been unavailable for months here. Maybe things will get better. Take care and have a great evening. 👍👍👍👍
@@cavsnation831 Good morning. Price are not just high. It is also impossible to get the materials for reloading. Take care and thanks for looking at my content. Have a great day.👍👍
Good morning dingus. Thanks for looking at the content. When reloading one saves money and most importantly increases the accuracy when shooting. when reloading one makes the rounds specific for the intended weapon and therefore accuracy is increased. Prices of reloading materials have gone up but these are the numbers as they stand today: Based on 1000 x9mm rounds: €90 = CPRN heads. €45 = Primers SP €25 = Propellant €00 = copper cases "free" €160 = TOTAL cost for 1000 rounds €290 = Price of Factory ammo 124grain FMJ selling at the moment. Have a look on my channel to see the process in more detail. links in the description and pinned comment. Take care.
@@eriknelson5583 Based on my experience you save money. More important is the fact that reloaded ammo is more accurate. Based on your wast experience, under what circumstances do you deduce that reloading is unsustainable?And moderate the tone. Do keep this discussion civilized.
"Danggit im out of bullets" *pulls out a whole factory* Edit: woah 1.5k likes? Edit 2: omg we are so close to 2k Edit 3: lesgoo 2k likes Edit 4: Aint no way 2.5K likes
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 how do you get your casings and all that to make your bullet? I’d think the gunpowder and little plug are bought from a licensed owner but what about the rest?
Good evening Andrew and thanks so much for stopping by🙏🙏. I am very glad you like this one. You might be interested to know that the pinned comment includes a link of a longer and more detailed clip of this press. Have a great evening.
Olá 👍👍👍.This particular short clip I opted for a slow mode with only a singular round to make the process more understandable. Normally it goes much faster. Have a look at the link in the pinned comment for the complete view of the process on some 9mm or alternative, even more details for a .45ACP. You can see the real speed from here. Have a great week.
These are great machines. But I still use the equipment my dad had bought in 1963 at the Air Force Base Rod & Gun Club. He taught me to use it in 1967 at 10yo. I still use it today and it's nice to go down memory lane while making reloads.
Good afternoon and thanks for stopping by and leaving such a heart-felt comment👍👍🙏. It's nice to remember the good old days when children has real fun, outdoors and enjoying the simplest things in life. Take care and have a great day.
@@aaronwalsh2046 Good evening Aaron and thanks for looking at my content. I am sorry you found this to be boring. Please visit my channel for more variation of clips on the subject and more. I hope you can find something that is to your liking. Here is the link for my channel trailer th-cam.com/video/ge0LNO4a03Y/w-d-xo.html This one for the Channel: th-cam.com/users/ReloadingMoreAD1966 Have a great day.
Good evening Vladi. Thanks for stopping by👍👍🥇🥇🙏🙏. I have in access of 350 videos on my channel and at least 98% of them are without dialogue. Have a look. Also in the pinned comment of this video you can find a link for a longer clip on this press. Link for the channel is this one. www.youtube.com/@ReloadingMoreAD1966 Have a great weekend.
Hi Kurt. When I purchased my Pro 1000 it was the cheapest progressive press available on the market, still is up to this day if I am not mistaken. At around $300, it was great value for money. Now if people compare the lee to other presses such as those from hornady, dillon, or forster it is in my opinion wrong because they are on a different price level. It is a great press. it needs few tweaks, some as I have done and documented on my channel. In addition, Lee has now the new 2023 Lee Pro 1000 and they have for sure fixed lots if not all these small issues. Personally, I am extremely happy considering what I originally paid and the amount of rounds I have loaded. You get days that things don't work out but that you get with everything these day. Have a look at my detailed clip on some nice 45ACP or I also have another on 9mm. clips of modifications are also on the channel. th-cam.com/video/etEE3MgxAO0/w-d-xo.html
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 they're still at $300 range at my Local Gun shop. But im debating if its worth the extra 300 for the 6 pack pro or save money and get the lee pro 1000
@@WaterMaloneeee hard to say for sure. Some time I wish I have 4 stations instead of 3. Mostly because I like to add a crimp when loading 357 and 38. 3 dies have always served me well for loading 9mm rounds. The 6000 is a nice piece of equipment that I am also considering but for now I cannot justify the expense because for my main pistol rounds 6 stations seem too much. Go on a couple of forums and see what the community is saying about the 6000 Have a great evening.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 nice thought out. It'll be my first progressive. Been reloading on my single stage for my rifles only. I might have to use my single stage probably for a while on my 9mm just to get going and decide which progressive to go with. With the price of the 6 pack pro. My wallet doesn't agree yet lol
@@WaterMaloneeee consider a Dillon progressive. A bit more pricey but extremely easy to upgrade if you decide to expand. Plus, Dillon’s customer service to second to none…. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve used them all.. But each manufacturer has its strengths… Hornady and Redding dies, Starline brass, Federal primers, VV powder, and whatever bullets your shooter likes best. For plinking, I like Berry’s for semi’s and Hornady bulk lead / Hard Cast for revolvers. For loaders, check out Dillon Precision.
good evening jones. Much appreciate your genuine comment. I am so happy you find this interesting. Do have a look on the channel for more shorts and longer clips about the subject. take care and have a great day. 👍👍🙏🙏
▶👍Good Morning. Thanks for taking interest in my content. Now this is an excellent question. I did workout the answer to your question months back for another member. Here are my own workings as follows: 🔶Based on 9mm setup only. (Changing caliber is approximately $100 addition, mostly dies and shell plate) 🔶ALL FIGURES & CALCULATION DONE January 2022 as follows: $300 _ Lee Pro 1000 Press 9mm, ref. 90640. $020 _ Lee Case Collator, ref. 90667. $045 _ Lyman Ammo Checker, ref. 7833000. $012 _ Dillon precision case lube, ref. 13733. $055 _ Scale frankford arsenal, ref. DS-750 $050 _ Price estimate for a generic caliper. $048 _ Price estimate for kinetic bullet puller. $530 _ TOTAL INVESTMENT of above listed item. $160 _ TOTAL Calculated price of raw materials to fabricate 1000 rounds type (CPRN-124gr) "brass cases free)
$300 _ TOTAL Average price for factory loaded ammo, 1000 rounds, 124gr. 🔶Therefore, excluding labor cost, I save $140/1000 Rounds. 🔶Therefore, investment of $530 / Savings of $140 = 3786 rounds. 🔶Therefore, after 4000 rounds I start saving $140 / 1000 rounds I send down range. 🔶🔶🔶 In short, after 4000 rounds I cover my investment cost.
@@korodski it is labor intensive process. One must be committed, methodic and organized to safely reload and produce safe rounds .If I take under consideration the time needed, than it becomes far less economically viable to reload. Take care and have a great day
Good afternoon Alek and thanks for stopping by and having a look at my content🙏🙏👍👍. I am glad you like this one and that I remind you indirectly of some good times. Have a great weekend.
Huh? Why is that? Edit: Wait, wait, I figured it out. It's because Biden is retarded. Funny! What did he say? ".22 will injure the lung, 9mm will remove the lung from the body." Something like that, so damn stupid.
A couple of things here. While this Lee Pro-1000 operated smoothly this time, it doesn't always go to plan. I had one that was horrible at missing or flipping primers. If it misses a primer, it dumps powder into the mechanism and takes 10-15 minutes to get it completely clean again. I've gone to Hornady LnL's. While I like the case loading ability of the Lee, Hornady does have that option. Hornady's warranty is great. With the LnL, you can set your dies up once and not have to fiddle with them again if you are changing calibers. The inserts are about $6.00 per die. Dillon, however, one shell plate is $100.00. As to savings, prior to the pandemic, I could load a box of 9mm for $2.50. I cast my bullets from wheelweights and scrounged my cases. Primers were $35.00/1000( so, 3.5 cents ea.), and the amount of powder was about a penny. It's relaxing to reload, though it's not for everyone. But, during ammo shortages, when everyone else is panicking, you can relax, knowing you have thousands of rounds of ammo stockpiled. And, the components to make more.
Good morning and thanks so much from sopping by Battalion.👍👍 It is comment like your that make up keep creating content. not often dose one come at such great comment with excellent insight to all the community. About the Lee press, I have had numerus issues and the primer flipping was a big one. Not to mention the cases being pulled back out or the shell plate holder cracking in a couple of occasions. I honestly share the frustration. On the one you see here I did several minor modifications and honestly it work almost 100% without any issue. Had a look at your channel and you struck me as someone that knows a thing or two about mechanics. If you get some time, please have a look at this longer clip for the Pro 1000 as it shows the process in detail. Here the link: th-cam.com/video/etEE3MgxAO0/w-d-xo.html About the LNL press I had the pleasure of seeing that beast in operation at a friends place in Sicily on one of my trips. He is using the LNL for competitive shooting, specifically for 40S&W and he has only positive things to say about that one. it works extremely well and has a stronger construction compared to the Pro1000, as you would expect since he almost 3 times the price of the Lee. Have a look at my channel as I have lots of DIY projects for the press and much, much more. Here is a link for the channel trailer: th-cam.com/video/ge0LNO4a03Y/w-d-xo.html . Take care and have a great day 🥇🚒👩🚒 🇺🇸 🇲🇹
@ReloadingMoreAD1966 Well....I wrote you a reply that seems to have vanished. I watched your other video on reloading the .45ACP. Well done! Looks like you are much more organized than I am. I keep an eye on things, but I never thought of figuring out the entire weight of powder I was loading for. I just fill the hopper up and dump whatever is left back in my powder jug. I know about how many rounds I can get per pound. If I'm 3 or 4 each direction, that's pretty good. I've been loading .223's lately. My charge was 20 gn. of 4198. I checked my powder drop on an electronic scale. 20.018gn. And that seemed to be very consistent. Accuracy on these is very good. I saw that one of your friends said you are Ram. From your components, and profile, I figure you're in Malta. I don't know much about European reloading and shooting, other than Switzerland looks like a place I want to visit. Keep up the Freedom Seeds! Al
@@battalion151R Thanks so much for your kind words. I am situated in Malta so we have some limitation when it comes to space. here we have just one range open all year that allows pistols. take care.
@ReloadingMoreAD1966 Gotcha! I'm fortunate to be living in a Redneck county in Ohio. A lot of us here have a backyard range or have buddies that have one. It's not uncommon to hear gunshots coming from several different directions, especially on the weekends. I can't remember when someone was shot out here. It's been a while. Meantime, in Columbus, it's a daily thing. I'd love to visit the Mediterranean to go scuba diving. I see pictures, and the water looks like crystal. You take care Ram.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 Again, I wrote you back. It disappeared again! 😡 It's not your fault, but some stupid algorithm is intercepting my messages. Anyhow, I left you a message on your trailer. What caliber is the Italian (I think. Couldn't make out the make. Maybe Pietta?) six gun?
Good afternoon and thanks for stopping by the channel Cecil👍🙏. Thanks for the vote of confidence with your subscription. Glad you like this clip. have a look at the longer clips on this press and much more on the channel. Links in the pinned comment. Take care and have a great day.
Good evening Daniel. Thanks for stopping by and looking at my content.🙏🙏👍👍 Here are my own workings as follows. They are from few months back but they should give you a good idea. Take care and have a great weekend. 🔶Based on 9mm setup only. (Changing caliber is approximately $100 addition, mostly dies and shell plate) 🔶ALL FIGURES & CALCULATION DONE January 2022 as follows: $300 _ Lee Pro 1000 Press 9mm, ref. 90640. $020 _ Lee Case Collator, ref. 90667. $045 _ Lyman Ammo Checker, ref. 7833000. $012 _ Dillon precision case lube, ref. 13733. $055 _ Scale frankford arsenal, ref. DS-750 $050 _ Price estimate for a generic caliper. $048 _ Price estimate for kinetic bullet puller. $530 _ TOTAL INVESTMENT of above listed item ONLY. Expect other costs will pop up along the way. The sky is the limit how much you can manage to spend on reloading.
Thanks for stopping by the channel Yu Xuan👍👍. Accuracy is sometimes subject to the type and dimension of the propellant used. I would say that all-in-all, the new system operates slightly better. On the old system, I prefer it when it comes to setting up the flare on the cases since it has more adjustment. Have a look at my longer clip about the press. th-cam.com/video/WN2Aco4cXt8/w-d-xo.html
Buongiorno Paolo. Dal cognome presumo che lei vive nel bel paese. Se mi stai chiedendo informazioni sul materiale di ricarica che sto usando qui, tutte le informazioni sono nella descrizione di questo video. Maggiori dettagli nella clip lungo accessibile dal mio "Commento Pinned" Se sei interessato al tipo di fotocamera che sto utilizzando, è una vecchia EOS. Grazie e alla prosima.
Good morning Noone, Thanks for taking time and looking at my content. It might be a little bit slower but not my much. This press can be fitted with a cheap original attachment that would place the bullet in position automatically. Personally I find it better to place the bullet manually because I can use that motion to also visually inspect that the powder is in the case. I have a longer detailed clip on this press, link in the pinned comment. Have a look at that to see the entire process. Take care and have a great day.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 Oh there is an option for automatic placement. Would have been a design flaw if there would not been a hopper for the bullets, because you can attach that to external power to automate the whole process.
@@JerryCrow Hi Jerry. Thanks so much for looking at my content👍🙏. The actual product supplied by Lee, the producer of these press is a system without any external power. You would manually place the bullets in a hopper and they are placed on top of the case mechanically, without any external power. the product is item 90894 and cost under $100. (Here is a link for the system but on a larger press . th-cam.com/video/xF1_oCImOfo/w-d-xo.html ) One can also find non original systems that work even better that are fully motorized and require even lesser effort to operate. Such systems range from $250 upwards. Take care and have a great day
You can alwsys upgrade bro but when I learned it was nice to do it with your fingers, you get a good alignment and if your press is a hand press you can feel better if anything went weird that wasnt supposed to as you seat the bullet into the casing
Hi. Not easy making something like that. One would need to have specialized equipment. My production capacity is just for personal use and run manually. A more detailed footage of the production as I do it is available here. th-cam.com/video/etEE3MgxAO0/w-d-xo.html . Take care and have a great day.
