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Originally Posted by legion
I have a Lee Loadmaster dedicated to .223.
I have a Lee Pro 1000 dedicated to 9mm.
I have a Lee "big" Classic press dedicated to .50 BMG.
I have a Lee Breech Lock that is dedicated to depriming and is occassionally used for other small tasks.
For all other calibers and competition loads, I have a Lee Classic Turret. I have multiple turrets that I simply pop in for a new caliber. I don't use a powder measure with the turret press, I have a Lyman automatic scale that I use instead.
The only real problems that I have with any of my Lee presses is that the Pro 1000 has a rather poor primer feed system (it often seats primers sideways or crushes them--I always use Winchester primers for this reason) and the Lee Perfect Powder measures spews BL-C2 on the Loadmaster. I think I'm going to purchase a Hornady powder measure to fix the problem. I think it's funny that the Lee Perfect Powder Measure is around $20, and the Hornady powder measure w/ progressive press kit is around $120.
On an unrelated note, I have three Lee Perfect Powder measures for sale. They work great as long as you don't hook them up to a progressive press.
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The Lee perfect powder measure is not suited for ball powder . I started using a ball powder for .223 , several years ago . I bought the Lee auto disk pro powder measure . It works , but has always leaked some powder .
Some here along the way , I bought the adjustable charge bar , but never used it much . Last week , I noticed it in the box with the round disks & decided to try it . First I tried 23.0 grains of AA # 2200 & 55 grain Hornady FMJBT . This was close to the max for the adjustable bar .
Then tried 21.0 grains of WC846 with 61 grain FMJBT pulls .
Both of these are ball powders and they leaked almost zero .
The disk measure has always worked great with flake and extruded powder . Give it a try .
God bless
Wyr