ORIGINAL: bigpappa
Hey I'm getting in late but here is my two cents worth, I was always an RCBS man (cannot say one thing bad about there equipment) ,I also have a Dillion Progressive Press(again cannot say anything bad) but both Brands are expensive but they will last a lifetime( I've had Rockchucker for years and It still performs flawlessly) I would never even look at Lee because it was so cheap it couldn't be good and all my friends had RCBS and Dillion and laught at the mention of Lee,long story short I purchased a Lee Progressive press and dies at a garage sell and WOW...I hate to say it but my Lee performs as well as my Dillion and the Lee dies are as well built as the RCBS buy Lee save money, but most importantly buy good reloading manuals and read them! I use Nosler, Hornady,Speer,Sierra and Lee in that order, your first one should be the brand of bullet you think you will use most Good Luck
You are about crazy to think the Lee1000 performs well. I hate mine. If you miss a primer, all cain breaks loose. If you forget and get below half full on the powder hopper, you got a dangerous situation. And if you try to crimp and set COL, your shells are going to be all over the place on the Lee. Not so with the 550B.