Hi. Personally I must agree with you, in part at least. Since I started reloading especially the first year or so, I shot much more. I slowed down and if I had to put a percentage I probably shot 25% more than I did 5 years ago. not that is relevant but since then I have also increased the number of different calibers. in the end, personally and from my limited experience, I feel and I know that I am saving money when reloading. BUT most importantly, I have rounds that are more accurate because they are specifically loaded for my own needs and weapons. Take care and have a great evening.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 I 100% agree with you on being able to make custom loads, and the obvious benefits to that; IMHO it's the #1 reason to reload. #2 being that you either save money by reloading your spent brass, or you buy yourself the ability to shoot more, both of which are good things. Thank you for the reply, and the #short itself; you just gained another sub 👍🏿
@@mysterycitizen2135 Much appreciate. Have a look on the channel as I have much more on this press and other topics related to this sport. Have a great day.
Good morning and thank you for stopping by and finding time to leave a comment🙏🙏👍. Very impressive observation skills. Someone picked up on these issues a couple of days ago. It is not usual with this press as it is as aligned as one would expect on all occasions. The alignment issue and other issues you see here were real but lucky for me it was no issue during firing. I captured it as soon as I started editing and immediately knew the reason. I estimate that few rounds prior this single round footage the shell plate carrier cracked because I replaced it few rounds after this footage was taken when it totally gave way. I had to inspect a lot of rounds with a case gauge because I was not sure how many might have had issues. After replacing the complete part, item 90683 by Lee, it all worked fine as before. Do have a look on the channel for longer clips on this press. Link in the pinned comment. Have a great day and thanks for your comment.🥇🥇
Good morning Mika. Had the pleasure of living in your lovely country for 6 years uninterrupted👍👍🥇🥇. This rig will work for pistol rounds and few other rifle rounds. personally for rifles I would go for a single stage press something like the MEC marksman. for every caliber you will need different dies and some other parts. The press remains the same. have a look at a great community member in Norway. here is the link. www.youtube.com/@snapshotscorner5542 Also more details and longer clips on my channel about this press. Take care and have a great day.
Good morning Enrique. The Mark 7 press is a marvel of engineering. I have seen the Apex 10 in action and it is just so nice to watch. With that said, I think it would not be just to compare a $3000 press with the Pro 1000, priced at around $300. This one here has served me well, specifically on pistol calibers, considering it is a fraction of the price tag for a mark 7. In any case, if money is not an issue, amen to the Mark 7 press. Take care and have a great day👍👍
I've got 3 of them in a row on my reloading table. 9mm, 40 and 45. It takes a little bit to get them tuned in. But when they are you can bang out 100's of reloads in a very short time. There are better ones out there, but not for the price! Planning on getting another one in 223.
Good evening and thanks for stopping by the channel🙏🙏👍👍. You have summarized a lot in your comment . Much appreciate your feedback. I have just one but I run 4 different calibers on it. No big issues after I got to know more how it all works. These are great value for money and with little patience one can produce great rounds. Have a look at the link in the pinned comment for the complete view of the process on some 9mm or alternative, even more details for a .45ACP. Have a great day.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 I know you can change out calibers but as inexpensive as these units are and getting them dialed in just the way you want. I just keep them the same caliber and can jump from machine to machine to load what I need at the time.
Good afternoon James and thanks for stopping by the channel 👍👍🙏. These are exclusively for personal use for target shooting. Take care and have a great evening.
My dad bought one of these when I bought my Dillon 550. He laughed at me cuz he paid a 100 dollars and I paid 350. Then I changed calibers in about 3 minutes from 9mm to .357. Then .45, then 10mm, then .223. All take 3 to five minutes to change over. Changing calibers on that machine is a nightmare. Six months later he bought a Dillon. That was thirty years ago and my 550 is still humming away.
God afternoon and thanks for stopping by the channel James🙏👍. The dillon 550 is a fantastic reloading machine. Hard to compare to be honest. Depends what budget you have and what you are planning to reload. the lee is a cost effective solution and the ammo it makes is reasonable good. it will need a few adjustment but eventually when you understand how it works it is a nice machine to have. I must say I can relate to the frustration your father might have encountered during the years. Have a look at the other more longer clips of the Lee 1000 on my channel. link in the pinned comment. Also here is a link to another video on my channel for the Dillon 650 . th-cam.com/video/UyKHr_O8-tg/w-d-xo.html Have a great evening.
How much does it cost to get set up for reloading? And what's the estimated $/round? Gonna do my own research, just hoping somebody can offer a "fast-track" answer/estimate? Been very interested for a long time but hadn't been in a position to invest in the matter.
Good afternoon. . Thanks for stopping by and looking at my content.🙏🙏👍👍 Here are my own workings as follows: 🔶Based on 9mm setup only. (Changing caliber is approximately $100 addition, mostly dies and shell plate) 🔶ALL FIGURES & CALCULATION DONE January 2022 as follows: $300 _ Lee Pro 1000 Press 9mm, ref. 90640. $020 _ Lee Case Collator, ref. 90667. $045 _ Lyman Ammo Checker, ref. 7833000. $012 _ Dillon precision case lube, ref. 13733. $055 _ Scale frankford arsenal, ref. DS-750 $050 _ Price estimate for a generic caliper. $048 _ Price estimate for kinetic bullet puller. $530 _ TOTAL INVESTMENT of above listed item ONLY. $160 _ TOTAL Calculated price of raw materials to fabricate 1000 rounds type (CPRN-124gr) "brass cases free) $300 _ TOTAL Average price for factory loaded ammo, 1000 rounds, 124gr. 🔶Therefore, excluding labor cost, I save $140/1000 Rounds. 🔶Therefore, investment of $530 / Savings of $140 = 3786 rounds. 🔶Therefore, after 4000 rounds I start saving $140 / 1000 rounds I send down range. 🔶🔶🔶 In short, after 4000 rounds I cover ONLY my investment cost. Expect more cost as you go along.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 fantastic, thank you, most of that I understood. Lol. So if i got this straight, roughly $530 gets my workstation set up, and from there it will cost me approx. $160 to produce myself 1000rds?
Good morning Felipe and thanks so much for looking at my content 👍🙏👍🙏.I an very glad this is to your liking. Have a look at the link in the pinned comment for the complete view of the process on some 9mm or alternative, even more details for a .45ACP. Take care and have a great weekend.
Good morning and thanks for stopping by the channel 👍👍 I think the lowest on the scale might be the most simplified Dillon 650 with 9x19 dies. The Pro autodrive motor for the 650 will cost you around $2700 so a total cost of around $4500 might be the cheapest one can manage. Obviously you add up the cost for every additional caliber change kit, around $400 for pistol rounds and more for rifle rounds dependable on what dies you go for. They can range from $400 to $1200 per different caliber. Take care and have a great weekend.
Good afternoon. . Thanks for stopping by and looking at my content.🙏🙏👍👍 Here are my own workings as follows: 🔶Based on 9mm setup only. (Changing caliber is approximately $100 addition, mostly dies and shell plate) 🔶ALL FIGURES & CALCULATION DONE January 2022 as follows: $300 _ Lee Pro 1000 Press 9mm, ref. 90640. $020 _ Lee Case Collator, ref. 90667. $045 _ Lyman Ammo Checker, ref. 7833000. $012 _ Dillon precision case lube, ref. 13733. $055 _ Scale frankford arsenal, ref. DS-750 $050 _ Price estimate for a generic caliper. $048 _ Price estimate for kinetic bullet puller. $530 _ TOTAL INVESTMENT of above listed item ONLY. $160 _ TOTAL Calculated price of raw materials to fabricate 1000 rounds type (CPRN-124gr) "brass cases free) $300 _ TOTAL Average price for factory loaded ammo, 1000 rounds, 124gr. 🔶Therefore, excluding labor cost, I save $140/1000 Rounds. 🔶Therefore, investment of $530 / Savings of $140 = 3786 rounds. 🔶Therefore, after 4000 rounds I start saving $140 / 1000 rounds I send down range. 🔶🔶🔶 In short, after 4000 rounds I cover ONLY my investment cost. Expect more cost as you go along.
Good morning Todd. Thanks for stopping by👍. I would say that the process for one complete round is 6 second. Let me suggest having a look at my other longer clip on this press as it shows the entire process and you can also see consecutive rounds being produced at around 10 per minute. Take care and have a great Sunday. th-cam.com/video/etEE3MgxAO0/w-d-xo.html
Good morning and thanks so much for looking at my content 👍🙏👍🙏. I can tell you, that crossed my mind on so many occasions, mostly when you start getting propellent in the primer ramp. Some propellant is more fine than others and this can be very, very annoying. I have a feeling when they reached to this stage the RND people had an extra drink, or two. Anyway. All-in-all, this one is a great value for money and I learned to work around this few issues. If you have time, have a look at the link in the pinned comment for the complete view of the process on some 9mm or alternative, even more details for a .45ACP. Take care and have a great weekend.
Is this cheaper then just buying ammo? Because maybe getting the different components is expensive to get from different locations. Because you need to ship or get yourself Also can you reuse the cartridges and if you can how many times til they are unsafe?
Good evening Kerbo. Thanks for looking at this content and commenting accordingly. The cases can be reused but giving you an exact number of reuses is futile because this is dependent on several factors. Based on my experience, my reloading tools and the way I reload, 9mm cases I have used in access of 10 times without any issue. About the cost. Here is a calculation I sent to someone else that had a similar question yesterday. Take care and have a great day.👍👍 ------------------- Here are my own workings as follows: 🔶Based on 9mm setup only. (Changing caliber is approximately $100 addition, mostly dies and shell plate) 🔶ALL FIGURES & CALCULATION DONE January 2022 as follows: $300 _ Lee Pro 1000 Press 9mm, ref. 90640. $020 _ Lee Case Collator, ref. 90667. $045 _ Lyman Ammo Checker, ref. 7833000. $012 _ Dillon precision case lube, ref. 13733. $055 _ Scale frankford arsenal, ref. DS-750 $050 _ Price estimate for a generic caliper. $048 _ Price estimate for kinetic bullet puller. $530 _ TOTAL INVESTMENT of above listed item ONLY. $160 _ TOTAL Calculated price of raw materials to fabricate 1000 rounds type (CPRN-124gr) "brass cases free) $300 _ TOTAL Average price for factory loaded ammo, 1000 rounds, 124gr. 🔶Therefore, excluding labor cost, I save $140/1000 Rounds. 🔶Therefore, investment of $530 / Savings of $140 = 3786 rounds. 🔶Therefore, after 4000 rounds I start saving $140 / 1000 rounds I send down range. 🔶🔶🔶 In short, after 4000 to rounds I cover ONLY my investment cost.
Normally cartridges are good for about 3 reloads, maybe 4-5 if you are getting spent military brass that is thicccc. It is about half the cost of buying ammo, but you will need to offset the cost of the press and prolly another 200-400 bucks for dies and trimmers etc for the cartridges you wanna do and various other tools (powder scale esd mats calipers etc.). Technically you should really also have a proper explosives/flammables cabinet to keep everything in, looking at like 500-1500 bucks new for those dam things. With patience you can find great deals on them on ebay craigslist and the like on occasion. Just know if you are not storing this stuff properly and your house happens to burn down for any reason your home owners insurance will likely use it to try to not pay you. Hell even if you are storing it properly they might try. It might take a few years but it will pay for itself eventually at any level. Personally I would recommend getting a lee classic not one of these all in one progressive monstrosities. It's a bit much to keep track of for a beginner and frankly the things just aren't as reliable. Doing a batch of 50 one operation at a time is basically as fast as the progressive. additionally when batching you can check all your cartridges at each step in process, which is good practice when first starting out and progressives don't really allow you to do easily. Also you will pretty quickly be making ammo that is as good if not better than anything on the commercial market. Reloads are like 20% the cost of high quality match ammo.
@@kylehenline3245 Good evening and thanks for taking time on this excellently, well explained comment. Much appreciate. Take care and have a great day. 👍👍👍👍🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
Good morning and thanks for stopping by the channel Anthony 👍👍. Glad to hear that you liked it. Have a look at the channel for similar, longer and much more on the subject. Take care and have a great weekend 👍
Good afternoon Matt and thank you for stopping by and finding time to leave a comment🙏🙏The case you see here is a nickel plated case, originally from factory ammo by Federal. I have a few of those so for this YT short I felt it would look better than the standard and more common brass. It can be reloaded, unlike a steel case. Take care and have a great day.👍👍🥇🥇
Good morning and thanks so much for stopping by the channel👍👍. I might be mistaken but in this particular instance I think I was using SP8. Have a look at the longer clip for more on this press, th-cam.com/video/GplsUtheYPM/w-d-xo.html . In addition, here is a list of items I normally use, all depends on what is available.. .... BUT.. Don't be fooled by my entertainment video that reloading is a mundane and easy operation. Reloading is a very dangerous affair and it requires lots of time, patience and restraint. Even so, mishaps can happen.. Here is what I normally use for 9x19 reloading. Heads: - 124gr RNCP, FNCP by L.O.S, NTW, Fiocchi, Romana Metalli, H&N or Frontier. - 124gr RN Polymer coated RN by ARES or IGF. - 125gr SJSP, reference 613573 by Fiocchi. - 130gr SJFP, reference B-329 by PRVI. Primers: - S&B, Fiocchi, CCI, Murom or Federal. Propellant: - N320, CSB5, CSB6, FRex, Vectan SP8. Note: For the amount of propellant and overall length of the projectile follow the specified data by each respective manufacturer of the specific product. Have a great weekend
Good morning Yoda and thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment👍👍.. The projectile used here is a 130gr SJFP, reference B-329 fabricated by PRVI, diameter of 0.3545. A similar projectile that I have also used, more frequently than this is the 125gr SJSP, reference 613573 by Fiocchi. Both mentioned projectiles I have used to reload 9mm and .38 special rounds with no issue what so ever. Take care and have a great day.
Just wondering, because i am don't know much about gun and stuff. Can used bullet reloaded again and again infinitely or there're limit of how much used bullet can be reloaded?
