Lee Pro 4000

[swampratt]

Buddy got one and he is new to reloading.
Not new as in a couple years but new as in only loaded 3 rounds of 9 mm.

He loved it and got to searching for presses and liked the old 4 hole Lee turret press and bought a 4000 kit.

I have not even heard of the 4000 and I got to use it and it does very well.
I have an old 1000 and it is a bit finicky and you can't change turret plates.

This one feeds cases like butter and indexes perfectly every time.. I am very impressed.
Just tonight he deprimed 2000 pistol cases.
I have 1/2 a mind to get one.
Sell off some of these other presses.

 

[dlbleak]

My 1000 was very finicky too. Dad and I bought one way back in the early 90’s. Anyway, could never get the shell feeder to push the shell completely in place. We’d have to tap it in ourselves.

 

[swampratt]

My 1000 was very finicky too. Dad and I bought one way back in the early 90’s. Anyway, could never get the shell feeder to push the shell completely in place. We’d have to tap it in ourselves.

I had to make a different stiff arm on my 1000 to get the shells all the way in.
The 4000 uses some springs and man is it smooth.

 

[Beautiful Mulberry]

Those are pretty cool

I have a Dillion xl650
in just a short time I can have 1000 rounds finished.
Dillion claims you can get around 5-800 per hour.

Only down fall Iv found with Dillion is it’s really expensive.

 

[Chaparral]

My Lee Pro is extremely finicky. Have to do primers off the line and check powder throws on every stroke. Makes going slow.

 

[Beautiful Mulberry]

That doesn’t sound fun

 

[Chaparral]

It is not. I need to try something different. Reloading large rifle now, single stages, more fun.

 

[Beautiful Mulberry]

I use a single stage for my rifle calibers except the 223 in my ar. That’s done on the D-650. 223 bolt in done on single stage.

When using single stage I use the Lee hand primer.

You mentioned primer depth,
Have you noticed any accuracy difference with primer depth?

 

[swampratt]

I have just seated all my primers to bottom out If they do not bottom out you may need to tap them 2 times or more to get the magnum ones to go off.

I have never cut my pocket depths to try and match them.
Most accuracy I have found in brass prep is neck surface finish and neck tension.
Those 2 things play an important role in seating forces.
That is after you sort by head stamp and or year.

 

[Beautiful Mulberry]

I have just seated all my primers to bottom out If they do not bottom out you may need to tap them 2 times or more to get the magnum ones to go off.

I have never cut my pocket depths to try and match them.
Most accuracy I have found in brass prep is neck surface finish and neck tension.
Those 2 things play an important role in seating forces.
That is after you sort by head stamp and or year.

Same just seat all the way down.
Iv had this curiosity about primer depth