Lee Auto Breech Lock Pro Progressive Press

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Anybody have any experience with this press?

I have seen these 4000 kits on sale pretty cheap and i have a lee turret and most parts will interchange.

Is this press a decent cheaper progressive or keep saving for a Dillon 650?
 
I've heard some good things about it on another forum. But, it is not a Dillon. It may take some tinkering to get it to run smooth.
 
I've been running one for about six months now, loading 9mm, .45 and .223. If you're a turret guy, you'll like it. After fighting a loadmaster for a year I sold it and got the breech lock pro. One of the things I don't like about true progressive presses is the lack of tactile feel when seating primers. On this you will load and seat the primer just like you do on the turret. Also, if something gets out of sync when running (like an upside down case) it's not a major undertaking to correct it and get back to running. If you are loading multiple calibers it is more expensive to set up for each one - about $25 vs. a $12 turret. I bought the bullet feeder but still haven't been able to get it to work right. Don't waste your money on it.

No, it's not a Dillon or LNL, and it's not intended to be. I will say that you will get more out of this press than a 550, IMHO (and yes, I've owned one). When it's all set up it takes me an average of 18 minutes to load 100 rounds, loading the bullets by hand, going at a comfortable steady pace. That is more than adequate for my needs and over 50% faster than my turret with the auto ejector.

Hope this helps.
 
This is what i was looking for, i know its not going to be a dillon. I'm not expecting it to produce 600 rounds an hour either, i would just like for it to be a little quicker than the turret for 9mm mostly. If the 550 was auto index i would have already bought one.
 
Buy once, cry once. Go Dillon or Hornady. The ONLY Lee stuff I like are some of the dies and the hand held primer device. Their molds for casting are cheap, but that price point virtually guarantees fragility.
 
Fragility? Really? I've loaded close to 30,000 rounds on a classic turret and the only parts that have worn out (not broken) are a couple of the plastic pieces. Lee will replace parts for just the shipping costs, which I think is more than fair. Are their presses finished as nicely and as "heavy duty"? No. Do they get the job done? Yes, for the most part and at a very attractive price point. A lot of people have had great success with the Loadmaster, but I didn't so I moved away from that particular press, but not Lee as a company. The turret and BLP work great for me. I wouldn't use them for precision loading applications (have a Redding T7 for that) but for the average shooter they work just fine.
 
I guess i reload different than some. I will reload before i go shoot, so maybe 300 to 500 at a time. I dont load 10,000 at a time and store them ,then switch the press setup And load another caliber.
I do spend money where it counts, but my point is i can buy this press for the same cost a a caliber conversion from Dillon. I don't shoot as much as i should so 600 to 1200 per hour isnt necessary for me. also if it wears out plastic wise after 20k rounds thats fine.

My lee classic turret was used and i see no signs of wear other than the plastic indexer, i love is considering a turret is 12 bucks and i can have my lower volume caliber setup.
 
Like mrcabinet above, I have loaded over 50k between a Lee turret and a Load master and other than a couple of pieces that Lee replaced for free not any issues.
Now if you ever load shot shells, stay the hell away from Lee...That was the worst mistake I made and quickly sold it.
 
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