Thanks for stopping by the channel. If when saying Bullet you refer to the projectile, being the part that exits the barrel and hits the target, to my understanding t\you cannot reuse that part, unless you collect the lead, melt, cast again and create a brand new projectile. If on the other hand, you are referring to the case, the brass case that is ejected from the pistol, that part can be used several times, mostly depending on the caliber. I have used cases for reloading 9x19mm ammo 6 times for sure with no issue what so ever. Take care and happy new year
@@unknownme217 No problem. I know people that have used cases in access of 15 times, especially with calibers such as the 45ACP. 9x19 and 38SP. When you are looking at rifle calibers, especially magnum calibers such as the 300WM, 338 Lapua and the 416 Barret the story is completely different. These might be practically unusable after the 2nd time. All depends on what tools you have. For instance, if you use an annealer the cases will past longer for such strong calibers. Take care.
Good evening RW. Thanks for looking at the content👍👍👍. Initially I had all sort of issues but after getting familiar with the press and making a number of changes the issues are almost zero. Have a look at the longer clips on this press and you can see it operating with no issues. the one .45ACP is more in detail. Links in the pinned comment of this chat. Take care and have a great day.
Good Morning Burden and thanks for stopping by👍🙏. Here is a small calculation to give you an idea about the costs involved. BUT.. Don't be fooled by my entertainment video that reloading is a mundane and easy operation. Reloading is a very dangerous affair and it requires lots of time, patience and restraint. Even so, mishaps can happen.. Here are my own workings from first quarter of 2022 as follows: 🔶Based on 9mm setup only. (Changing caliber is approximately $100 addition, mostly dies and shell plate) 🔶ALL FIGURES & CALCULATION DONE January 2022 as follows: $300 _ Lee Pro 1000 Press 9mm, ref. 90640. $020 _ Lee Case Collator, ref. 90667. $045 _ Lyman Ammo Checker, ref. 7833000. $012 _ Dillon precision case lube, ref. 13733. $055 _ Scale frankford arsenal, ref. DS-750 $050 _ Price estimate for a generic caliper. $048 _ Price estimate for kinetic bullet puller. $530 _ TOTAL INVESTMENT of above listed item ONLY. $160 _ TOTAL Calculated price of raw materials to fabricate 1000 rounds type (CPRN-124gr) "brass cases free) $300 _ TOTAL Average price for factory loaded ammo, 1000 rounds, 124gr. 🔶Therefore, excluding labor cost, I save $140/1000 Rounds. 🔶Therefore, investment of $530 / Savings of $140 = 3786 rounds. 🔶Therefore, after 4000 rounds I start saving $140 / 1000 rounds I send down range. 🔶🔶🔶 In short, after 4000 rounds I cover ONLY my investment cost. Expect more cost as you go along especially for all other tools and equipment.
@@Burden82 No Problem. My Pleasure. Prices have gone up in the last few months and this particular model of press was replaced by a new model in 2023. Honestly the new model is mostly the same and personally I have been looking to get a second press, older model because I am very familiar with this one. Take care and enjoy the rest of the day. NOTE: that in my pinned comments you can find links to more of my detailed clips of this press.
Good afternoon and thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment👍👍.. I remember and I think it is going to be a thing of the past that supplies were affordable. Take care and have a great day.
Good evening William and thanks for stopping by the channel 🙏👍 WI were much so appreciate your nice and positive comment. Take care and have a great week.
Good evening and thanks for stopping by Jeffery 👍👍. In this particular short clip I opted for a slow mode with only a singular round to make the process more understandable. Have a look at the link in the pinned comment for the complete view of the process on some 9mm or alternative, even more details for a .45ACP. You can see the real speed from here. Take care
Good afternoon and thanks for looking at this content and commenting accordingly👍👍. Normally I reload in batches of 500 Rounds but it all depends on how much I go to the range. I am not a compulsive shooter so 2500 to 3000 9mm pistol rounds per year normally suffice. Thanks and have a great weekend.🙏🙏
Good evening and thanks so much for stopping by and having time to make a comment👍👍🙏. You have captured the sentiments of most of us. The majority do this as a hobby. Take care and have a great day
Hello Luke. Thanks for looking at my content and for this very important question. 😁 I will do my best and get ready for such an eventuality. Take care and have a great evening. 👍 👍 👍
Hello Phily. Thanks for looking at my content. Good morning Dominic. Yesterday someone asked a similar question. Here is the reply with some numbers. Take care and have a great day.👍👍 ------------------- Here are my own workings as follows: 🔶Based on 9mm setup only. (Changing caliber is approximately $100 addition, mostly dies and shell plate) 🔶ALL FIGURES & CALCULATION DONE January 2022 as follows: $300 _ Lee Pro 1000 Press 9mm, ref. 90640. $020 _ Lee Case Collator, ref. 90667. $045 _ Lyman Ammo Checker, ref. 7833000. $012 _ Dillon precision case lube, ref. 13733. $055 _ Scale frankford arsenal, ref. DS-750 $050 _ Price estimate for a generic caliper. $048 _ Price estimate for kinetic bullet puller. $530 _ TOTAL INVESTMENT of above listed item ONLY. $160 _ TOTAL Calculated price of raw materials to fabricate 1000 rounds type (CPRN-124gr) "brass cases free) $300 _ TOTAL Average price for factory loaded ammo, 1000 rounds, 124gr. 🔶Therefore, excluding labor cost, I save $140/1000 Rounds. 🔶Therefore, investment of $530 / Savings of $140 = 3786 rounds. 🔶Therefore, after 4000 rounds I start saving $140 / 1000 rounds I send down range. 🔶🔶🔶 In short, after 4000 rounds I cover ONLY my investment cost.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 very insightful. Thanks. I might try to get something going myself I’m new to firearms in general but I want something semi self sustainable. I like the idea that given the proper materials I could build/make it myself since I was little I’ve always been facilitated by guns bullets middle age weaponry etc Honestly this doesn’t look nearly as complicated is I thought it would be (not that it’s easy) just cool to see that it’s not as impossible as it might seem at first And surprisingly affordable
I haven't done it before, but I'm 90% certain I can do that with just a hammer and a thin screwdriver or metal stick, just nowhere near as efficiently or fast
Good morning Pirate Gamer. Thanks for looking at my content. Lee have a small package that is actually producing rounds with the aid of a hammer. it is time consuming but it is a product that is made commercially and sells for under $80. here is the link for the 9mm type th-cam.com/video/VPp8IzLnZVY/w-d-xo.html have a great day.
Good afternoon and thanks for stopping by Free Truth👍🙏. It's nice to remember good times. I am glad this brings you good memories. For me it is relaxing and a great hobby to reload. Have a look at the link in the pinned comment for the complete view of the process on some 9mm or alternative, even more details for a .45ACP. . Have a great evening
Good morning Hanna and thank you for stopping by and finding time to leave a comment🙏🙏The case you see here is a nickel plated case, originally from factory ammo by Federal. I have a few of those so for this YT short I felt it would look better than the standard and more common brass. It can be reloaded, unlike a steel or aluminum cases. Take care and have a great day.👍👍
I was just getting back to reloading after being on the road for 5 years. Used to have a lee turret press that I made thousands of rounds with. I wanted to set up a bad ass bench this time around I was thinking of using a Lyman 8 hole turret for rifle rounds and such and wanted a progressive press for pistol ammo, would you say it’s worth skipping the lee and grabbing a better progressive press or does the lee hold its tolerances well? Because the turret press I had was kind of sloppy in auto index mode
Hello and good evening. Thanks for looking at my content👍👍. One cannot compare the Lee progressive with for instance the Mark 7 Apex or the Dillon 1050. It is expected that the more you pay the better you are suppose to be served, especially if the Lee progressive is 10% of the price compared to these bigger brands/models. In the end it all boils down to how much you intend to spend and how much ammo and variation you intend to reload. Personally, for pistol rounds I use the progressive and sometimes the single stage. For rifle rounds I have not yet all the needed experience to reload but I already have a Mec Marksman press ready in store for the distant future. Have a great evening and thanks again for passing by.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 so, back to my question, does the lee hold tolerances well? Is there slop in the action that can cause some variation in COAL? I’m not new to this I understand “more money better product” I work as a machinist by trade, I’m trying to ascertain if the press holds its tolerances well or not..
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 should be the number one thing talked about but somehow it’s left out in the review and when I ask a question about I get everything else but what I asked
Good morning Zeb and thanks for stopping by and looking at my content👍🙏. I am assuming you are just joking asking about the name because it is visible in the title, the description and also on the first 8 seconds of the clip. In any case, this is the Pro 1000 by Lee. Have a great weekend.
It would be cool to see dozens of bullets be made this way. I notice there is a type of automation that you can set up with that. It would be cool to see it all work together.
Good evening and thanks so much for stopping by and having a look at my content👍🙏👍🙏. In my pinned comment you can find a link to a more detailed video of this process, 2 actually, one for 9mm and another for .45ACP. They are not fully automated but I manage to get good numbers out of it. Have a great weekend
Good morning Juan and thanks for stopping by.👍👍 Here I am using the 9mm die set by lee, item 90509, comprising of a total of 3 dies. The first is called the "Full Length Sizing Die". This particular die is removing the spent primer and simultaneously sizing the cartridge. The second die is the "Powder Thru Expanding Die". This die will flare the top of the case, making way for the projectile to be seated in the next step. This same die is also the place were the powder charge is released. The third die is seating the bullet in place and also crimping tight the bullet. Now be aware that the crimp is not a roll crimp, sort of what you see on older revolver rounds but just a minimal crimp, similar to factory loaded 9x19mm ammo supplied by most brands. Thanks for showing interest in my content. Have a look at the channel for longer, non-Short clips for this press. Regards and take care.
...had two of them at on time...one set up for 9mm - the other for 45 ACP...great little presses and the case feed system is the most genius and dirt simple ever!!! sold them after my stroke in 2002 - 21 years ago...sorry I did
Good evening Mohammed and thanks for stopping by👍👍. I am glad I got you to remember the good old days. Sorry to here about your stroke. I wish you well🙏. Take care and have a great week.
Good evening and thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment on my channel👍👍. You will still need to fill up primers, case and powder during the process but normally it is no issue. BUT.. Don't be fooled by my entertainment video that reloading is a mundane and easy operation. Reloading is a very dangerous affair and it requires lots of time, patience and restraint. Even so, mishaps can happen.. Take care and have a great day.
Good morning and Thanks for looking at this content👍🙏. I am glad you like this one. if you like to see more in detail this press, have a look at the link in the pinned comment for the complete view of the process on some 9mm or alternative, even more details for a .45ACP. Have a great weekend.
Good evening Daan and thanks for stopping by the Channel🙏🥇. This is a nice press to have and not that expensive. in the Netherlands you should be able to buy this or a different model from www.whd.nl/webwinkel/nl/. Have a look at the link in the pinned comment for the complete view of the process on some 9mm or alternative, even more details for a .45ACP. Have a great weekend
Hi Andrew. Weathersby is a great surname to have in the reloading community👍. For 9mm ammo I have used N320, SP8, Frex green, BE86 or CSB5. It all depends what is available and these days it is hard to find propellant. Thanks for looking at my content. If you are interested in this press, have a look at the detailed process on my channel. Link in the pinned comment. Have a great day
Hello, can you tell something about components, what brand of powder, primer and bullet you use? I know that nickel brass are Federal, bullets looks like Fiocchi but I don’t have full confidence. Greetings from Poland👻
Hello and good morning. Trailing is a list of items I normaly use, all depends on what is available. BUT.. Don't be fooled by my entertainment video that reloading is a mundane and easy operation. Reloading is a very dangerous affair and it requires lots of time, patience and restraint. Even so, mishaps can happen.. Here is what I normally use for 9x19 reloading. Heads: - 124gr RNCP, FNCP by L.O.S, NTW, Fiocchi, Romana Metalli, H&N or Frontier. - 124gr RN Polymer coated RN by ARES or IGF. - 125gr SJSP, reference 613573 by Fiocchi. - 130gr SJFP, reference B-329 by PRVI. Primers: - S&B, Fiocchi, CCI, Murom or Federal. Propellant: - N320, CSB5, CSB6, FRex, Vectan SP8. Note: For the amount of propellant and overall length of the projectile follow the specified data by each respective manufacturer of the specific product. Have a great day.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 I’m asking about components but I’m very interested about bullets because they are for 38/357 in .358 diameter. Have you got any issues with these bullets in 9mm? I use .358 bullets once, but it was soft Frontier 125gr and the load was made for HK USP who literally “eat everything”
@@Spyderco79 Not familiar with the 125g Frontier but the Fiocchi I am using here is 0.3565 in diameter. That is what I measured with my micrometer. The box is also marked as 9mm. Here is an independent link of the box: ( shoparmeriapalmieri.com/COMPONENTIRICARICA/30239-fiocchi-palle-blind-38-357-125gr-8000000031327.html ). This Fiocchi head on a 9mm round gave me no issues when fired from a CZ75. Take care.
Good evening Andrew and thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment on my channel👍👍 Had a listen of that song and it is fantastically perfect for something like this. I suspect it is copyrighted but will give it a try if the opportunity presents itself. Take care and have a great day.
Good morning Duval. Thanks for your very good question. Incidentally, yesterday someone asked the same question. Here is the reply so you can work it out and see if it is something viable for you. Take care and have a great day. ------------------- Here are my own workings as follows: 🔶Based on 9mm setup only. (Changing caliber is approximately $100 addition, mostly dies and shell plate) 🔶ALL FIGURES & CALCULATION DONE January 2022 as follows: $300 _ Lee Pro 1000 Press 9mm, ref. 90640. $020 _ Lee Case Collator, ref. 90667. $045 _ Lyman Ammo Checker, ref. 7833000. $012 _ Dillon precision case lube, ref. 13733. $055 _ Scale frankford arsenal, ref. DS-750 $050 _ Price estimate for a generic caliper. $048 _ Price estimate for kinetic bullet puller. $530 _ TOTAL INVESTMENT of above listed item. $160 _ TOTAL Calculated price of raw materials to fabricate 1000 rounds type (CPRN-124gr) "brass cases free)
$300 _ TOTAL Average price for factory loaded ammo, 1000 rounds, 124gr. 🔶Therefore, excluding labor cost, I save $140/1000 Rounds. 🔶Therefore, investment of $530 / Savings of $140 = 3786 rounds. 🔶Therefore, after 4000 rounds I start saving $140 / 1000 rounds I send down range. 🔶🔶🔶 In short, after 4000 rounds I cover my investment cost. -------------------
Good afternoon and thanks for stopping by the channel Willy 🙏👍. Hands down to the Dillon. That is a fantastic reloading machine. Hard to compare to be honest. Depends what budget you have and what you are planning to reload. The lee is a cost effective solution and the ammo it makes is reasonable good. Here is a link to another of my video on my channel for the Dillon 650 . th-cam.com/video/UyKHr_O8-tg/w-d-xo.html Have a look at the other more longer clips of the Lee 1000 on my channel. Link in the pinned comment. Have a great evening.
