Posted: 9/10/2013 11:09:11 AM EDT
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I have a lady here in Denver who is willing to sll a PRO1000 loader with mutliple dies, 3900 9mm brass casings, 500 357 brass casings, and 1200 .45 brass casing, primers for everything, as well as all the accessories (tumbler, etc) for the loader for $600.00.
Sorry guys but I dont know shit about reloading, would this be a good deal to someone who was into reloading? Would anyone be interested in this deal if I wasnt. Thanks, Chris |
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I have a lady here in Denver who is willing to sll a PRO1000 loader with mutliple dies, 3900 9mm brass casings, 500 357 brass casings, and 1200 .45 brass casing, primers for everything, as well as all the accessories (tumbler, etc) for the loader for $600.00. Sorry guys but I dont know shit about reloading, would this be a good deal to someone who was into reloading? Would anyone be interested in this deal if I wasnt. Thanks, Chris No, stay away from the Lee progressives. I use lots of other Lee products and they are great. Nobody makes a better hand priming tool, and their shell holders are priced right and GTG (and I load most of my stuff with a Dillon 1050 so it's not a case of price). Their progressive press does not cut it. I've sold and set them up for people, my son ran one and didn't like it, they don't last and can be finicky as you run them. Depending on the brand of primers (assuming 5.6K of them), condition and type of brass, you have about $400 to $450 worth of stuff, maybe a little less as a bulk purchase. A brand new Frankford tumbler kit (tumbler, separator, cob and polish) is $76 new. Out of $600 that leaves you between $100 and $200 to buy a scale, dies, primer pocket cleaner and reamer, and the other widgets. It does not sound like a screaming deal to me. YMMV, have someone that loads look at the stuff for you before you buy. |
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Devil is in the details. How many dies? What are they? How many primers? Any bullets or powder? Has the brass been loaded to death already? Without knowing what's there it doesn't sound like much of a deal to me. Pro 1000 presses with dies cans be bought for around $175 new. The other equipment could be cheap junk to boot. |
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Lee progressive presses are finicky as hell and prone to breakage. I wouldn't pay any more than what the brass is worth. I haven't kept up with prices on brass, so I can't say if it is worth $600, but I really doubt it.
Many new reloaders have tried it and quit due to starting with Lee presses. They make some good stuff, but progressive presses aren't among the good stuff. 
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She has 9mm, 357, and 45 ACP. Dont know how many of each though. Quoted:
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you say multiple dies. How many and which ones? (caliber and brand) like 3 lee die sets can equal to one redding based on price. And condition is everything She has 9mm, 357, and 45 ACP. Dont know how many of each though. Assuming they are Lee dies at 600 bucks is a terrible deal it would have to be in perfect condition but still would be under 300 bucks for the press and the dies |
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you say multiple dies. How many and which ones? (caliber and brand) like 3 lee die sets can equal to one redding based on price. And condition is everything She has 9mm, 357, and 45 ACP. Dont know how many of each though. Lee dies are marginal and only $20-some a set. |
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you say multiple dies. How many and which ones? (caliber and brand) like 3 lee die sets can equal to one redding based on price. And condition is everything She has 9mm, 357, and 45 ACP. Dont know how many of each though. Lee dies are marginal and only $20-some a set. If its the Lee 3 die set (pistol) goes for about $30 Lee 4 die sets (pistol) Go for about $40 New |
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Add up the value of everything and deduct the "value" of the Lee press. They are shite. Unless of course you are a mechanical genius who loves to spend countless hours correcting manufactures' defects. You may be right about their progressive gear but, my 4 hole turret has been pretty good. Not perfect but, pretty good. |
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Everything else but the press might bring the value to $600, but that depends on what and how much. I doubt it's worth $600 altogether, but you never know, there might be 30 sets of Redding dies.
If you want to spend the time estimating the equipment, use 40% to 50% of new price at Midway if it's LEE and in excellent condition. If it's rough, 20%. The dies might be rust buckets; there's just no way to know without seeing the inventory and condition. |
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Lee progressive presses are finicky as hell and prone to breakage. I wouldn't pay any more than what the brass is worth. I haven't kept up with prices on brass, so I can't say if it is worth $600, but I really doubt it. Many new reloaders have tried it and quit due to starting with Lee presses. They make some good stuff, but progressive presses aren't among the good stuff. Took me hours upon hours of tweaking a Loadmaster before it could produce the way I wanted it to, and it still does things sometimes that I didn't know were mechanically possible. It was given to me, so I am not complaining, but I should have sold it and bought something that didn't waste so much of my time. Never had an issue with Lee dies, though. |
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Lee progressive presses are finicky as hell and prone to breakage. I wouldn't pay any more than what the brass is worth. I haven't kept up with prices on brass, so I can't say if it is worth $600, but I really doubt it. Many new reloaders have tried it and quit due to starting with Lee presses. They make some good stuff, but progressive presses aren't among the good stuff. he can buy a few parts and convert the pro1000 into a 4 hole turret press with auto index. |
| What ammo do you want to load? If its only pistol ammo, save yourself a LOT of grief and buy a Dillon Square Deal. Its only $380, comes completely ready to go for one pistol caliber right out of the box, and it will work 100% forever. If you know nothing about reloading, you are going to find yourself going through a steep and painful learning curve with the Lee Pro1000, all with no certainty of a good outcome ever. Don't be distracted by the gleam of the "extras" - buy once, cry once, buy Blue. |