Lee Precision Pro 6000 Six Pack Shell Plate #1S .38 Spl/.357 Mag

Description

The Lee Precision Pro 6000 Six Pack Shell Plate #1S is the steel indexing plate that lets your Pro 6000 progressive press run .38 Special and .357 Magnum. If you already own the press and want to add a revolver caliber or dedicate a plate to a case family you load often, this is the part that gets you there. It carries the cartridge through each station as the plate rotates, so a clean, properly matched plate is what keeps rounds feeding and indexing the way they should.

What the #1S Shell Plate Covers

This is Lee's #1S plate, part number 91835, and it's built around the rimmed .38 Special and .357 Magnum case head. Since those two share the same rim, one plate handles both, which is handy if you shoot .38 for practice and load .357 for heavier work. Changing calibers on the Pro 6000 is one of the things people like most about the press. Instead of buying a whole new tool head, you pull your dies with the spline drive bushings, swap the shell plate, and drop in the die set for the caliber you're loading. That keeps the cost of adding a caliber down to just the plate and dies.

Build and Fit of the Pro 6000 #1S Plate

It's machined from steel for long service life under repeated indexing, and it's made in the USA. Installation is straightforward: lower the carrier, pull the case ejector, raise the carrier most of the way up, and spin the plate on clockwise. One thing worth knowing is that shell plates are specific to the press they're cut for. A Pro 6000 plate won't interchange with a Pro 1000, Loadmaster, or Auto Breech Lock Pro, so make sure you're matching this plate to the Six Pack Pro setup.

For anyone loading more than one caliber on the Six Pack Pro, keeping a dedicated plate for each case family is the standard way to run the press cleanly. The #1S earns its spot on the bench for anyone putting out revolver ammo in volume.