What bullets are you using? I’ve not seen 9MM softpoints with a heavy cannelure like that. Looks more like a bullet you’d use in a revolver w/ roll crimp.
Good morning and thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment👍👍.. The projectile used here is a 130gr SJFP, reference B-329 fabricated by PRVI, diameter of 0.3545. A similar projectile that I have also used, more frequently than this is the 125gr SJSP, reference 613573 by Fiocchi. Both mentioned projectiles I have used to reload 9mm and .38 special rounds with no issue what so ever. Have a great weekend
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 Holy smokes, those numbers were hard to find. You out of the US by any chance? -- What powder and charge? I tend to use Power Pistol with heavier bullets, as I find that it’s a decent compromise between chamber pressure and maximum velocity using medium pistol calibers like 9MM and 40 SW
@@1FireyPhoenix Hello Again. I am situated in Europe but import lots of items from USA. Most recent the MEC marksman press. The PRVI heads are old stock. The powder it all depends what is available because it is difficult these days. For 9x19 I most comonly used for N320, CSB5 or 6, FRex green or Vectan SP8. Have a great day.
Good morning Luke. Thanks for looking at my content👍👍👍. The system is equipped with a measurement for powder. The amount of powder used is determined by many factors but as soon as you know what is needed the powder dispenser is adjusted accordingly and very round is filled with the same weight/volume of powder. Do have a look at the longer clip for this press if you are interested. links in the pinned comment. Have a great weekend.
My grandfather used a dispenser which you could manually set the amount it dispensed and then it was weighed also to make sure it wasnt above the maximum or below the minimum requirements for the particular cartidge and it was specified to me that a little bjt goes a long way so if you overload you can turn your pistol into a hand grenade. But as long as everything weighed properly, it was all good
Good Morning Dofri and thanks for stopping by👍🙏. One would need to make a calculation based on the caliber and individual needs. more that just saving money the produced ammo is customized for your specific weapons so the shooter will see a huge improvement on accuracy. Here is a small calculation someone had asked for in the past just to give you an idea about the costs involved. BUT.. Don't be fooled by my entertainment video that reloading is a mundane and easy operation. Reloading is a very dangerous affair and it requires lots of time, patience and restraint. Even so, mishaps can happen.. Here are my own workings from first quarter of 2022 as follows: 🔶Based on 9mm setup only. (Changing caliber is approximately $100 addition, mostly dies and shell plate) 🔶ALL FIGURES & CALCULATION DONE January 2022 as follows: $300 _ Lee Pro 1000 Press 9mm, ref. 90640. $020 _ Lee Case Collator, ref. 90667. $045 _ Lyman Ammo Checker, ref. 7833000. $012 _ Dillon precision case lube, ref. 13733. $055 _ Scale frankford arsenal, ref. DS-750 $050 _ Price estimate for a generic caliper. $048 _ Price estimate for kinetic bullet puller. $530 _ TOTAL INVESTMENT of above listed item ONLY. $160 _ TOTAL Calculated price of raw materials to fabricate 1000 rounds type (CPRN-124gr) "brass cases free) $300 _ TOTAL Average price for factory loaded ammo, 1000 rounds, 124gr. 🔶Therefore, excluding labor cost, I save $140/1000 Rounds. 🔶Therefore, investment of $530 / Savings of $140 = 3786 rounds. 🔶Therefore, after 4000 rounds I start saving $140 / 1000 rounds I send down range. 🔶🔶🔶 In short, after 4000 rounds I cover ONLY my investment cost. Expect more cost as you go along especially for all other tools and equipment.
All the other bays operating at the same time suggests to me that two other operations could be going on, is that correct? Or is it a safety and quality thing that only ones being made at a time, im genuinly curious.
Good morning and thanks so much for looking at my content 👍🙏👍🙏. This particular short clip I opted for a slow mode with only a singular round to make the process more understandable. Normally it goes much faster and the quality remains the same. Have a look at the link in the pinned comment for the complete view of the process on some 9mm or alternative, even more details for a .45ACP. Have a great weekend
Good morning and thanks for stopping by Migor 👍 Do have a look at the longer clip on my channel about this press. You can see the details of the entire process. Link in the pinned comment or here: th-cam.com/video/etEE3MgxAO0/w-d-xo.html . Take care and have a great Sunday.
Thanks for stopping by. Honestly on the 9x19 and the 45ACP I do well with the set of 3. If you look closely at factory ammo of these calibers they are supplied without roll crimp. Take care and have a great evening
@@mrsmel269 I see. I made nothing close to that, not even on all my clips combined. This one hit 8.2mil just before I got accepted to monetise. Was able to start monetisation in may this year. I hope this or another make a run for it. Take care
Good evening Jason and thanks so much for looking at my content 👍👍🥇🥇. I am glad you find this interesting. BUT.. Don't be fooled by my non-education entertainment video that reloading is a mundane and easy operation. Reloading is a very dangerous affair and it requires lots of time, patience and restraint. Even so, mishaps can happen.. Take care and have a great weekend.
How consistent are powder measures? Do a lot of reloading for long range shooting but haven't tried a press like this, I use a electric balance to measure each powder load individually
Good morning and thank you for stopping by and finding time to leave a comment🙏🙏👍. In my opinion, only in my opinion, I think it is consistent enough. At least for me it feels so. When dropping the charge, the variation is visible within + or - 0.1 grain. Can be less or more depending on what type of propellant I go for but never more than 0.15 variation. Have a great weekend.
Hi and good morning. 👍👍I like your question because I have 2 perfect answer. One is easy and one is fun. The easy answer is around 20 rounds per minute when all goes well, but you have to consider that you cannot go on without resting your hand every now and then. To other answer is fun, have a look at my own process here for 9mm. th-cam.com/video/GplsUtheYPM/w-d-xo.html. also available in even more details for .45ACP here th-cam.com/video/etEE3MgxAO0/w-d-xo.html It will show you lots of details of this process. Have a great day.
Good morning Mark and thanks so much for looking at my content 👍🙏👍🙏. Without getting into the merits of the mentioned brand, I can tell you that in the future I have a couple of clips that it will feature the same brand. I can also tell you/confirm your statement as being correct. I have 7 brands of handguns but not one is the mentioned brand. Take care, stay tuned and have a great week. ▶ PS: Do have a look on my channel for much more. ... th-cam.com/users/ReloadingMoreAD1966
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@@виталийлобасов Thanks for looking at my content. Have a great evening. 👍
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@@andree0101 Thanks Andree.👍👍
Is that nickel casing?
Do that 999 more times and we're in business 😁
999 MORE ROUNDS? ☑️
Honestly, I would reload bullets as a job.
@@DeathClanners hell yeah, I'm wanna learn how so I can reload ammo that's not made anymore for a friend
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@DeathClanners sounds like a Hella cool job, until there is static...
I'm slightly amazed Lee still makes this thing. I still have an earlier version from 1985, bought it for around $100. I've done thousands of rounds through it. You should show the carousel with more than one round going through the stages. That's when this thing shines!
Good morning Ervin and thanks so much for looking at my content 👍🙏👍🙏. Glad to see one more Lee enthusiast. This particular short clip I opted for a slow mode to make the process more understandable. As you know, normally it goes much faster. Have a look at the link in the pinned comment for the complete view of the process on some 9mm or alternative, even more details for a .45ACP. I am sure you will like this. the .45ACP is a very detailed process and will benefit you if you have the same press. also lots of other clips on the channel on this press. have a great weekend.
I never used such a fancy contraption but I suspect the safest way in which to use this thing is to visually inspect the primer raising to the hole (or observe how perhaps you can see light through the touch hole initially but then not anymore as the primer is seated), and to also glance to the casing loaded with power to ensure both that there's powder in it AND that it appears to be at the typical level it always is.
You should not go on 'auto-pilot' when reloading, you should be doing everything intently and carefully, but in my mind provided you positively confirm there is both a primer and roughly-correct amount of powder in each round... you can get a pretty quick rhythm.
Primer seated in that one and there's powder in the other one, place bullet, CRANK. Primer seated and there's powder, place bullet and CRANK. Primer seated and there's powder, place bullet and CRANK. And so on and so on. If you do it for long enough, eventually you should be able to just eyeball a casing to see that "Wait... there's a little less/more powder in there than usual... I'll dump it out into the powder feed, hold the casing as the machine is CRANKED, and do whatever must be done to ensure that it gets back in line and gets powder/bullet like it's supposed to.
So it's 'auto-pilot,' in a sense, but if you're still paying attention to EVERY DAMN CASING being primed and fed powder, then you should never be at risk of a squib or an overcharged round. What would be dangerous is if you 100% relied on the mechanisms of the machine and ONLY focused on 'grab bullet, place, CRANK, grab bullet, place, CRANK, etc.' Only paying attention to the ONE manual human operation, and that is placing the bullet.
Any experienced reloaders want to share their experiences/advice?
@@normanmccollum6082 More accidents have happened with these high-speed turret presses than the single stage boys.
On top of visually inspecting charged cases before bullet seating, I throw a charge into my scale pan and weigh the dispensed powder with a manual beam scale after every 10-15 cases. I use zeroing plus check weights to verify scale calibration before I muck around with my powder measure. When I'm done seating, I grab a few rounds at random and check OAL with calipers, especially if there's no cannelure on the bullets I'm using. 10k+ rounds of various handloaded calibers and not a single squib or catastrophic explosion so far, brb gonna knock on wood.
I came to ask if this could do multi rounds ty for the answer.
They must have changed from 1985 then. They are complete junk now.
Why is this so relaxing? I need a never ending looping version.
Good evening Yuri. Thanks so much for looking at the content and for the positive comment🙏👍🥇. Very much appreciate your support. do have a look on the channel for more of the sort and other related to the same subject. Take care and have a great day
It's like a ASMR videos
Silent but deadly
You need a new hobby by the looks of it
It's a Hornaday this thing jams like 8000 times second
Every single sound this thing makes is so satisfying
Good afternoon and thanks for stopping by fillgraves. I am glad you like this one. Have a great week.👍👍👍
Watching this video is very relaxing!
Thanks Rick. Glad you like this. Have a look on the channel for longer clips, similar and much other on the subject. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by and finding time to comment.👍 👍👍👍
this is more satisfying than every asmr video on youtube
Thank you so much for looking at my content and for this nice and positive comment. Have a look on my channel for longer clips of similar nature. Take care and have a great week. 👍👍👍👍
Honestly bro!
@@RAMZAVFX I think so. Take care and thanks for stopping by. Have a great day.👍👍
Maybe this is your asmr
@@WhatIsSanity Good morning Luke. Thanks for looking at my content👍👍. Take care and have a great day.
I easily imagine reloading is more cost effective if you want a lot of ammo sooner, or shoot a lot more than the average person. I've been sitting on a 500rd box of 9mm i bought back in november. I think about 100-150 rounds have been used out of that bin
Hello David. Thanks for your comment and for sharing your thoughts. I doubt it is viable for anyone to reload with such low ammo consumption. Unless one is looking to get better ammo, in a sense that it would be customized according to specific handgun, reloading appears to be unreasonable. Well not unreasonable but commercially not viable. Take care and have a great week. 👍👍👍👍
Right now powder and primer prices are so high it’s barely worth it tbh
@@cavsnation831 Thanks for stopping by the channel and looking at my content. It is very difficult to find at this point. Primers have been unavailable for months here.
Maybe things will get better. Take care and have a great evening. 👍👍👍👍
@@cavsnation831 Good morning. Price are not just high. It is also impossible to get the materials for reloading.
Take care and thanks for looking at my content. Have a great day.👍👍
It only takes like three boxes of ammo for reloading to be cheaper nowadays.
Do you save a substantial amount of money by reloading?
Good morning dingus. Thanks for looking at the content. When reloading one saves money and most importantly increases the accuracy when shooting. when reloading one makes the rounds specific for the intended weapon and therefore accuracy is increased.
Prices of reloading materials have gone up but these are the numbers as they stand today:
Based on 1000 x9mm rounds:
€90 = CPRN heads.
€45 = Primers SP
€25 = Propellant
€00 = copper cases "free"
€160 = TOTAL cost for 1000 rounds
€290 = Price of Factory ammo 124grain FMJ selling at the moment.
Have a look on my channel to see the process in more detail. links in the description and pinned comment. Take care.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 Thank you for the detailed explaination 👍
@@Nanospear You're Welcome. Have a look around the channel for much more on reloading. Have a great day.
No, you barely save money, and that’s if you’re lucky to be able to get all the materials you need, Reloading & More is a lying sack of $***
@@eriknelson5583 Based on my experience you save money. More important is the fact that reloaded ammo is more accurate. Based on your wast experience, under what circumstances do you deduce that reloading is unsustainable?And moderate the tone. Do keep this discussion civilized.
"Danggit im out of bullets"
*pulls out a whole factory*
Edit: woah 1.5k likes?
Edit 2: omg we are so close to 2k
Edit 3: lesgoo 2k likes
Edit 4: Aint no way 2.5K likes
👍👍Thanks for looking at my content. Not a commercial scale operation but on for the average armature shooter.
Take care and have a great day 👍 👍
Resident Evil logic
@@lo-rez lol true
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 how do you get your casings and all that to make your bullet? I’d think the gunpowder and little plug are bought from a licensed owner but what about the rest?
@@n8ivspat3n56 what country are you in?
Elegantly simple. Beautifully robust. Wildly precise.
Good evening Andrew and thanks so much for stopping by🙏🙏. I am very glad you like this one. You might be interested to know that the pinned comment includes a link of a longer and more detailed clip of this press. Have a great evening.
remember guys, Resident evil protagonists manage to do all this with gunpowder alone, in the middle of the field, faster than that.
