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That should get you there. He just helped me out with a problem I was having getting a vendor to send me items paid for. Tell him Phil McLaine says hello and thank you.
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That should get you there. He just helped me out with a problem I was having getting a vendor to send me items paid for. Tell him Phil McLaine says hello and thank you.
I will call him tomorrow and tell him you said Hello! I called Dillon last week and again this week and got 2 different answers about a caliber change so I need a 3rd opinion. I felt like the guy I spoke to tonight just wanted to sell me stuff I don't need.
Brian will completely set you up and steer you away from the neat but unnecessary if you have a tight budget. Your equipment will ship from Dillon. If buying .308 or .223 dies ask about any delays in delivery. Peruse his site and check out the "as it should be" kits.
Good luck.
how accurate is the 550 and 650 for dropping rifle powders? once i get all the bells and whistles....is it going to make my chargemaster obsolete?
you can still use your chargemaster and put a powder funnel in place of the dillon powder measure.
You are correct on it being expensive when buying the conversion kits, tool heads and separate powder measures. I went this route for my 9mm and 45 acp since I hate setting up dies and the powder measure. I ordered my 650 with pretty much every option so it was expensive but it's nice to just grab a bullet and pull the handle. I can load 600 rounds an hour taking my time.
Some dies are almost too short to use. Some of the RCBS dies are short enough that I put the locking nut on the bottom since all the Dillon dies had a 3 month backorder wait.
Ball powder is extremely consistent.
I load Imr 4064 and the like by setting the drop to get me close, slightly under, than I trickle to desired weight.
Ditto. I can throw smaller kernel powders (H322, N133, N135 and similar) easily within +/- 0.1 grains. Unless you have a laboratory grade scale, you'll never know if it's the measure or scale. I avoid 4064.
Fill up the powder dispenser. The weight of the powder helps with consistency. I know a powder baffle also is designed to "equalize" the weight of the powder column and ensure equal charges but you need to have some weight pressing down to equalize things.
I use a Dillon drop and so far I have only used the plastic baffle that is thermo formed when they make the powder reservoir. I note that when even good flowing ball powders start to get low I will see more likely variation. I start with my powder mag 3/4 or greater full than get concerned when I get below 1/2 full.
Cleaning the powder magazine isnt that big a deal loosen, remove, dump.
You said you are loading 45's.... I'll assume you are meaning ACP's.
For non-rimmed straight wall pistol cartridges, you should be taper crimping. A roll crimp is most commonly used for rimmed pistol cartridges.
For non-rimmed straight wall pistol cartridges, you should be taper crimping. A roll crimp is most commonly used for rimmed pistol cartridges.
I have a Hornady LNL AP and while there are a few quirks most are easy to work around and get the press running smoothly. One point to note in favor of the Hornady is the bullets rebate they offer with their presses. With the LNL you get 500 free bullets of your choice. That alters the cost breakdown significantly. You could either sell those and recoup part of the cost of the press or load and shoot them. I opted for the .30 cal 150 gr SP bullets and found they shot well below MOA in my rifle. If you sold them you could probably get $100 for the lot.
Hornady LNL AP - $398 (Midsouth) - $100 = $298.
Dillon XL 650 - $566.
A $268 price difference is pretty significant. Whether or not it's worth it is another discussion entirely.
Hornady LNL AP - $398 (Midsouth) - $100 = $298.
Dillon XL 650 - $566.
A $268 price difference is pretty significant. Whether or not it's worth it is another discussion entirely.
