Great video, but it did not solve my problem. It helped me solve it though. I kept getting tipped primers and bound up primers and kept having to take the shell plate off to free it up. My problem was the primer wedge bar was not contacting the primer system so the primer was not being moved forward far enough to sit fully on the priming bar. I adjusted the wedge bar to make proper contact, and it ran perfectly after that. Thank you for the video. Very detailed and precise. I very much appreciate it
Good Video, very clear, concise and easy to follow. Very helpful to me as I am setting up an older, used loadmaster as a dedicated press for .380 Auto / 9mm Kurtz. I personally am not going to be utilizing the case feed system with this machine , I am going to feed the cases by hand . After speaking with more than a dozen people who own this machine, and all agree , that the case feed system never works reliably, I came to that decision . I had a Pro 1000 years ago with the same system which never worked at all. I ended up stripping that press for parts and tossing all the Pro 1000 parts in the trash, as the rest of that machine turned out to be junk as well. Lee’s Indexing Turret Press however, is, in my opinion, the very best press on the market for the money today. It works reliably with very easy and very minor adjustments. I will post an update here when I have this Loadmaster up and running. I think being dedicated to one cartridge , without the case feed system, this press will prove to operate reliably to a satisfactory degree. I have some doubts about the indexing system but I have never used this machine and We shall see. I did purchase a new indexing rod, new platform and shell plate to be sure all parts are good. I will try to get this unit up and running soon and not leave you all hanging in suspense like a bad horror movie !! Thanks for taking the time to read my post.
Good tips , I learned a couple of things , disassembling the primer feed shoot and sanding carefully with 1000 grit sandpaper to reduce friction, tool marks and burrs helped also .
I used silly putty to plug the hole in the primer station area to keep good primers from falling in the ram. I plugged all the holes except for the decapping station. Helps to keep loose powder out of the ram.
Thank you Mike. New subscriber and viewer. Outstanding videos. Can't wait for more reloading equipment and loading videos. I will buy the Lee Load Master in the near future. Thanks again. 👍😎🗜🔧✔
Not sure who at LEE designed this or any of the other priming systems. While at first glance it looks like a great system for the progressive press, in my experience it's problematic at best. I have been running my LoadMaster for more than 8 years and have gone back to hand priming. I know that sort of defeats the idea of a progressive press but I no longer have to be concerned about missing or improperly seated primers. Maybe that's a big reason LEE discontinued the LoadMaster. There is no "feel" to the primer seating and that's important to me. Does it work? Some to most of the time, but waiting until the loaded round is ejected to find out the primer is wonky is unacceptable. I have no experience with any other progressive press, so I don't know if any other priming system is any better. I probably would have been proud of myself as well for this design, until the end of the first week or so when the tech support line started ringing off the hook. Then, not so much. Still running my LoadMaster weekly, just with extra steps.
Great video, but it did not solve my problem. It helped me solve it though. I kept getting tipped primers and bound up primers and kept having to take the shell plate off to free it up. My problem was the primer wedge bar was not contacting the primer system so the primer was not being moved forward far enough to sit fully on the priming bar. I adjusted the wedge bar to make proper contact, and it ran perfectly after that. Thank you for the video. Very detailed and precise. I very much appreciate it
Good Video, very clear, concise and easy to follow. Very helpful to me as I am setting up an older, used loadmaster as a dedicated press for .380 Auto / 9mm Kurtz.
I personally am not going to be utilizing the case feed system with this machine , I am going to feed the cases by hand . After speaking with more than a dozen people who own this machine, and all agree , that the case feed system never works reliably, I came to that decision . I had a Pro 1000 years ago with the same system which never worked at all.
I ended up stripping that press for parts and tossing all the Pro 1000 parts in the trash, as the rest of that machine turned out to be junk as well.
Lee’s Indexing Turret Press however, is, in my opinion, the very best press on the market for the money today. It works reliably with very easy and very minor adjustments. I will post an update here when I have this Loadmaster up and running.
I think being dedicated to one cartridge , without the case feed system, this press will prove to operate reliably to a satisfactory degree. I have some doubts about the indexing system but I have never used this machine and We shall see. I did purchase a new indexing rod, new platform and shell plate to be sure all parts are good.
I will try to get this unit up and running soon and not leave you all hanging in suspense like a bad horror movie !!
Thanks for taking the time to read my post.
The Priming and Indexing systems do seem to cause most reloaders grief. I hope this video helps you to get things running smoothly!
Good tips , I learned a couple of things , disassembling the primer feed shoot and sanding carefully with 1000 grit sandpaper to reduce friction, tool marks and burrs helped also .
That is true, any disruptions on the feeding trough will cause issues with the priming system. That is a good tip.
I used silly putty to plug the hole in the primer station area to keep good primers from falling in the ram. I plugged all the holes except for the decapping station. Helps to keep loose powder out of the ram.
That is an interesting modification. I am going to give it a look as I do not like any lost primers or all the loose powder falling into the ram.
Thank you Mike. New subscriber and viewer. Outstanding videos. Can't wait for more reloading equipment and loading videos. I will buy the Lee Load Master in the near future. Thanks again. 👍😎🗜🔧✔
Thank you for this video, gives me more confidence in setting up my press!
Is there any orientation of the primer wedge bar?
great video thank you
Well done and Yes it was helpful
Just found my primer feed problem, my primer wedge loosened up.
Why is your primer mechanism red? Mine is all black.
The primer trough assembly's color identifies what sized primers it is for. Red is large primers and black is small.
No offense. I still do not see how Install the primer system. If I had mine installed, this video might help after that.
Don't mess your primers up, they are worth more than fully loaded ammo.
Not sure who at LEE designed this or any of the other priming systems. While at first glance it looks like a great system for the progressive press, in my experience it's problematic at best. I have been running my LoadMaster for more than 8 years and have gone back to hand priming. I know that sort of defeats the idea of a progressive press but I no longer have to be concerned about missing or improperly seated primers. Maybe that's a big reason LEE discontinued the LoadMaster. There is no "feel" to the primer seating and that's important to me. Does it work? Some to most of the time, but waiting until the loaded round is ejected to find out the primer is wonky is unacceptable. I have no experience with any other progressive press, so I don't know if any other priming system is any better. I probably would have been proud of myself as well for this design, until the end of the first week or so when the tech support line started ringing off the hook. Then, not so much. Still running my LoadMaster weekly, just with extra steps.
the lighting is terrible on the side that matters... cant see a thing
You're obviously OK - the cat says so.
Just tried to post a comment and no post appeared . I must be shunned.
I see your post above, must have taken a moment to go through
Bullshits.. I stopped to use the priming system ..
Doing hand priming and put the cases in the tubes already primed
Me too
Loadmaster priming system BLOWS. That's why they sell The Lee Precision load master EXPLOSION Shield.