Olá 👍👍👍.This particular short clip I opted for a slow mode with only a singular round to make the process more understandable. Normally it goes much faster. Have a look at the link in the pinned comment for the complete view of the process on some 9mm or alternative, even more details for a .45ACP. You can see the real speed from here. Have a great week.
These are great machines.
But I still use the equipment my dad had bought in 1963 at the Air Force Base Rod & Gun Club.
He taught me to use it in 1967 at 10yo. I still use it today and it's nice to go down memory lane while making reloads.
Good afternoon and thanks for stopping by and leaving such a heart-felt comment👍👍🙏. It's nice to remember the good old days when children has real fun, outdoors and enjoying the simplest things in life. Take care and have a great day.
Well presented, RAM. I love the editing on this one. 🤛🏻🔫🇺🇸
Thanks Walter. Lots of patience and determination was a must to get the best camera angles and editing. Take care and have a great week. 👍👍
There is something so Rube-Goldberg about reloading machines. Satisfying stuff.
Glad you like this Aaron👍🙏. Much more and longer clips about reloading on the channel. Take care and Happy Holidays.
"Cover me, I'm reloading!"
*edit: mommy i'm getting famous on the internet*
Good afternoon Woopy and thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment👍👍.. I have you covered, Go ahead.😁👍
That was incredibly boring
140 licks is famous?
@@aaronwalsh2046 Good evening Aaron and thanks for looking at my content. I am sorry you found this to be boring. Please visit my channel for more variation of clips on the subject and more. I hope you can find something that is to your liking. Here is the link for my channel trailer th-cam.com/video/ge0LNO4a03Y/w-d-xo.html
This one for the Channel:
th-cam.com/users/ReloadingMoreAD1966
Have a great day.
@@richardchandler968 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Please make longer no-talking reloading video, this is such an ASMR to me
Good evening Vladi. Thanks for stopping by👍👍🥇🥇🙏🙏. I have in access of 350 videos on my channel and at least 98% of them are without dialogue. Have a look. Also in the pinned comment of this video you can find a link for a longer clip on this press.
Link for the channel is this one. www.youtube.com/@ReloadingMoreAD1966
Have a great weekend.
Im looking to get one of these pro 1000 for my 9mm reload. But heard horror stories about not being reliable. Have you encountered them?
Hi Kurt. When I purchased my Pro 1000 it was the cheapest progressive press available on the market, still is up to this day if I am not mistaken. At around $300, it was great value for money. Now if people compare the lee to other presses such as those from hornady, dillon, or forster it is in my opinion wrong because they are on a different price level. It is a great press. it needs few tweaks, some as I have done and documented on my channel. In addition, Lee has now the new 2023 Lee Pro 1000 and they have for sure fixed lots if not all these small issues. Personally, I am extremely happy considering what I originally paid and the amount of rounds I have loaded. You get days that things don't work out but that you get with everything these day. Have a look at my detailed clip on some nice 45ACP or I also have another on 9mm. clips of modifications are also on the channel. th-cam.com/video/etEE3MgxAO0/w-d-xo.html
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 they're still at $300 range at my Local Gun shop. But im debating if its worth the extra 300 for the 6 pack pro or save money and get the lee pro 1000
@@WaterMaloneeee hard to say for sure. Some time I wish I have 4 stations instead of 3. Mostly because I like to add a crimp when loading 357 and 38.
3 dies have always served me well for loading 9mm rounds.
The 6000 is a nice piece of equipment that I am also considering but for now I cannot justify the expense because for my main pistol rounds 6 stations seem too much.
Go on a couple of forums and see what the community is saying about the 6000
Have a great evening.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 nice thought out. It'll be my first progressive. Been reloading on my single stage for my rifles only. I might have to use my single stage probably for a while on my 9mm just to get going and decide which progressive to go with. With the price of the 6 pack pro. My wallet doesn't agree yet lol
@@WaterMaloneeee consider a Dillon progressive. A bit more pricey but extremely easy to upgrade if you decide to expand. Plus, Dillon’s customer service to second to none…. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve used them all.. But each manufacturer has its strengths… Hornady and Redding dies, Starline brass, Federal primers, VV powder, and whatever bullets your shooter likes best. For plinking, I like Berry’s for semi’s and Hornady bulk lead / Hard Cast for revolvers. For loaders, check out Dillon Precision.
Usually shorts are boring, not this one. So mesmerizing...
good evening jones. Much appreciate your genuine comment. I am so happy you find this interesting. Do have a look on the channel for more shorts and longer clips about the subject. take care and have a great day. 👍👍🙏🙏
After how many bullets does this machine pay for itself?
▶👍Good Morning. Thanks for taking interest in my content. Now this is an excellent question. I did workout the answer to your question months back for another member. Here are my own workings as follows:
🔶Based on 9mm setup only. (Changing caliber is approximately $100 addition, mostly dies and shell plate)
🔶ALL FIGURES & CALCULATION DONE January 2022 as follows:
$300 _ Lee Pro 1000 Press 9mm, ref. 90640.
$020 _ Lee Case Collator, ref. 90667.
$045 _ Lyman Ammo Checker, ref. 7833000.
$012 _ Dillon precision case lube, ref. 13733.
$055 _ Scale frankford arsenal, ref. DS-750
$050 _ Price estimate for a generic caliper.
$048 _ Price estimate for kinetic bullet puller.
$530 _ TOTAL INVESTMENT of above listed item.
$160 _ TOTAL Calculated price of raw materials to fabricate 1000 rounds type (CPRN-124gr) "brass cases free)
$300 _ TOTAL Average price for factory loaded ammo, 1000 rounds, 124gr.
🔶Therefore, excluding labor cost, I save $140/1000 Rounds.
🔶Therefore, investment of $530 / Savings of $140 = 3786 rounds.
🔶Therefore, after 4000 rounds I start saving $140 / 1000 rounds I send down range.
🔶🔶🔶 In short, after 4000 rounds I cover my investment cost.
Labor is the biggest cost
@@korodski it is labor intensive process. One must be committed, methodic and organized to safely reload and produce safe rounds .If I take under consideration the time needed, than it becomes far less economically viable to reload. Take care and have a great day
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 faxx
Man this just unlocked so many memories of being like 4-5 watching my dad and grandfather reloading rounds after a day of shooting in the backyard.
Good afternoon Alek and thanks for stopping by and having a look at my content🙏🙏👍👍. I am glad you like this one and that I remind you indirectly of some good times. Have a great weekend.
That kids, is what they call a lung remover!
Good evening Dylan. Thanks for stopping by the channel and looking at my content🙏🙏👍👍. Have a great weekend.
Huh? Why is that?
Edit: Wait, wait, I figured it out. It's because Biden is retarded. Funny! What did he say? ".22 will injure the lung, 9mm will remove the lung from the body." Something like that, so damn stupid.
Or a car jack
@@cameronwright3764 That is one way of seeing this. Take care
How come?
A couple of things here. While this Lee Pro-1000 operated smoothly this time, it doesn't always go to plan. I had one that was horrible at missing or flipping primers. If it misses a primer, it dumps powder into the mechanism and takes 10-15 minutes to get it completely clean again. I've gone to Hornady LnL's. While I like the case loading ability of the Lee, Hornady does have that option. Hornady's warranty is great. With the LnL, you can set your dies up once and not have to fiddle with them again if you are changing calibers. The inserts are about $6.00 per die. Dillon, however, one shell plate is $100.00.
As to savings, prior to the pandemic, I could load a box of 9mm for $2.50. I cast my bullets from wheelweights and scrounged my cases. Primers were $35.00/1000( so, 3.5 cents ea.), and the amount of powder was about a penny.
It's relaxing to reload, though it's not for everyone. But, during ammo shortages, when everyone else is panicking, you can relax, knowing you have thousands of rounds of ammo stockpiled. And, the components to make more.
Good morning and thanks so much from sopping by Battalion.👍👍 It is comment like your that make up keep creating content. not often dose one come at such great comment with excellent insight to all the community.
About the Lee press, I have had numerus issues and the primer flipping was a big one. Not to mention the cases being pulled back out or the shell plate holder cracking in a couple of occasions. I honestly share the frustration. On the one you see here I did several minor modifications and honestly it work almost 100% without any issue. Had a look at your channel and you struck me as someone that knows a thing or two about mechanics. If you get some time, please have a look at this longer clip for the Pro 1000 as it shows the process in detail. Here the link: th-cam.com/video/etEE3MgxAO0/w-d-xo.html
About the LNL press I had the pleasure of seeing that beast in operation at a friends place in Sicily on one of my trips. He is using the LNL for competitive shooting, specifically for 40S&W and he has only positive things to say about that one. it works extremely well and has a stronger construction compared to the Pro1000, as you would expect since he almost 3 times the price of the Lee.
Have a look at my channel as I have lots of DIY projects for the press and much, much more. Here is a link for the channel trailer: th-cam.com/video/ge0LNO4a03Y/w-d-xo.html . Take care and have a great day 🥇🚒👩🚒 🇺🇸 🇲🇹
@ReloadingMoreAD1966
Well....I wrote you a reply that seems to have vanished. I watched your other video on reloading the .45ACP. Well done!
Looks like you are much more organized than I am. I keep an eye on things, but I never thought of figuring out the entire weight of powder I was loading for. I just fill the hopper up and dump whatever is left back in my powder jug. I know about how many rounds I can get per pound. If I'm 3 or 4 each direction, that's pretty good.
I've been loading .223's lately. My charge was 20 gn. of 4198. I checked my powder drop on an electronic scale. 20.018gn. And that seemed to be very consistent. Accuracy on these is very good.
I saw that one of your friends said you are Ram. From your components, and profile, I figure you're in Malta. I don't know much about European reloading and shooting, other than Switzerland looks like a place I want to visit.
Keep up the Freedom Seeds! Al
@@battalion151R
Thanks so much for your kind words. I am situated in Malta so we have some limitation when it comes to space. here we have just one range open all year that allows pistols. take care.
@ReloadingMoreAD1966
Gotcha! I'm fortunate to be living in a Redneck county in Ohio. A lot of us here have a backyard range or have buddies that have one. It's not uncommon to hear gunshots coming from several different directions, especially on the weekends. I can't remember when someone was shot out here. It's been a while. Meantime, in Columbus, it's a daily thing.
I'd love to visit the Mediterranean to go scuba diving. I see pictures, and the water looks like crystal. You take care Ram.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966
Again, I wrote you back. It disappeared again! 😡
It's not your fault, but some stupid algorithm is intercepting my messages. Anyhow, I left you a message on your trailer. What caliber is the Italian (I think. Couldn't make out the make. Maybe Pietta?) six gun?
I love how careful you are, subscribed
Good afternoon and thanks for stopping by the channel Cecil👍🙏. Thanks for the vote of confidence with your subscription. Glad you like this clip. have a look at the longer clips on this press and much more on the channel. Links in the pinned comment. Take care and have a great day.
Let Freedom Ring
Amen to that👍👍. Thanks for looking at my content. have a great week.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 🫡
We need to advance our bullets and powders to get heavier bullets faster
How much does the whole setup cost? Not including the primers or casing or powder or lead?
Good evening Daniel. Thanks for stopping by and looking at my content.🙏🙏👍👍
Here are my own workings as follows. They are from few months back but they should give you a good idea. Take care and have a great weekend.
🔶Based on 9mm setup only. (Changing caliber is approximately $100 addition, mostly dies and shell plate)
🔶ALL FIGURES & CALCULATION DONE January 2022 as follows:
$300 _ Lee Pro 1000 Press 9mm, ref. 90640.
$020 _ Lee Case Collator, ref. 90667.
$045 _ Lyman Ammo Checker, ref. 7833000.
$012 _ Dillon precision case lube, ref. 13733.
$055 _ Scale frankford arsenal, ref. DS-750
$050 _ Price estimate for a generic caliper.
$048 _ Price estimate for kinetic bullet puller.
$530 _ TOTAL INVESTMENT of above listed item ONLY.
Expect other costs will pop up along the way. The sky is the limit how much you can manage to spend on reloading.
ASMR what we didn't asking for, but needed it
Good afternoon and thanks for stopping by and having a look at my content🙏🙏👍👍. I am glad you like this one. Have a great weekend.
Sir do you prefer the Lee disk powder measure over the drum? Just wondering which one is more accurate. Thanks!
Thanks for stopping by the channel Yu Xuan👍👍. Accuracy is sometimes subject to the type and dimension of the propellant used. I would say that all-in-all, the new system operates slightly better. On the old system, I prefer it when it comes to setting up the flare on the cases since it has more adjustment. Have a look at my longer clip about the press. th-cam.com/video/WN2Aco4cXt8/w-d-xo.html
What do you use to record? This is clean
Buongiorno Paolo. Dal cognome presumo che lei vive nel bel paese. Se mi stai chiedendo informazioni sul materiale di ricarica che sto usando qui, tutte le informazioni sono nella descrizione di questo video. Maggiori dettagli nella clip lungo accessibile dal mio "Commento Pinned"
Se sei interessato al tipo di fotocamera che sto utilizzando, è una vecchia EOS. Grazie e alla prosima.
Dang, you have to insert the projectile yourself? That slows it down a bit.
Good morning Noone, Thanks for taking time and looking at my content. It might be a little bit slower but not my much. This press can be fitted with a cheap original attachment that would place the bullet in position automatically.
Personally I find it better to place the bullet manually because I can use that motion to also visually inspect that the powder is in the case. I have a longer detailed clip on this press, link in the pinned comment. Have a look at that to see the entire process.
Take care and have a great day.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 Oh there is an option for automatic placement. Would have been a design flaw if there would not been a hopper for the bullets, because you can attach that to external power to automate the whole process.
@@JerryCrow Hi Jerry. Thanks so much for looking at my content👍🙏. The actual product supplied by Lee, the producer of these press is a system without any external power. You would manually place the bullets in a hopper and they are placed on top of the case mechanically, without any external power. the product is item 90894 and cost under $100. (Here is a link for the system but on a larger press . th-cam.com/video/xF1_oCImOfo/w-d-xo.html )
One can also find non original systems that work even better that are fully motorized and require even lesser effort to operate. Such systems range from $250 upwards.
