I have owned and used Lyman (Spar-T turret) and Lee reloading presses, The Load-Master is a great press, but does require a little mechanical ability when setting it up. I (when I first purchased the press) destroyed a couple of primer sliders (a buck apiece from Lee). In the several thousand loads I have done on the Load-Master (after the original learning curve) have had no problems at all.
Several things to keep in mind are:
1. Keep the powder hopper at least 2/3 full
2. NEVER short-stroke this press, you will more than likely break something cheap that was made to protect something more expensive.
3. When changing shell plates, cycle the primer slider by hand to place the slider in the farthest from the shellplate location before moving the handle (failure to do this will break the center pin on the primer slider.
4. Keep an eye on the trough between the primer tray and the slider, and if it gets even a little low, shake the tray by hand (only happens once in a while, but will result in a case(s) without a primer).
5. Develop a rhythm and go slow at first.
6. Before you start loading a batch, throw about 10 - 15 charges and return them to the powder measure hopper, then throw and weigh a couple more to verify your load.
Powder measures (auto disc) are relatively cheap, its worth the money to purchase a couple and keep them on the die turret when changing calibers.
The case feeder works well with MOST pistol calibers, feed by hand with extremely short (or long) cases.
Do not waste your time or money on the bullet feeder, I do not think it can be made to work right over 3/4 of the time and if you miss feeding a case (or the tube goes dry on the case feeder) you will drop a bullet onto the bench/floor.
I by far prefer the Load-Master over the Pro-1000 (have 2 that I used for several years and still do for some low run batches).
READ THE MANUAL, be careful of the brand of primer you use and military crimp cases will cause problems, use civilian cases!!
Glenn