Lee Precision PRO 1000 - Case Feeder Preparation and Installation; Initial Case Feeder Steps; Slider Block and Feed Plate Installation; Reloading Troubleshooting

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Learn to feel the primer seating when the lever is pushed up.
Loosen socket head cap screw and force shell plate carrier on the ram. Re-tighten clamp screw.
Check for primer on base or under shell plate carrier. Carrier should contact the base with
no case in the shell holder.
Remove all oil with solvent or blow out powder or dust with compressed air.
Always keep primer trough full.
Ream or swage primer pocket.
Caution, some 45 ACP cases now have small primer pockets
Clean shell plate. Check tension finger. Straighten or replace tension finger as required.
Clean powder out with compressed air.
See “Primers not fully seated” problem above.
Move ejector pin to other side of screw.
See case feed spring orientation photo below. Spring should be installed into rear hole.
Operator not lifing hard enough
Shell plate carrier not fully seated, or loose
on ram
Obstruction to full travel
Oil or gunpowder in trough
Primer trough not full
Primer crimp not removed
Wrong size primer
Case not fully in shell plate
Spilled powder in primer trough
Primers not fully seated
Cases wedge against ejector pin
Case feed spring in wrong case slider hole
PROBLEM CAUSE REMEDY
Primers not fully seated
Primer doesn’t feed onto
priming punch
Primer doesn’t
enter case
Tipped primers
Cases don’t eject
Case feeder doesn’t work
properly
TROUBLESHOOTING
Before attaching the 4 tube case feeder, place an empty case in front of the case slider. Process 50-100 cases until you
have the feel of the entire reloading sequence. Be sure to measure your completed ammunition to verify it is the correct
overall length and will chamber in your firearm.
IMPORTANT: the primer is seated during the last inch of lever travel. Make a conscious
eort to feel the primer enter and fully seat into the case. Incomplete primer seating will
not allow the case to eject from the shell plate. This seems to be the biggest problem for
first time users. A loose shell plate carrier socket head screw may prevent proper seating
of primers.
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Install the case slider block and feed plate
Remove slider block from carrier tongue by
unscrewing the Phillips screw on the riser and
releasing the spring. Raise the shell plate carrier to
the top of the stroke. [FIG 12] Insert case on carrier
tongue. Place a coin on top of the case. Slide feed plate
assembly into the carrier hole, and adjust the top nut so
that the bottom of the feed plate assembly rests on top
of the coin. Tighten the nuts using two 7/16” wrenches.
[FIG 13]
Re-install slider block and/or riser as shown. Screw with
spring goes in rear hole. Install 4 clear case feed tubes
and load with cases.
FIG 12
12
case feed spring orientation
Push firmly
on lever to
seat primer
USE REAR HOLE
carrier tongue
slider block
riser
See chart on page 8. Some cases
require riser to be installed on top
of case slider block.
Slide the RISER block on top of CASE
SLIDER BLOCK until the front and
back are flush. Tighten Phillips screw
on riser block.
riser
slider block
coin
case
FIG 13
snug nuts using
two 7/16”
wrenches
CASE COLLATOR
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Fills all four tubes in
just ten seconds.
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