Take care and have a great day
After doing it for awhile you speed up
You can alwsys upgrade bro but when I learned it was nice to do it with your fingers, you get a good alignment and if your press is a hand press you can feel better if anything went weird that wasnt supposed to as you seat the bullet into the casing
Can you make video making ammo fast and much like a factory
Hi. Not easy making something like that. One would need to have specialized equipment. My production capacity is just for personal use and run manually. A more detailed footage of the production as I do it is available here. th-cam.com/video/etEE3MgxAO0/w-d-xo.html . Take care and have a great day.
So satisfying to watch. Oddly very calming.
Good morning and thanks for looking at my content👍👍🙏🙏. Glad that you like this. Have a great day.
The people I know who reload don't really save money, because they just end up shooting more.
Hi. Personally I must agree with you, in part at least. Since I started reloading especially the first year or so, I shot much more. I slowed down and if I had to put a percentage I probably shot 25% more than I did 5 years ago. not that is relevant but since then I have also increased the number of different calibers.
in the end, personally and from my limited experience, I feel and I know that I am saving money when reloading. BUT most importantly, I have rounds that are more accurate because they are specifically loaded for my own needs and weapons.
Take care and have a great evening.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966
I 100% agree with you on being able to make custom loads, and the obvious benefits to that; IMHO it's the #1 reason to reload. #2 being that you either save money by reloading your spent brass, or you buy yourself the ability to shoot more, both of which are good things.
Thank you for the reply, and the #short itself; you just gained another sub 👍🏿
@@mysterycitizen2135 Much appreciate. Have a look on the channel as I have much more on this press and other topics related to this sport. Have a great day.
Custom tailored ammo is probably the #1 reason people keep doing it, though most thought they got into it for the savings. It’s kinda like fly tying.
@@toml802 Thanks for looking at my content. Totally agree with your comment. Have a great day. 👍👍👍👍
The play in the alignment
The kick upon the raising to fill
Rotation turret alignment , holder refineness , it needs a reworking for accuracy
Good morning and thank you for stopping by and finding time to leave a comment🙏🙏👍. Very impressive observation skills. Someone picked up on these issues a couple of days ago. It is not usual with this press as it is as aligned as one would expect on all occasions.
The alignment issue and other issues you see here were real but lucky for me it was no issue during firing. I captured it as soon as I started editing and immediately knew the reason. I estimate that few rounds prior this single round footage the shell plate carrier cracked because I replaced it few rounds after this footage was taken when it totally gave way. I had to inspect a lot of rounds with a case gauge because I was not sure how many might have had issues.
After replacing the complete part, item 90683 by Lee, it all worked fine as before.
Do have a look on the channel for longer clips on this press. Link in the pinned comment.
Have a great day and thanks for your comment.🥇🥇
Imagine doing this in a shootout 😂😂😂😂
👍👍😂Hi. Thanks for looking my content. Ideally one should be prepared beforehand for such eventuality. If not, good luck🤞.
I'm going to start with reloading in may, but do I have to get a loader for every caliber, or can this 9mm machine be used for .308 as well?
Good morning Mika. Had the pleasure of living in your lovely country for 6 years uninterrupted👍👍🥇🥇. This rig will work for pistol rounds and few other rifle rounds. personally for rifles I would go for a single stage press something like the MEC marksman. for every caliber you will need different dies and some other parts. The press remains the same. have a look at a great community member in Norway. here is the link. www.youtube.com/@snapshotscorner5542
Also more details and longer clips on my channel about this press.
Take care and have a great day.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 aahhh niiice, thanks!🔥
@@MikaHodnelandyt Forgot the link. Updated now.
Our machines at mark 7 reloading are so much more efficient and way fast then doing it this way
Good morning Enrique. The Mark 7 press is a marvel of engineering. I have seen the Apex 10 in action and it is just so nice to watch. With that said, I think it would not be just to compare a $3000 press with the Pro 1000, priced at around $300.
This one here has served me well, specifically on pistol calibers, considering it is a fraction of the price tag for a mark 7.
In any case, if money is not an issue, amen to the Mark 7 press. Take care and have a great day👍👍
I've got 3 of them in a row on my reloading table. 9mm, 40 and 45. It takes a little bit to get them tuned in. But when they are you can bang out 100's of reloads in a very short time. There are better ones out there, but not for the price! Planning on getting another one in 223.
Good evening and thanks for stopping by the channel🙏🙏👍👍. You have summarized a lot in your comment . Much appreciate your feedback. I have just one but I run 4 different calibers on it. No big issues after I got to know more how it all works. These are great value for money and with little patience one can produce great rounds. Have a look at the link in the pinned comment for the complete view of the process on some 9mm or alternative, even more details for a .45ACP. Have a great day.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 I know you can change out calibers but as inexpensive as these units are and getting them dialed in just the way you want. I just keep them the same caliber and can jump from machine to machine to load what I need at the time.
I like your setup. Take care and have a great day.
I remember when my grandpa first taught me how to use one of these I think it should be an experience everyone should share
Good evening and thanks so much for looking at my content 👍🙏👍🙏. I am glad you like this. Take care and have a great week.
What is the buyback price or is this your own ammo?
Good afternoon James and thanks for stopping by the channel 👍👍🙏. These are exclusively for personal use for target shooting. Take care and have a great evening.
i figured, cause dont you have to have a license to sell ammo?@@ReloadingMoreAD1966
My dad bought one of these when I bought my Dillon 550. He laughed at me cuz he paid a 100 dollars and I paid 350. Then I changed calibers in about 3 minutes from 9mm to .357. Then .45, then 10mm, then .223. All take 3 to five minutes to change over. Changing calibers on that machine is a nightmare. Six months later he bought a Dillon. That was thirty years ago and my 550 is still humming away.
God afternoon and thanks for stopping by the channel James🙏👍. The dillon 550 is a fantastic reloading machine. Hard to compare to be honest. Depends what budget you have and what you are planning to reload. the lee is a cost effective solution and the ammo it makes is reasonable good. it will need a few adjustment but eventually when you understand how it works it is a nice machine to have. I must say I can relate to the frustration your father might have encountered during the years.
Have a look at the other more longer clips of the Lee 1000 on my channel. link in the pinned comment. Also here is a link to another video on my channel for the Dillon 650 . th-cam.com/video/UyKHr_O8-tg/w-d-xo.html
Have a great evening.
How much does it cost to get set up for reloading? And what's the estimated $/round? Gonna do my own research, just hoping somebody can offer a "fast-track" answer/estimate? Been very interested for a long time but hadn't been in a position to invest in the matter.
Good afternoon. . Thanks for stopping by and looking at my content.🙏🙏👍👍
Here are my own workings as follows:
🔶Based on 9mm setup only. (Changing caliber is approximately $100 addition, mostly dies and shell plate)
🔶ALL FIGURES & CALCULATION DONE January 2022 as follows:
$300 _ Lee Pro 1000 Press 9mm, ref. 90640.
$020 _ Lee Case Collator, ref. 90667.
$045 _ Lyman Ammo Checker, ref. 7833000.
$012 _ Dillon precision case lube, ref. 13733.
$055 _ Scale frankford arsenal, ref. DS-750
$050 _ Price estimate for a generic caliper.
$048 _ Price estimate for kinetic bullet puller.
$530 _ TOTAL INVESTMENT of above listed item ONLY.
$160 _ TOTAL Calculated price of raw materials to fabricate 1000 rounds type (CPRN-124gr) "brass cases free)
$300 _ TOTAL Average price for factory loaded ammo, 1000 rounds, 124gr.
🔶Therefore, excluding labor cost, I save $140/1000 Rounds.
🔶Therefore, investment of $530 / Savings of $140 = 3786 rounds.
🔶Therefore, after 4000 rounds I start saving $140 / 1000 rounds I send down range.
🔶🔶🔶 In short, after 4000 rounds I cover ONLY my investment cost. Expect more cost as you go along.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 fantastic, thank you, most of that I understood. Lol. So if i got this straight, roughly $530 gets my workstation set up, and from there it will cost me approx. $160 to produce myself 1000rds?
this is therapeutic for me
Good morning Felipe and thanks so much for looking at my content 👍🙏👍🙏.I an very glad this is to your liking. Have a look at the link in the pinned comment for the complete view of the process on some 9mm or alternative, even more details for a .45ACP. Take care and have a great weekend.
I wonder what is the cheapest fully automatic reloader? If anyone knows
Good morning and thanks for stopping by the channel 👍👍 I think the lowest on the scale might be the most simplified Dillon 650 with 9x19 dies. The Pro autodrive motor for the 650 will cost you around $2700 so a total cost of around $4500 might be the cheapest one can manage. Obviously you add up the cost for every additional caliber change kit, around $400 for pistol rounds and more for rifle rounds dependable on what dies you go for. They can range from $400 to $1200 per different caliber. Take care and have a great weekend.
Is it cheaper overall to produce your own ammo after making a certain amount?
Good afternoon. . Thanks for stopping by and looking at my content.🙏🙏👍👍
Here are my own workings as follows:
🔶Based on 9mm setup only. (Changing caliber is approximately $100 addition, mostly dies and shell plate)
🔶ALL FIGURES & CALCULATION DONE January 2022 as follows:
$300 _ Lee Pro 1000 Press 9mm, ref. 90640.
$020 _ Lee Case Collator, ref. 90667.
$045 _ Lyman Ammo Checker, ref. 7833000.
$012 _ Dillon precision case lube, ref. 13733.
$055 _ Scale frankford arsenal, ref. DS-750
$050 _ Price estimate for a generic caliper.
$048 _ Price estimate for kinetic bullet puller.
$530 _ TOTAL INVESTMENT of above listed item ONLY.
$160 _ TOTAL Calculated price of raw materials to fabricate 1000 rounds type (CPRN-124gr) "brass cases free)
$300 _ TOTAL Average price for factory loaded ammo, 1000 rounds, 124gr.
🔶Therefore, excluding labor cost, I save $140/1000 Rounds.
🔶Therefore, investment of $530 / Savings of $140 = 3786 rounds.
🔶Therefore, after 4000 rounds I start saving $140 / 1000 rounds I send down range.
🔶🔶🔶 In short, after 4000 rounds I cover ONLY my investment cost. Expect more cost as you go along.
How long does it take to reload one cartridge?
Good morning Todd. Thanks for stopping by👍. I would say that the process for one complete round is 6 second. Let me suggest having a look at my other longer clip on this press as it shows the entire process and you can also see consecutive rounds being produced at around 10 per minute. Take care and have a great Sunday. th-cam.com/video/etEE3MgxAO0/w-d-xo.html
People really forget how advanced of technology modern guns and bullets are.
Good morning and thank you for stopping by and finding time to leave a comment🙏🙏👍. This one is a little rudimental but works OK. Have a great weekend.
Still not enough. J wsnt a hugh techcbullet wity a tracking device in it 😂 or cool james bond stuff like that man
I love lee products. Have a load master. But ffs the 1000. Why would you put the priming station under the powder fill?
Good morning and thanks so much for looking at my content 👍🙏👍🙏. I can tell you, that crossed my mind on so many occasions, mostly when you start getting propellent in the primer ramp. Some propellant is more fine than others and this can be very, very annoying. I have a feeling when they reached to this stage the RND people had an extra drink, or two. Anyway. All-in-all, this one is a great value for money and I learned to work around this few issues. If you have time, have a look at the link in the pinned comment for the complete view of the process on some 9mm or alternative, even more details for a .45ACP. Take care and have a great weekend.
Is this cheaper then just buying ammo?
Because maybe getting the different components is expensive to get from different locations. Because you need to ship or get yourself
Also can you reuse the cartridges and if you can how many times til they are unsafe?
Good evening Kerbo. Thanks for looking at this content and commenting accordingly. The cases can be reused but giving you an exact number of reuses is futile because this is dependent on several factors. Based on my experience, my reloading tools and the way I reload, 9mm cases I have used in access of 10 times without any issue.
About the cost. Here is a calculation I sent to someone else that had a similar question yesterday. Take care and have a great day.👍👍
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Here are my own workings as follows:
🔶Based on 9mm setup only. (Changing caliber is approximately $100 addition, mostly dies and shell plate)
🔶ALL FIGURES & CALCULATION DONE January 2022 as follows:
$300 _ Lee Pro 1000 Press 9mm, ref. 90640.
$020 _ Lee Case Collator, ref. 90667.
$045 _ Lyman Ammo Checker, ref. 7833000.
$012 _ Dillon precision case lube, ref. 13733.
$055 _ Scale frankford arsenal, ref. DS-750
$050 _ Price estimate for a generic caliper.
$048 _ Price estimate for kinetic bullet puller.
$530 _ TOTAL INVESTMENT of above listed item ONLY.
$160 _ TOTAL Calculated price of raw materials to fabricate 1000 rounds type (CPRN-124gr) "brass cases free)
$300 _ TOTAL Average price for factory loaded ammo, 1000 rounds, 124gr.
🔶Therefore, excluding labor cost, I save $140/1000 Rounds.
🔶Therefore, investment of $530 / Savings of $140 = 3786 rounds.
🔶Therefore, after 4000 rounds I start saving $140 / 1000 rounds I send down range.
🔶🔶🔶 In short, after 4000 to rounds I cover ONLY my investment cost.
Normally cartridges are good for about 3 reloads, maybe 4-5 if you are getting spent military brass that is thicccc. It is about half the cost of buying ammo, but you will need to offset the cost of the press and prolly another 200-400 bucks for dies and trimmers etc for the cartridges you wanna do and various other tools (powder scale esd mats calipers etc.).
Technically you should really also have a proper explosives/flammables cabinet to keep everything in, looking at like 500-1500 bucks new for those dam things. With patience you can find great deals on them on ebay craigslist and the like on occasion. Just know if you are not storing this stuff properly and your house happens to burn down for any reason your home owners insurance will likely use it to try to not pay you. Hell even if you are storing it properly they might try.
It might take a few years but it will pay for itself eventually at any level. Personally I would recommend getting a lee classic not one of these all in one progressive monstrosities. It's a bit much to keep track of for a beginner and frankly the things just aren't as reliable. Doing a batch of 50 one operation at a time is basically as fast as the progressive. additionally when batching you can check all your cartridges at each step in process, which is good practice when first starting out and progressives don't really allow you to do easily.
