New Dillon Reloader

[pmclaine]

Nice to see they are updating/redesigning their line up...

XL-750

XL750

The Dillon XL750 is a high-speed progressive reloading machine designed to load common rifle and handgun cartridges from .17 Hornet though the common belted magnum cartridges in rifle and .32 ACP through .500 S&W in handgun.The XL750 comes with a lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects...

www.dillonprecision.com

The cost of this though is what I paid for my S1050 8 or so years ago.

This looks to be a good "other option" to the S1050 though as savings in tool heads would be substantial.

 

[TheOfficeT-Rex]

I'm not sure it offers a huge jump in performance, and I doubt people will upgrade from their current 650s/550s. I just don't predict a lot of hype or discussion about these.

 

[pmclaine]

The performance is a non factor for me the residential hobby reloader.

I only load as fast as needed to ensure I'm safe.

For large rifle I load 40 an hour on my S1050.

Pistol is where you can get some speed but after an hour/200 rounds I want to do other things.

It looks like there is some redesign and rather than "necessities" being optional they are now standard.

I'm thinking this is an attack to scoop up some of the S1050 market that just can't afford current money for an S1050.

The only problem with that idea though is that for me the swage is the real genius of the S1050.

Other than that a 550 or 650 would serve me well.

 

[Srikaleak]

Am I going to be a sucker if I get upsold from a 550C to 750XL?

 

[pmclaine]

Am I going to be a sucker if I get upsold from a 550C to 750XL?

No.

 

[TheOfficeT-Rex]

Am I going to be a sucker if I get upsold from a 550C to 750XL?

Do you want/need a casefeeder and/or bullet feeder? That really seems to be the driving factor for jumping up from a 550 or sdb.

 

[pmclaine]

No.

Let me expound.

You will never be a sucker for getting "more".

You might be more "thrifty" though by buying less.

A 550 is a great machine.

Often times I load in batches that make it easier to just hand feed the brass feed tube, don't even use the case feeder.

Might as well be loading on a single stage yet the machine is marked S1050.

Research swage, caliber change costs and primer feeds to see which most suits your needs.

Your preference and budget will determine what you buy.

All will serve you well.

 

[Srikaleak]

Yea, I honestly just wanted the 550C but the price bump to the full blown XL750 (not incl. Bullet feeder) wasn't that much. It's all the dang accessories which is really blowing up the price.

 

[pmclaine]

If you have no problem having "enough" ammo on hand than go 550.

If you need to have "more than enough" step up to 650/750/1050.

 

[Srikaleak]

I definitely want to shoot way more than I do now. And I've purposely held off on my biweekly ammo purchases to save up for the press. And a new range is opening down the street from me (only good for pistol) so the stars are aligning.

 

[pmclaine]

Get the one your gut tells you you can't live with out.

You won't be happy other wise.

 

[faultball]

Dangit...just purchased a 650

 

[quietmike]

IMO going from the disc primer feed to the slider is a step backwards.
The slider style is much more prone to malfunction due to dirt or rough machining.

 

[flyright]

The 750 is advertised as .338 LM capable. My friend has been loading them with a 650 for a couple of years but it was never listed as a 650 caliber.

 

[Matman2010]

I went to Dillions website to buy an XL650, they didn't have them on the website anymore so I went ahead and got the XL750, not sure how long it takes to get stuff from dillion hopefully it will be here this week! Upgrading from a Lee Classic.

 

[natchomamma]

Am I going to be a sucker if I get upsold from a 550C to 750XL?

I have the 550 and the 650. If I had to do it again I'd just stick with the 550.

The 650 is nice, but really doesn't load that much faster. If you go too fast you will get powder sprinkles all over the she'll plate. I primarily use it to load 9mm and 223 brass prep.

 

[natchomamma]

Looks like they addressed some of the complaints I have with my XL650. The shell plate would snap into place causing the powder to spill. You could only go so fast or you would have powder sprinkles all over the shell plate. I purchased the aftermarket ball and spring. This helped.

Also, I like the primer system on the 550 better and it looks like they have that primer system on the newer XL750. If you had any primer issues with the XL650 it was always a pain. Personally I like the 550 primer setup and think it is better. This also eliminates the unused primer ski jump issue too. Oh and it is easier to change from small primers to large primers.

 

[Cascade Hemi]

There's a couple of aftermarket solutions for the spilling powder besides plastic detent ball. DAA and Arredondo both make shell stabilizers.