[fritzthemoose]

Hi everybody.

sure this came up already several times propably

I do have severe problems with the primer seating of the LEE 1000.

NO not the primer moving down but seating them in the case.

Before explaining it in detail, I did not have this problem before I had to remove the shell plate carrier for cleaning the first time.

The problem occurs on several different brands of cases not all but most of the time.

Problem is that primers dont enter the case. If they do I have to move the case around first by hand until i find the right position by hand. Very rarely they enter without touching the case by hand first. Sometimes they enter but not all the way. Sometimes they enter but you see that they are squashed a little. Sometimes they dont enter at all even after trying forever to position the case by hand but when moving the case along there is a primer on the seater.

I saw that the case moves in the shell plate after moving by this small thing that enables the primer to slide onto the primer seater. It kind of shackes the case a little bit. So most of the time I do have to move the case back a little bid by hand and then it will work. Sometimes not.

I do think that I got the indexing right but I am not 100% positive. However, I do hear the shellplate snap into position and the position is right for all the dies.

Maybe someone can help. Currently I can maybe load 50 rounds an hour if I am lucky because of that.

Thx

[zxd9]

What caliber? Mine has worked great with small primers but I just switched to .45ACP and I'm having a heck of a time getting them to insert correctly as well. Hopefully someone has a good answer, other than buy a Dillon.

[fritzthemoose]

zxd9, on May 13 2009, 10:24 PM, said:

What caliber? Mine has worked great with small primers but I just switched to .45ACP and I'm having a heck of a time getting them to insert correctly as well. Hopefully someone has a good answer, other than buy a Dillon.

9 Luger

[oddball]

Do you have dirt under the shell plate? Right shell plate?You say moving case around It shouldnt be able to move . If whole plate can move the rubber O ring is not under the hold down nut.

[target1911]

Oh, Hey, thats a simple fix right there.

GET A DILLON

[zxd9]

The only issues I've had with small primers is when powder gets in the primer plunger area.

You know there is an adjustment screw for the shell plate that allows you to fine tune where it stops.

[fritzthemoose]

oddball, on May 14 2009, 09:01 AM, said:

Do you have dirt under the shell plate? Right shell plate?You say moving case around It shouldnt be able to move . If whole plate can move the rubber O ring is not under the hold down nut.

no there is no dirt under the shellplate i just had to clean the whole thing and since that i do have this problem. after depriming the case passes by a small thing that enables the primer to slide on the seater. this kind of moves the case in seat on the shell plate. i then have to move the case around a little bid by hand after it indexed above the primer seater. then sometimes the primer can be seated sometimes not but before i was able to seat the primer without problem

not sure if that is the reason or that the indexing is out of line but i cannot seat the primer most of the time.

[fritzthemoose]

zxd9, on May 14 2009, 03:45 PM, said:

The only issues I've had with small primers is when powder gets in the primer plunger area.

You know there is an adjustment screw for the shell plate that allows you to fine tune where it stops.

i know that. it basicaly stops at the right spot. if thats the reason it must be of only a fraction cant tell

[RV man]

I can't help because all of mine just run so I haven't had to fix anything.

Call Lee customer service and I bet they can help. Don't give up.....It will work.

Bill

[Graham Smith]

Assuming you have the right shell plate... If the indexing is sloppy or the little spring finger is not holding the case firmly, then you will have this problem.

[fritzthemoose]

Graham Smith, on May 14 2009, 07:51 PM, said:

Assuming you have the right shell plate... If the indexing is sloppy or the little spring finger is not holding the case firmly, then you will have this problem.

hi thx a lot.

was a combination of both.