Also you will pretty quickly be making ammo that is as good if not better than anything on the commercial market. Reloads are like 20% the cost of high quality match ammo.
@@kylehenline3245 Good evening and thanks for taking time on this excellently, well explained comment. Much appreciate. Take care and have a great day. 👍👍👍👍🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
Soothing, relaxing short video.
Good morning and thanks for stopping by the channel Anthony 👍👍. Glad to hear that you liked it. Have a look at the channel for similar, longer and much more on the subject. Take care and have a great weekend 👍
do you use aluminum shells bc theyre easier to reload or for another reason?
Good afternoon Matt and thank you for stopping by and finding time to leave a comment🙏🙏The case you see here is a nickel plated case, originally from factory ammo by Federal. I have a few of those so for this YT short I felt it would look better than the standard and more common brass. It can be reloaded, unlike a steel case. Take care and have a great day.👍👍🥇🥇
Appreciate the fact that you took the time to respond to comments
Trying my best but I am soon going to give up. Cannot manage now. I answer one and get 5 new. have a great day.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 you too!
what powder are you using?
Good morning and thanks so much for stopping by the channel👍👍. I might be mistaken but in this particular instance I think I was using SP8. Have a look at the longer clip for more on this press, th-cam.com/video/GplsUtheYPM/w-d-xo.html . In addition, here is a list of items I normally use, all depends on what is available.. .... BUT.. Don't be fooled by my entertainment video that reloading is a mundane and easy operation.
Reloading is a very dangerous affair and it requires lots of time, patience and restraint. Even so, mishaps can happen..
Here is what I normally use for 9x19 reloading.
Heads:
- 124gr RNCP, FNCP by L.O.S, NTW, Fiocchi, Romana Metalli, H&N or Frontier.
- 124gr RN Polymer coated RN by ARES or IGF.
- 125gr SJSP, reference 613573 by Fiocchi.
- 130gr SJFP, reference B-329 by PRVI.
Primers:
- S&B, Fiocchi, CCI, Murom or Federal.
Propellant:
- N320, CSB5, CSB6, FRex, Vectan SP8.
Note: For the amount of propellant and overall length of the projectile follow the specified data by each respective manufacturer of the specific product.
Have a great weekend
Do you typically load 9mm projectiles that have a cannelure? Or was that actually a .357 bullet ?
Good morning Yoda and thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment👍👍.. The projectile used here is a 130gr SJFP, reference B-329 fabricated by PRVI, diameter of 0.3545.
A similar projectile that I have also used, more frequently than this is the 125gr SJSP, reference 613573 by Fiocchi. Both mentioned projectiles I have used to reload 9mm and .38 special rounds with no issue what so ever.
Take care and have a great day.
Just wondering, because i am don't know much about gun and stuff. Can used bullet reloaded again and again infinitely or there're limit of how much used bullet can be reloaded?
Thanks for stopping by the channel.
If when saying Bullet you refer to the projectile, being the part that exits the barrel and hits the target, to my understanding t\you cannot reuse that part, unless you collect the lead, melt, cast again and create a brand new projectile.
If on the other hand, you are referring to the case, the brass case that is ejected from the pistol, that part can be used several times, mostly depending on the caliber. I have used cases for reloading 9x19mm ammo 6 times for sure with no issue what so ever. Take care and happy new year
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 yeah i mean the case. Thx for anwering.
@@unknownme217 No problem. I know people that have used cases in access of 15 times, especially with calibers such as the 45ACP. 9x19 and 38SP. When you are looking at rifle calibers, especially magnum calibers such as the 300WM, 338 Lapua and the 416 Barret the story is completely different. These might be practically unusable after the 2nd time. All depends on what tools you have. For instance, if you use an annealer the cases will past longer for such strong calibers. Take care.
How is the lee 1000 treating you? Had a few friends have problems with feeding primers and the turret not indexing correctly
Good evening RW. Thanks for looking at the content👍👍👍. Initially I had all sort of issues but after getting familiar with the press and making a number of changes the issues are almost zero. Have a look at the longer clips on this press and you can see it operating with no issues. the one .45ACP is more in detail. Links in the pinned comment of this chat.
Take care and have a great day.
how many bullets you need to make to break even with the cost of all that machinery?
Good Morning Burden and thanks for stopping by👍🙏. Here is a small calculation to give you an idea about the costs involved. BUT.. Don't be fooled by my entertainment video that reloading is a mundane and easy operation.
Reloading is a very dangerous affair and it requires lots of time, patience and restraint. Even so, mishaps can happen..
Here are my own workings from first quarter of 2022 as follows:
🔶Based on 9mm setup only. (Changing caliber is approximately $100 addition, mostly dies and shell plate)
🔶ALL FIGURES & CALCULATION DONE January 2022 as follows:
$300 _ Lee Pro 1000 Press 9mm, ref. 90640.
$020 _ Lee Case Collator, ref. 90667.
$045 _ Lyman Ammo Checker, ref. 7833000.
$012 _ Dillon precision case lube, ref. 13733.
$055 _ Scale frankford arsenal, ref. DS-750
$050 _ Price estimate for a generic caliper.
$048 _ Price estimate for kinetic bullet puller.
$530 _ TOTAL INVESTMENT of above listed item ONLY.
$160 _ TOTAL Calculated price of raw materials to fabricate 1000 rounds type (CPRN-124gr) "brass cases free)
$300 _ TOTAL Average price for factory loaded ammo, 1000 rounds, 124gr.
🔶Therefore, excluding labor cost, I save $140/1000 Rounds.
🔶Therefore, investment of $530 / Savings of $140 = 3786 rounds.
🔶Therefore, after 4000 rounds I start saving $140 / 1000 rounds I send down range.
🔶🔶🔶 In short, after 4000 rounds I cover ONLY my investment cost. Expect more cost as you go along especially for all other tools and equipment.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966
at the nicest and best answer i have ever gotten. i tought those tools would be more expensive
@@Burden82 No Problem. My Pleasure. Prices have gone up in the last few months and this particular model of press was replaced by a new model in 2023. Honestly the new model is mostly the same and personally I have been looking to get a second press, older model because I am very familiar with this one. Take care and enjoy the rest of the day. NOTE: that in my pinned comments you can find links to more of my detailed clips of this press.
Remember when reloading supplies were affordable? Pepperidge Farms remembers…
Good afternoon and thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment👍👍.. I remember and I think it is going to be a thing of the past that supplies were affordable.
Take care and have a great day.
This is the gun guy's version of ASMR, it's so soothing
Good evening William and thanks for stopping by the channel 🙏👍 WI were much so appreciate your nice and positive comment. Take care and have a great week.
I’m pretty worried that I kinda want to fall asleep to this 😂
Good evening and thanks for stopping by Jeffery 👍👍. In this particular short clip I opted for a slow mode with only a singular round to make the process more understandable. Have a look at the link in the pinned comment for the complete view of the process on some 9mm or alternative, even more details for a .45ACP. You can see the real speed from here. Take care
How many rounds do you reload on average? And how many times do you reload a week/month?
Good afternoon and thanks for looking at this content and commenting accordingly👍👍. Normally I reload in batches of 500 Rounds but it all depends on how much I go to the range. I am not a compulsive shooter so 2500 to 3000 9mm pistol rounds per year normally suffice.
Thanks and have a great weekend.🙏🙏
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 oh ok cool, not bad at all.
I was about to ask: "why not just buy more ammo." But then I remembered I'm a wood worker hobbyist.
Good evening and thanks so much for stopping by and having time to make a comment👍👍🙏. You have captured the sentiments of most of us. The majority do this as a hobby. Take care and have a great day
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 u2 :)
if have a question if a zombie apocalypse happened could you resume production of bullets?
Hello Luke. Thanks for looking at my content and for this very important question. 😁 I will do my best and get ready for such an eventuality. Take care and have a great evening. 👍 👍 👍
Ammo people are like the coffee people of the gun world
Good evening and thanks so much for looking at my content 👍🙏👍🙏. Have a great week.
What’s the cost of this rig and how much could you theoretically save on ammunition
Hello Phily. Thanks for looking at my content. Good morning Dominic. Yesterday someone asked a similar question. Here is the reply with some numbers. Take care and have a great day.👍👍
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Here are my own workings as follows:
🔶Based on 9mm setup only. (Changing caliber is approximately $100 addition, mostly dies and shell plate)
🔶ALL FIGURES & CALCULATION DONE January 2022 as follows:
$300 _ Lee Pro 1000 Press 9mm, ref. 90640.
$020 _ Lee Case Collator, ref. 90667.
$045 _ Lyman Ammo Checker, ref. 7833000.
$012 _ Dillon precision case lube, ref. 13733.
$055 _ Scale frankford arsenal, ref. DS-750
$050 _ Price estimate for a generic caliper.
$048 _ Price estimate for kinetic bullet puller.
$530 _ TOTAL INVESTMENT of above listed item ONLY.
$160 _ TOTAL Calculated price of raw materials to fabricate 1000 rounds type (CPRN-124gr) "brass cases free)
$300 _ TOTAL Average price for factory loaded ammo, 1000 rounds, 124gr.
🔶Therefore, excluding labor cost, I save $140/1000 Rounds.
🔶Therefore, investment of $530 / Savings of $140 = 3786 rounds.
🔶Therefore, after 4000 rounds I start saving $140 / 1000 rounds I send down range.
🔶🔶🔶 In short, after 4000 rounds I cover ONLY my investment cost.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 very insightful. Thanks. I might try to get something going myself I’m new to firearms in general but I want something semi self sustainable.
I like the idea that given the proper materials I could build/make it myself since I was little I’ve always been facilitated by guns bullets middle age weaponry etc
Honestly this doesn’t look nearly as complicated is I thought it would be (not that it’s easy) just cool to see that it’s not as impossible as it might seem at first
And surprisingly affordable
This was beautiful. Great Job !!!
Good afternoon Armando and thanks so much for looking at my content 🙏👍🙏. I am happy you like this one. take acer and have a great day.
I haven't done it before, but I'm 90% certain I can do that with just a hammer and a thin screwdriver or metal stick, just nowhere near as efficiently or fast
Good morning Pirate Gamer. Thanks for looking at my content. Lee have a small package that is actually producing rounds with the aid of a hammer. it is time consuming but it is a product that is made commercially and sells for under $80.
here is the link for the 9mm type th-cam.com/video/VPp8IzLnZVY/w-d-xo.html
have a great day.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 well, now I know where to get that, now all I need is a gun.
One of the greatest memories was me and my dad reloading all winter
Good afternoon and thanks for stopping by Free Truth👍🙏. It's nice to remember good times. I am glad this brings you good memories. For me it is relaxing and a great hobby to reload. Have a look at the link in the pinned comment for the complete view of the process on some 9mm or alternative, even more details for a .45ACP. . Have a great evening
The best kind of ASMR
Good morning and thanks for stopping by Ace🙏👍. Glad you like this one. take a look around for some few more. Take care and enjoy the weekend.
Are you reloading steel? Or is it brass with a coating?
Good morning Hanna and thank you for stopping by and finding time to leave a comment🙏🙏The case you see here is a nickel plated case, originally from factory ammo by Federal. I have a few of those so for this YT short I felt it would look better than the standard and more common brass. It can be reloaded, unlike a steel or aluminum cases. Take care and have a great day.👍👍
Reloading or creation of bullets ?
Good afternoon Amit and thanks for stopping by👍👍🙏🙏. Let us say we are creating a bullet by means of reloading. 👍Take care and have a great day.
I was just getting back to reloading after being on the road for 5 years. Used to have a lee turret press that I made thousands of rounds with. I wanted to set up a bad ass bench this time around I was thinking of using a Lyman 8 hole turret for rifle rounds and such and wanted a progressive press for pistol ammo, would you say it’s worth skipping the lee and grabbing a better progressive press or does the lee hold its tolerances well? Because the turret press I had was kind of sloppy in auto index mode
Hello and good evening. Thanks for looking at my content👍👍. One cannot compare the Lee progressive with for instance the Mark 7 Apex or the Dillon 1050. It is expected that the more you pay the better you are suppose to be served, especially if the Lee progressive is 10% of the price compared to these bigger brands/models. In the end it all boils down to how much you intend to spend and how much ammo and variation you intend to reload.
Personally, for pistol rounds I use the progressive and sometimes the single stage. For rifle rounds I have not yet all the needed experience to reload but I already have a Mec Marksman press ready in store for the distant future.
Have a great evening and thanks again for passing by.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 so, back to my question, does the lee hold tolerances well? Is there slop in the action that can cause some variation in COAL? I’m not new to this I understand “more money better product” I work as a machinist by trade, I’m trying to ascertain if the press holds its tolerances well or not..
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 should be the number one thing talked about but somehow it’s left out in the review and when I ask a question about I get everything else but what I asked
What reloader is this
Good morning Zeb and thanks for stopping by and looking at my content👍🙏. I am assuming you are just joking asking about the name because it is visible in the title, the description and also on the first 8 seconds of the clip. In any case, this is the Pro 1000 by Lee. Have a great weekend.
It would be cool to see dozens of bullets be made this way. I notice there is a type of automation that you can set up with that. It would be cool to see it all work together.
Good evening and thanks so much for stopping by and having a look at my content👍🙏👍🙏. In my pinned comment you can find a link to a more detailed video of this process, 2 actually, one for 9mm and another for .45ACP. They are not fully automated but I manage to get good numbers out of it.
Have a great weekend
I love the smell of gunpowder in the morning
Amen to that...Thanks for stopping by and looking at my content👍🙏. Have a great weekend.
Does it get cramped?
Good morning Juan and thanks for stopping by.👍👍
Here I am using the 9mm die set by lee, item 90509, comprising of a total of 3 dies.
The first is called the "Full Length Sizing Die". This particular die is removing the spent primer and simultaneously sizing the cartridge.
The second die is the "Powder Thru Expanding Die". This die will flare the top of the case, making way for the projectile to be seated in the next step. This same die is also the place were the powder charge is released.
