I am a little late to this thread...

I have a mid 80's Lee 1000. I also have a Lyman turret, a Dillon 550 and 650. I started reloading in late 70's on a rockchucker for a .25-06.

I personally knew Fred Huntington and wouldn't buy RCBS to this day (even though he's long passed), just because he was such an a-hole.

I've had a lot of luck reloading with the 1000. But it's only 9mm target loads when I really want volume.  10mm I use the Dillon 650. The 550 gets 5.56. The Lyman everything else.

The Lee 1000 is not the best built. The nylon gears aren't great and it can be finicky. When it's on, it's great. When not... well, you do have to closely monitor each station with each pull. The dies are just fine. I have no hesitation with them. There are drawbacks to the 1000. However,  it does provide one an entrance into volume reloading at a cost none can match. I bought mine for less than $200. Of course,  that was over 35 years ago. But, it still cranks out 9mmm on the original set of carbide dies!

I will second the looksie into Lehigh defense ammo. I load their 140 gr penetrator to 1450 fps (G20sf w/6" storm lake bbl).

That load will go through level IIIa body armor, 4" bulletproof glass, and about 30" of ballistic gel. So, it it's penetration you want,  there's your projectile.

See some of the you tube videos testing this bullet for reference.

Without trying to sound too picky or OCD, one factual error in the article listed an original Norma loading of 170 grains @ 1300 fps. I still have original Norma loads and it was 165 grains @ 1400 fps. The 200 grain listing is correct @ 1200 fps.

Thank you very much. That's helpful.

It's in very good condition,  some wear, no damage. No box or paperwork.

Hello,
New to the site, but not 10's. Have been shooting them since '84.
I have not paid attention to the Bren Ten values for quite awhile. However, I was curious as to the approximate value of my Bren. It's a standard model and one of the first 100 made. I even have 3 original magazines.

I can post a picture,  just as soon as someone can direct this old guy on how to do it from my phone.

Thanks!