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Wow, that is a great idea. Thanks for the picture. I will pick up some coupling nuts sometime soon. These are cheaper than the solution I found for newer presses. I have a problem where the spent primers get caught in the ram and won't let it move up or down. I think that your solution will solve that problem. The Titan Reloading site is working again. Here are the links the I mentioned in my post from September 24th. https://www.titanreloading.com/titan-reloading-products/titan-primer-chute $12.98 https://www.titanreloading.com/lee-precision-reloading-equipment/lee-service-parts/single-station-press-parts/lee-bp3064-pvc-tube $1.50 https://www.titanreloading.com/lee-precision-reloading-equipment/lee-service-parts/single-station-press-parts/lee-bp3127-plastic-cap $0.50 These products work great on my 9mm press (bought it a few years ago).

Kenstone - You're suggestion seems to have solved my problem. Many thanks!!! I removed the pin and simply dragged and rolled the business end on a sheet of fine sandpaper and also sanded a small chamfer on the end. I then ran 6 rounds thru an empty press (no powder or primers) but did seat a bullet in each. Every single one was ejected without a primer, which is what I expected. I also wanted to mention - to every one out there - about some parts I bought at www.titanreloading.com. They have a solution for the base of the press to keep it from having to be removed from the bench in order to get rid of the spent primers. It only works on Pro 1000's made after 1992 or 1993. Unfortunately, their web site appears to be broken at the moment or I would post the links. I think the parts are on the TITAN RELOADING Products page. (Note that I did notify them of the problem via their Contact Us page). The parts consist of a funnel-like device that inserts into the bottom of the press, a piece of tubing that attaches to the end of the device, and optionally a cap for the end of the tube. You need to drill a hole in your bench to so that the tubing can be attached. I installed this on my Pro 1000, set up for 9mm, and it works as advertised. Unfortunately for me my Pro 1000, set up for .357 Magnum, was made before the cutoff date and the part won't fit (the older presses have more support ribbing underneath than the new presses do).

Hello, I'm hoping that this is still active as the last post (before this one) was from 2015. Recently, I have been having issues with my Lee Pro 1000 .357/.38 press. I have had it almost 30 years and this just started occurring recently. I have it set up to reload .357 and haven't had to make any adjustments in years, other than having had to take it apart and do a deep clean (thanks to CowboyT's videos on YouTube) to fix an issue where the primer would get inserted sideways or upside down. My current issue is that the cases are leaving the first station without the primers getting punched out. It is not for every case and can happen with the first case or with all three stations full. I have checked the pin and it is sticking out of the bottom of the die about 3/8's of an inch and isn't loose. I have made sure that the ram is all of the way up and it looks like the tray is all of the way up. The last time I reloaded I was able to complete over 200 rounds in an hour. Now I am lucky if I can load 100 in an hour and 20 minutes. Any ideas?