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So, Just how did WFMFT's Dissect Podcast get overlooked here? Episode 20 from Summer of 2018. https://www.nonprophet.media/nonprophet-podcast/2018/6/5/the-dissect-podcast-ep-20-brian-enos (I corrected the link - BE)

The Dillon Rep actually asked me if I'd had my Super 1050 for longer than 30 days. He said "if you haven't, you can send it back." I bought mine last September. I don't believe the Super 1050 is going anywhere. They had one right there with the rest of the stuff. It wasn't front and center, but it was easy to get to, and check out just like the 650 and 550.

I was having this exact same issue. Like you, I hardly had to move the actuating lever much at all to get it to pick up a primer. So, I pulled the slide out, cleaned it up, and then applied a thin layer of lithium grease lightly to the sides and bottom and top. That seem to solve the problem. BRC

I had a vp9 tactical cut by J&L Machine Works. I had it cut for RMR and their Helter Skelter cut. Larry does excellent work!

I handle all once fired 223/5,56 brass cases this way. Except I just keep my sizing die in a separate toolhead. I prime using a RCBS bench primer after I have swaged the cases the first time. I always seem to catch a few that didn't get swaged quite well enough. Once they are all primed, I switch to my loading toolhead, and throw the primed brass into the hopper and away we go, with no priming issues. It is an extra step, but loading is always faster when you are not fighting primer stoppage issues. With brass that has been swaged, I just resize, then clean and load as the machine was intended to be used.

I used RCBS dies originally in my XL650, all the rounds passed the Dillon Case gauge, but one of my ARs would still have issues with the ammo. I cam-over with the RCBS die, but it seemed like a lot of stress on the press. It worked fine when I would size with the Rockchucker. I then converted to the Dillon Steel dies in the XL650, and have a very slight Cam-over, and haven't had a problem since. The cam-over on the 650 is very slight, but does bottom the shell holder on the bottom of the die. There is no more travel of the handle using a cam-over method. HTH BRC

I switched from the Hornady bullet feeder to the MBF about a year ago. In my opinion, the MBF is much easier to set up. I ran a batch of 115gr 9mm Leatherheads through it and it ran perfectly. I usually load 9mm 115 gr X-Tremes, never had an issue. Just follow the set up instructions. BRC

I switch back and forth from .223, 9mm, and .380 all the time. I use dedicated tool heads, except for .380. I doesn't take a great deal of time, even if you are doing a total swap, like between 9mm and 380. I find that setting up for different bullet nose profiles is sometimes a bit more challenging. (usually .355 hollow points) I've also found that the small diameter spring (rifle) works best for the light .355 bullets. BRC

Thanks for the info, I may have to try this. I think it would be cool to have a second camera with a switch, and mount it so you could see what is going on in the case feeder. BRC

Thanks for the kind words. I"m working on the drawings now, should be ready to cut tomorrow. If I can get them to the coaters before the end of the week, they should be done sometime late next week. The coaters are always the wildcard. BRC

That is a risk I suppose. Inline Fab and Dillon already has their own line of toolhead holders. The way I see it, people will either want to buy them or they will just copy them. I make them here at home, in my shop, and only outsource the powder coating. Most people don't have the capabilities at home to make their own. Thanks for the complement!

Hey, Thanks for all the nice comments! I originally talked to my powder coater about blue. It probably wouldn't have been an issue to do them in Blue, except for the cost. And, he would have had to order the correct color. He shoots the matte black a couple times a week, which keeps the cost down. And I was anxious to get them done. It is kind of funny though, I'm still using the prototype I made. And it is unfinished bare metal. I could use paint, but the finish wouldn't be nearly as nice, or as durable as powder coating.

I think the limiting factor is the sizing die. The sizing die is usually set so that it is touching or barely touching the shell plate. None of the other dies can be adjusted lower than that. The powder funnel is the only other part that sets lower. But the powder die is usually above the sizing die,and the funnel has a bit of room to move inside the powder die. Of course the decapping pin sets a bit lower than the bottom of the sizing die. HTH BRC

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