The greatest thing about opinions, we each get to have one and they don't have to agree..
Rock on!
I am far from the first to have issues with the Pro 1000 priming system. We all have different experiences and there are tons of "fixes" for it on this forum.
I have not tried to store the breech locks in the box yet because I only have one set of them. All my other stuff is in turrets.
I like to write as concisely as possible. I put long reading long emails and posts well ahead of root canals on my list of least favorite things to do. I avoid character comsuming prefaces such as "based on my experience" or "I think that" as being redundant. Who else's opinion would it be?
Maybe I should put that in my tag line... that it's all just my opinion.
I don't suggest anyone discard their current setup just to have breech locks, or for any other reason if they are happy with it. I certainly did not. At the same time, if I was designing a new press line I would not go with tool heads, and I would have a flat, space efficient box, that would accomodate breech locks. Our issue is situational because we already bought into the tool head system. My reason for buying the 6000 is I wanted to use a lock out die and seperate crimping on the same press. I still happily use tool heads in their red round boxes for my 1000 and my Classic Turret. See?
My reloading area is about 12 sq. ft. and has to share my garage with a cabinet mounted table saw, a cabinet mounted miter saw, a squat rack, 500lbs of weights, a recumbent bike, two diamond frame bikes and a SUV.
LEE tool heads are indeed pretty compact and priced very low. Then I see pictures of guys that have a 400sq. ft. work area and rows of Dillon, RCBS and Redding T7 tools heads... Those don't look so compact. I just checked the price of a tool head for the T7 on Midway. They are a real bargin at $99 a pop. The tool head holder is $55 and looks about a foot and a half high. I envy the guys that can accomodate that kind of set up, but what works for them does not work for everybody.
But that's all just my opinion...