The third die is seating the bullet in place and also crimping tight the bullet. Now be aware that the crimp is not a roll crimp, sort of what you see on older revolver rounds but just a minimal crimp, similar to factory loaded 9x19mm ammo supplied by most brands.
Thanks for showing interest in my content. Have a look at the channel for longer, non-Short clips for this press. Regards and take care.
...had two of them at on time...one set up for 9mm - the other for 45 ACP...great little presses and the case feed system is the most genius and dirt simple ever!!! sold them after my stroke in 2002 - 21 years ago...sorry I did
Good evening Mohammed and thanks for stopping by👍👍. I am glad I got you to remember the good old days. Sorry to here about your stroke. I wish you well🙏. Take care and have a great week.
NOW THATS SATISFYING
Thanks for stopping by. Glad you like this👍👍. Have a great day.
so the only input it really needs it the actual bullet being put in, the rest is just lever pulling?
Good evening and thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment on my channel👍👍. You will still need to fill up primers, case and powder during the process but
normally it is no issue. BUT.. Don't be fooled by my entertainment video that reloading is a mundane and easy operation. Reloading is a very dangerous affair and it requires lots of time, patience and restraint. Even so, mishaps can happen.. Take care and have a great day.
A work of mechanical art!!
Good afternoon. Thanks so much for looking at my content 👍. I agree with you. Take care and have a great day.
That's a thing of beauty 👌
Good morning and Thanks for looking at this content👍🙏. I am glad you like this one. if you like to see more in detail this press, have a look at the link in the pinned comment for the complete view of the process on some 9mm or alternative, even more details for a .45ACP. Have a great weekend.
I need this gear for the apocalypse.
Good evening Daan and thanks for stopping by the Channel🙏🥇. This is a nice press to have and not that expensive. in the Netherlands you should be able to buy this or a different model from www.whd.nl/webwinkel/nl/. Have a look at the link in the pinned comment for the complete view of the process on some 9mm or alternative, even more details for a .45ACP. Have a great weekend
What kind of powder are you using? I usually use 244, but sometimes I can get tite wad. And as a last resort, I use unique.
Hi Andrew. Weathersby is a great surname to have in the reloading community👍. For 9mm ammo I have used N320, SP8, Frex green, BE86 or CSB5. It all depends what is available and these days it is hard to find propellant. Thanks for looking at my content. If you are interested in this press, have a look at the detailed process on my channel. Link in the pinned comment. Have a great day
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 nice
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 thanks
Hello, can you tell something about components, what brand of powder, primer and bullet you use? I know that nickel brass are Federal, bullets looks like Fiocchi but I don’t have full confidence.
Greetings from Poland👻
Hello and good morning. Trailing is a list of items I normaly use, all depends on what is available. BUT.. Don't be fooled by my entertainment video that reloading is a mundane and easy operation.
Reloading is a very dangerous affair and it requires lots of time, patience and restraint. Even so, mishaps can happen..
Here is what I normally use for 9x19 reloading.
Heads:
- 124gr RNCP, FNCP by L.O.S, NTW, Fiocchi, Romana Metalli, H&N or Frontier.
- 124gr RN Polymer coated RN by ARES or IGF.
- 125gr SJSP, reference 613573 by Fiocchi.
- 130gr SJFP, reference B-329 by PRVI.
Primers:
- S&B, Fiocchi, CCI, Murom or Federal.
Propellant:
- N320, CSB5, CSB6, FRex, Vectan SP8.
Note: For the amount of propellant and overall length of the projectile follow the specified data by each respective manufacturer of the specific product.
Have a great day.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 I’m asking about components but I’m very interested about bullets because they are for 38/357 in .358 diameter. Have you got any issues with these bullets in 9mm? I use .358 bullets once, but it was soft Frontier 125gr and the load was made for HK USP who literally “eat everything”
@@Spyderco79 Not familiar with the 125g Frontier but the Fiocchi I am using here is 0.3565 in diameter. That is what I measured with my micrometer. The box is also marked as 9mm. Here is an independent link of the box: ( shoparmeriapalmieri.com/COMPONENTIRICARICA/30239-fiocchi-palle-blind-38-357-125gr-8000000031327.html ).
This Fiocchi head on a 9mm round gave me no issues when fired from a CZ75.
Take care.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 Thanks, have a nice day 👌
I'm watching this and instinctively hearing the Peewee Herman breakfast machine song in my head.
Good evening Andrew and thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment on my channel👍👍 Had a listen of that song and it is fantastically perfect for something like this. I suspect it is copyrighted but will give it a try if the opportunity presents itself. Take care and have a great day.
Im curious? After all the money spent and all the time n work that go into this is it actually worth it???
Good morning Duval. Thanks for your very good question. Incidentally, yesterday someone asked the same question. Here is the reply so you can work it out and see if it is something viable for you. Take care and have a great day.
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Here are my own workings as follows:
🔶Based on 9mm setup only. (Changing caliber is approximately $100 addition, mostly dies and shell plate)
🔶ALL FIGURES & CALCULATION DONE January 2022 as follows:
$300 _ Lee Pro 1000 Press 9mm, ref. 90640.
$020 _ Lee Case Collator, ref. 90667.
$045 _ Lyman Ammo Checker, ref. 7833000.
$012 _ Dillon precision case lube, ref. 13733.
$055 _ Scale frankford arsenal, ref. DS-750
$050 _ Price estimate for a generic caliper.
$048 _ Price estimate for kinetic bullet puller.
$530 _ TOTAL INVESTMENT of above listed item.
$160 _ TOTAL Calculated price of raw materials to fabricate 1000 rounds type (CPRN-124gr) "brass cases free)
$300 _ TOTAL Average price for factory loaded ammo, 1000 rounds, 124gr.
🔶Therefore, excluding labor cost, I save $140/1000 Rounds.
🔶Therefore, investment of $530 / Savings of $140 = 3786 rounds.
🔶Therefore, after 4000 rounds I start saving $140 / 1000 rounds I send down range.
🔶🔶🔶 In short, after 4000 rounds I cover my investment cost.
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Red team all the way!!!
Amen to that. Lee are great value for money and when you get to know the press it is easy to make some good rounds. Have a great evening.
The lee one is nice but the dillon I use is just amazing 🤩
Good afternoon and thanks for stopping by the channel Willy 🙏👍. Hands down to the Dillon. That is a fantastic reloading machine. Hard to compare to be honest. Depends what budget you have and what you are planning to reload. The lee is a cost effective solution and the ammo it makes is reasonable good. Here is a link to another of my video on my channel for the Dillon 650 . th-cam.com/video/UyKHr_O8-tg/w-d-xo.html
Have a look at the other more longer clips of the Lee 1000 on my channel. Link in the pinned comment.
Have a great evening.
Thanks man ur welcome I’ve never personally used lee but now I have a good opinion on it 👍🏻
What bullets are you using? I’ve not seen 9MM softpoints with a heavy cannelure like that. Looks more like a bullet you’d use in a revolver w/ roll crimp.
Good morning and thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment👍👍.. The projectile used here is a 130gr SJFP, reference B-329 fabricated by PRVI, diameter of 0.3545.
A similar projectile that I have also used, more frequently than this is the 125gr SJSP, reference 613573 by Fiocchi. Both mentioned projectiles I have used to reload 9mm and .38 special rounds with no issue what so ever.
Have a great weekend
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 Holy smokes, those numbers were hard to find. You out of the US by any chance?
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What powder and charge? I tend to use Power Pistol with heavier bullets, as I find that it’s a decent compromise between chamber pressure and maximum velocity using medium pistol calibers like 9MM and 40 SW
@@1FireyPhoenix Hello Again. I am situated in Europe but import lots of items from USA. Most recent the MEC marksman press. The PRVI heads are old stock. The powder it all depends what is available because it is difficult these days. For 9x19 I most comonly used for N320, CSB5 or 6, FRex green or Vectan SP8. Have a great day.
How do you know when you put enough gun powder in ? Does it automatically dispense the perfect amount ?
Good morning Luke. Thanks for looking at my content👍👍👍. The system is equipped with a measurement for powder. The amount of powder used is determined by many factors but as soon as you know what is needed the powder dispenser is adjusted accordingly and very round is filled with the same weight/volume of powder.
Do have a look at the longer clip for this press if you are interested. links in the pinned comment.
Have a great weekend.
My grandfather used a dispenser which you could manually set the amount it dispensed and then it was weighed also to make sure it wasnt above the maximum or below the minimum requirements for the particular cartidge and it was specified to me that a little bjt goes a long way so if you overload you can turn your pistol into a hand grenade. But as long as everything weighed properly, it was all good
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 thanks for the reply ! It definitely peaked my interest and I’ll definitely watch the video on this press.
Is assembly your own bullet like that more cheaper than buy finished one ?
Good Morning Dofri and thanks for stopping by👍🙏. One would need to make a calculation based on the caliber and individual needs. more that just saving money the produced ammo is customized for your specific weapons so the shooter will see a huge improvement on accuracy. Here is a small calculation someone had asked for in the past just to give you an idea about the costs involved. BUT.. Don't be fooled by my entertainment video that reloading is a mundane and easy operation.
Reloading is a very dangerous affair and it requires lots of time, patience and restraint. Even so, mishaps can happen..
Here are my own workings from first quarter of 2022 as follows:
🔶Based on 9mm setup only. (Changing caliber is approximately $100 addition, mostly dies and shell plate)
🔶ALL FIGURES & CALCULATION DONE January 2022 as follows:
$300 _ Lee Pro 1000 Press 9mm, ref. 90640.
$020 _ Lee Case Collator, ref. 90667.
$045 _ Lyman Ammo Checker, ref. 7833000.
$012 _ Dillon precision case lube, ref. 13733.
$055 _ Scale frankford arsenal, ref. DS-750
$050 _ Price estimate for a generic caliper.
$048 _ Price estimate for kinetic bullet puller.
$530 _ TOTAL INVESTMENT of above listed item ONLY.
$160 _ TOTAL Calculated price of raw materials to fabricate 1000 rounds type (CPRN-124gr) "brass cases free)
$300 _ TOTAL Average price for factory loaded ammo, 1000 rounds, 124gr.
🔶Therefore, excluding labor cost, I save $140/1000 Rounds.
🔶Therefore, investment of $530 / Savings of $140 = 3786 rounds.
🔶Therefore, after 4000 rounds I start saving $140 / 1000 rounds I send down range.
🔶🔶🔶 In short, after 4000 rounds I cover ONLY my investment cost. Expect more cost as you go along especially for all other tools and equipment.
All the other bays operating at the same time suggests to me that two other operations could be going on, is that correct? Or is it a safety and quality thing that only ones being made at a time, im genuinly curious.
Good morning and thanks so much for looking at my content 👍🙏👍🙏. This particular short clip I opted for a slow mode with only a singular round to make the process more understandable. Normally it goes much faster and the quality remains the same. Have a look at the link in the pinned comment for the complete view of the process on some 9mm or alternative, even more details for a .45ACP. Have a great weekend
It is relaxing to reload when you have everything dialed in.
Very much so🙏. Good morning and thank you for stopping by and finding time to leave a comment🙏🙏👍.
Where was this vid when I needed it
Good morning and thanks for stopping by Migor 👍 Do have a look at the longer clip on my channel about this press. You can see the details of the entire process. Link in the pinned comment or here: th-cam.com/video/etEE3MgxAO0/w-d-xo.html . Take care and have a great Sunday.
I’ll take the lee 4000 because the lee factory crimp dies are a must
Thanks for stopping by. Honestly on the 9x19 and the 45ACP I do well with the set of 3. If you look closely at factory ammo of these calibers they are supplied without roll crimp. Take care and have a great evening
sick brother !!! what have you made from this one so far i hope more then a few k Reloading
I did 4 calibers this 9x19, 45ACP, .38Sp and .357. Have been looking at another one by lee. Maybe I get it next year. Take care.
i mean $$$ my best vid is 230 and some change hope your in the k's brother
@@mrsmel269 I see. I made nothing close to that, not even on all my clips combined. This one hit 8.2mil just before I got accepted to monetise. Was able to start monetisation in may this year. I hope this or another make a run for it. Take care
damn brother sounds like my luck . i deff hope you bang a lot more 8+ mill runs and get lotz more fun money . enjoy the weekend brother
I’m jealous I want one! Been reading the comments and this short was super cool/educational
Good evening Jason and thanks so much for looking at my content 👍👍🥇🥇. I am glad you find this interesting. BUT.. Don't be fooled by my non-education entertainment video that reloading is a mundane and easy operation. Reloading is a very dangerous affair and it requires lots of time, patience and restraint. Even so, mishaps can happen.. Take care and have a great weekend.
How consistent are powder measures? Do a lot of reloading for long range shooting but haven't tried a press like this, I use a electric balance to measure each powder load individually
Good morning and thank you for stopping by and finding time to leave a comment🙏🙏👍.
In my opinion, only in my opinion, I think it is consistent enough. At least for me it feels so. When dropping the charge, the variation is visible within + or - 0.1 grain. Can be less or more depending on what type of propellant I go for but never more than 0.15 variation. Have a great weekend.
How long does it takes for 30 rounds? Ik you slow down there for the asmr but I'm just wondering
Hi and good morning. 👍👍I like your question because I have 2 perfect answer. One is easy and one is fun. The easy answer is around 20 rounds per minute when all goes well, but you have to consider that you cannot go on without resting your hand every now and then.
To other answer is fun, have a look at my own process here for 9mm. th-cam.com/video/GplsUtheYPM/w-d-xo.html.
also available in even more details for .45ACP here
th-cam.com/video/etEE3MgxAO0/w-d-xo.html
It will show you lots of details of this process. Have a great day.
@@ReloadingMoreAD1966 appreciate the respond sir🙏 I'll proceed to watch the video
@@_9maggot Most welcome 👍
Lead tips? I like this man even more because now I know he doesn’t own a shitty Glock.
Good morning Mark and thanks so much for looking at my content 👍🙏👍🙏. Without getting into the merits of the mentioned brand, I can tell you that in the future I have a couple of clips that it will feature the same brand. I can also tell you/confirm your statement as being correct. I have 7 brands of handguns but not one is the mentioned brand. Take care, stay tuned and have a great week. ▶ PS: Do have a look on my channel for much more. ... th-cam.com/users/ReloadingMoreAD1966