Rick Courtright
Hawkeye
Ka6otm said:Okay, why is that since it doesn't change? It's because they didn't read the manual carefully when setting up the press and they have one or more dies on several turret heads that are out of adjustment. Since the press primes on the downstroke, setting the dies properly is crucial.
Then, when they had this problem, they didn't read the manual troubleshooting section where it says that if you have a primer seating problem, check your dies.
Hi,
I have and use a fair amount of Lee equipment. And, yes, there's green stuff here, too... along with bits and pieces from other mfrs. Just like everyone else on any reloading forum, I hear all kinds of complaints about Lee equipment. However, after 50+ years of "rolling my own" I've learned to live with the fact NOBODY is perfect.
Personal opinion: Lee HAS a problem, and Ka6otm hit it right on the head: you HAVE to RTFM with their stuff to make it work the way they intended. Surprise! Some of their adjustments are NOT the same as the green or blue guys' or anybody else's. Some of their instructions deal with an "all Lee" team of equipment (geeze, another surprise!), and then they will describe the different steps to use when using a "mixed team." Follow them and things seem to work out fine, for me at least!
As to the complainers, well, some people just like to complain. Maybe they're mechanically challenged, like a buddy for whom a single state RCBS Rock Chucker is a highly sophisticated piece of equipment yet difficult challenge to use. Maybe they're ok mechanically but simply didn't RTFM. Maybe they're the kind who don't think for themselves, but parrot everything their buddy--don't we all have one of these in our lives, the guy who's actually a certifiable moron but hasn't yet been signed off on?--tells them. Then there's always the guy who can screw up an anvil with a rubber mallet, too. So any conversation that starts with "Lee is cr(ud)" probably isn't worth listening to in my book, and a lot of the others sort themselves out fairly quickly as to what the writer's biases are.
In the end, I can't think of any mfr of reloading equipment who makes "bad" stuff these days. But at the same time, each of them makes equipment based on THEIR idea of what works best--with no two agreeing completely--and if it matches ours, great. If not, we get to try something else! "One's man's trash is another man's treasure" rings in the back of my head. Ford or Chevy? Ginger or Mary Ann? Either of those ongoing arguments fits perfectly into our hobby.
Rick C