Flat Water Bob Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 As I was shooting up the last of my 45lc loads, I discovered I had several boxes of high primers. (Yup, I was obviously asleep at the switch on my last run of reloading.) At any rate, I sat up my Lee Pro 1000 again and started cranking out some new loads. HIGH PRIMERS. Not very high, but certainly high enough that some rounds do not cycle in a revolver. Just no where near where they should be...half a hair below the surface. I checked for obvious debris around the turret, etc., and then called Lee. They suggested the shell plate had crept up some, so I removed the shell plate, cleaned it up and bit and put it back into place. STILL HAVE HIGH PRIMERS. This is the second season for the loader, so age is not the issue. I de-primed and cleaned the pockets before reloading, so the pockets are not the problem either. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 FWB you might take a look at the links , I think you will find a crack in one of them . If so it will be where the handle goes through , right at the seam line Chickasaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Lee Pro 1000 Manual: http://www.leeprecision.com/cgi-data/instruct/TR2441.pdf Primers not fully seated * Operator not pushing hard enough * Shell plate carrier not fully seated, or loose on ram * Obstruction to full travel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin O Lawman,SASS#7672 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 With that many high primers it sounds like you may have used large rifle primers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fargo Bill, SASS #4942 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 As I was shooting up the last of my 45lc loads, I discovered I had several boxes of high primers. (Yup, I was obviously asleep at the switch on my last run of reloading.) At any rate, I sat up my Lee Pro 1000 again and started cranking out some new loads. HIGH PRIMERS. Not very high, but certainly high enough that some rounds do not cycle in a revolver. Just no where near where they should be...half a hair below the surface. I checked for obvious debris around the turret, etc., and then called Lee. They suggested the shell plate had crept up some, so I removed the shell plate, cleaned it up and bit and put it back into place. STILL HAVE HIGH PRIMERS. This is the second season for the loader, so age is not the issue. I de-primed and cleaned the pockets before reloading, so the pockets are not the problem either. Any suggestions? You have to press firmly to seat the primer as has been said. But, I have less than full confidence in that so I have gone to the RCBS hand seater for this step. No problems now. It changes easily from large to small priming Or you could continue to complain to LEE and ask them to replace your system. Get tough with them. Or, spend $600 and get a Dillon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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