It often comes up, this press vs. that press, which is better, etc.
Well I have an entry level Lee pro 1000. It's a finicky press but if you watch what you are doing it gets the job done. The biggest issue is primer feed issues. Sometimes they don't come up all the way onto the seating punch and you have to goose them up with a dental pick or what have you.
So yesterday I cranked out 250 on the press. Manual bullet feed, I don't have the upgrade. Including time to put the cases in the tubes, refill the primer tray, clear about 8 minor primer jams (took about 10 seconds each time) this took me about 35 minutes once the press was set up. So figure a bit under 500 per hour load rate.
For those of you with more advanced presses, or considering purchasing a press, I just thought I'd share this. I can't say I recommend the press 100% due to the primer feed issues, but for the value, it's just what I want. I might have been able to do 100 in my single station press in that time if I was really going at it.