Broken Square Deal B

[pepperbelly]

Tonight while loading .45acp on my SDB the shellplate bolt broke in half.
I contacted Dillon for a replacement. Is this a common bolt that I could find locally?
I am in the midst of several matches and really need to load more ammo.

Thanks,
Jim

 

[franksremote]

Re: Broken Square Deal B

They don't break very often unless the adjustment is continually out of whack. You may want to order an additional one from Dillon as well as their spare parts kit for the SDB so that you've got most of the common replacement/failure/lost parts to use while waiting on the replacement part(s) to arrive. They're pretty inexpensive when you figure most parts break or are lost when loading before a match

 

[EddieNFL]

Re: Broken Square Deal B

Just curious, but where is the break? Been a while since I had my hands on a SD, but I doubt you'll find the exact bolt locally.

 

[Queequeg]

Re: Broken Square Deal B

Damn Pepperbelly, do you have a bionic arm?

 

[pepperbelly]

Re: Broken Square Deal B

It broke at the point where the threads start.

From how the bolt is shaped I won't be able to find it locally.

Queequeg, what can I say?


Jim

 

[Queequeg]

Re: Broken Square Deal B

What ever you say, you won't get any grief from me...I like living!

 

[DaG]

Re: Broken Square Deal B

Mine broke also. Dillon says to put a light film of grease on the new one and it should be fine. Also learned that if you put too much bell on the case, the powder die tends to stick causing alot more force to be used on the downstroke which transfers to the shellplate bolt.
DaG

 

[pepperbelly]

Re: Broken Square Deal B

I will put a little grease on hte threads. The threads on the one that broke were loose when I extracted the broken piece out.
I just barely bell the case mouth. In fact my crimp die does nothing- the case mouth measure correctly after seating the bullet.
I bought this from dad years ago. he got it in a trade. It is the early version of the Square Deal B, and has had many tens of thousands of rounds loaded. I am guessing it just broke.
Jim