Anybody out there locally in okc loading 9mm on a lee loadmaster, if so Ive got a few small questions. I have been loading on one for about a year in both .45 acp and 9mm and am a little on the flustered side with the 9mm press.
What's not working?
the .45 press works like a sweetheart, the 9mm press has had the same problem from day one. TIPPED PRIMERS. I have tried all the little adjustments and tricks and i'm ready to go back to square one with this issue, I get about one tipped primer per 25 rounds, i actually switched to magnum primers to keep from popping primers on my press. any help would be appreciated.
If I recall correctly, there a bunch of Lee loader segments on utube. The ones I looked at were very well done. Might be worth a search. CB
buy a dillon
Bought one, square deal in 9mm, kicked out 300 rounds straight yesterday, zero defects, it was heavenly, gotta get a caliber conversion to .45 acp and the sell the two loadmasters!
Same experience I had. . .the Loadmaster worked fine, except for the worthless primer system! Argh.
Stepped up to a Dillon 650 and haven't pulled the lever on the Loadmaster since.
congrats! you wont regret getting one.best reloaders made.i screwed around with a couple lees back when i started,i spent more time trying to get them to work than crankin out ammo. i've had my 650 for about 13 years now.
I refuse to knock the lee's. The 45 press I can't find a fault in, and I'm sure if I were to spend more time adjusting the 9mm it would work as well. I have had it tuned up before and it cranked em out quick, it just seems like when I take a break from loading for a while and come back I have to adjust it again, or when I dissassemble for cleaning it has to be readjusted. I just got tired of fiddling with it.
also the folks at lee have been awesome about helping out with spare parts and advice, I could never fault them either! They just sell a cheaper product. I ran into the same thing with my taurus pt1911. I had some issues with mine, got rid of it in favor of an upper half colt lower half caspian, guts all wilson combat! I ran into a guy at the range the other day who was cursing his colt and swore by his taurus. Whatever floats our boats eh>
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