Dillon Super 1050/RL1050/RL1100 Loading
- Thread starter padom
- Start date
Tell me one thing before I buy 3 of these. Are they easier to set and find the magic sweet spot vs the oem. I have cussed the paint off the wall a couple times after a detail cleaning trying to dial that sweet spot in again. Lol
I followed their setup directions video for the first one. Was super easy to setup. Zero issues
I have decided to take the plunge and automate one of my 1050’s. Have one RL1050 and two S1050’s. My goal is to begin with simple brass processing in 9mm and .223. Will start with 9mm. Plan to size, deprime, swage, and prime as a starting point.
My budget is 4k. Features of the mark 7 look good. One thousand rounds an hour is my goal.
Please share your experience on installing and running an Autodrive.
My budget is 4k. Features of the mark 7 look good. One thousand rounds an hour is my goal.
Please share your experience on installing and running an Autodrive.
I have one of my 1100s set up with a Mk7 autodrive. But I dont do any priming on it. Just deprime, swage, trim and resize.
I can process pistol brass around 3K an hour. Rifle around 2K.
FL resized and roll sized brass loads so much easier. Much easier on my arm/elbow/shoulder.
I like to feel the press when seating primers. That way if something hick-ups, I can stop and not light off a tube of primers. Knock on wood, after over 30 years of 1050s and 1100s, I have yet to do that.
I can process pistol brass around 3K an hour. Rifle around 2K.
FL resized and roll sized brass loads so much easier. Much easier on my arm/elbow/shoulder.
I like to feel the press when seating primers. That way if something hick-ups, I can stop and not light off a tube of primers. Knock on wood, after over 30 years of 1050s and 1100s, I have yet to do that.
The Mk 7 Autodrive will handle that; just understand that in addition to the cost of the Autodrive are the costs of all the additional sensors. I believe the Autodrive only supports the S1050.
Also understand that under automation, adjustments are critical for smooth operations. When something goes wrong under automation, it can get ugly pretty quick. Start slow and work your speed up as you begin to understand and get comfortable with things. Warning though, automation is a rabbit hole that's easy to get sucked into. Next you'll be looking at roll sizers, and autodecappers...AMHIK.
ETA: And you'll also begin to understand how outdated the Dillon design is (and where they cheap out on things).
My 1100 is automated. Make sure you get a primer sensor or be prepared for powder spillage is going to happen eventually.
I’m torn. I have had more headaches after automating than before but I also push it 1500 an hour and do single pass loading. It’s the random failures from crushed primers, crooked projectiles or crushed cases that make me want to kick a fat kid.
I’m torn. I have had more headaches after automating than before but I also push it 1500 an hour and do single pass loading. It’s the random failures from crushed primers, crooked projectiles or crushed cases that make me want to kick a fat kid.
I wet tumble rarely. Only time I wet tumble is large batches nasty/dirty/tarnished range pick up or 1x military brass...
Once I process brass, I generally don't ever need to wet tumble it again...
I dry tumble fired brass then dry tumble processed brass to remove lube
My mark 7 auto drive was delivered today. Tomorrow is going to be a happy day. Torn between installing on an RL 1050 just back from a factory tune up or a Super 1050. This will be a dedicated brass processing machine. All it will be used for is decap, resize, swage and prime.
I was thinking to myself it would take a while but i should decap all my brass before tumbling.
Do you know any companies that process or sell processed 223 brass. I have everything to do it but dont know of i want to dorty up my loading 9mm press processing 223 brass.
Do you know any companies that process or sell processed 223 brass. I have everything to do it but dont know of i want to dorty up my loading 9mm press processing 223 brass.
Depends on how much brass you're processing. Rollsizer makes an auto-decapping machine....
I have successfully installed the auto drive and sensors. Omg. Why did I wait so long to do this? Lesson learned. Install the swage sensor before you install the auto drive unit.
If you are on the fence. Do it.
I compare this to the first time I used my giraud trimmer. Just wow
If you are on the fence. Do it.
I compare this to the first time I used my giraud trimmer. Just wow
