RGinIdaho Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Experience: about 40yrs RL 550B Casefeeder: No Average Rounds/Hour, Pistol: 500-600 (depending on the caliber) Average Rounds/Hour, Rifle: 400 - 450 Square Deal B - 45acp only Average Rounds/Hour, Pistol: 400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Want2BS8ed Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 A zombie thread, this....re-awakened. waiting to hear the Mark 7 users report their real-life rounds/hour....I'll bite (see what I did there? ;-) )Super 1050 w/ MkVII AutodriveExperience: 25+ yearsCase Feeder: yesBullet Feeder: yes (MBF)Average Rounds/Hour, Pistol: 1650-1,700 true rounds an hour depending on how fast I can feed cases, primers, powder and bullets inAverage Rounds/Hour, Rifle: n/a (yet)Super 1050 (manual)Experience: 25+ yearsCase Feeder: yesBullet Feeder: noAverage Rounds/Hour, Pistol: 800-1,000Average Rounds/Hour, Rifle: 500-700MSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustybayonet Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 (edited) RL550B Case feeder: no Benos as it should be: yes .45 acp, 9mm, .380 acp, .30 carbine 400-500 per hour 5.56mm after case prep 400 per hour .308, 30/06, 8x57 powdered by hand so much less never timed Edited December 8, 2016 by rustybayonet Clean it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tino2212 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 RL 550B casefeeder yes bulletfeeder yes 700 /800 per hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quirk Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 On December 7, 2016 at 9:16 PM, Want2BS8ed said: I'll bite (see what I did there? ;-) )Super 1050 w/ MkVII Autodrive Experience: 25+ years Case Feeder: yes Bullet Feeder: yes (MBF) Average Rounds/Hour, Pistol: 1650-1,700 true rounds an hour depending on how fast I can feed cases, primers, powder and bullets in Average Rounds/Hour, Rifle: n/a (yet)Super 1050 (manual) Experience: 25+ years Case Feeder: yes Bullet Feeder: no Average Rounds/Hour, Pistol: 800-1,000 Average Rounds/Hour, Rifle: 500-700 M Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I have a Mark VII also and my true rounds per hour is about the same as yours. But that's not counting all the time spent upstream dialing in the adjustments to permit that steady rate (bullet topple, case wiggle, powder splash, etc etc). I'm convinced that the break even point on rounds/hour with a Mark7 is a lot longer than most folks think. It is certainly easier on the joints tho, watching the press cycle rather than pulling the handle.... Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uboofer Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 (edited) Never understood the "how fast can you load" thing. I take my time and make sure I make accurate ammunition. No double charges, primer in every case, bullets seated to proper depth.... IMO it's not a race. Been loading for years and been enjoying every moment of it. 550b no case feeder or bullet feeder Edited December 23, 2016 by Uboofer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhgtyre Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 11 minutes ago, Uboofer said: Never understood the "how fast can you load" thing. I take my time and make sure I make accurate ammunition. No double charges, primer in every case, bullets seated to proper depth.... IMO it's not a race. Been loading for years and been enjoying every moment of it. 550b no case feeder or bullet feeder I agree 100%. Unless the match starts in an hour and I don't have any ammo made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD45 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 I timed my Square Deal with 100 primers and mixed brass. 45ACP- 9 min. 9mm- 14+ min. Mixed brass 9mm sucks. Plus getting a bullet to sit reasonably straight on the mouth is way harder than the .45, no matter how much you bell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 1 minute ago, JD45 said: getting a bullet to sit straight on the mouth is way harder than the .45, no matter how much you bell it. I have the same problem, so I just hold it in place with my fingers until I have to take my hand out of the way .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunBugBit Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 RL 550B Casefeeder: No Experience: 1+ years Average Rounds/Hour, Pistol: 450 - 550 per hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polaris13 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 (edited) 650 and 900 7 years experience Case feeder on both I load at a leisurely pace, not racing or rushing. I look inside EVERY case to make sure of the powder level, even with a powder sensor on the 650. That being said, a normal pace is about 500 rounds per hour on my 650 for 9mm. This is assuming I have cases lubed and primer tubes filled already. On my 900 for 12g, I can leisurely load and box up 200 rounds per hour. Edited January 2, 2017 by Polaris13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrguar Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 RL 550B Casefeeder: No Experience: 20+ years Average Rounds/Hour, Pistol:450-500 - 40 & 45 Using 5 primer pickup tubes.. with some good Bonnie Raitt on the ipod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty Hamby Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 RF100 Experience: 8+ years RL 550B x2 (sold) Casefeeder: No Experience: 3+ years Average Rounds/Hour, Pistol: 650 - 750 RL 650B x2 Casefeeder: Yes Experience: 5+ years Average Rounds/Hour, Pistol: 1500+ w/MBF Super 1050 x1 Experience: 2+ years Average Rounds/Hour, Pistol: 1800+ w/MBF (anything faster than 1800rph and my arm fails to last more than 300 rounds.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Service Desk Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 RL1050B - bought in 1988 still makes ammo faster than I can shoot it.... If you take all the time you spend at the range and divide it into the rounds shot, you will have a rounds per hour figure. Compare it to your loading rate, then put this old cherub to bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlockGuy1 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 XL650 Casefeeder: Yes Experience: 3 months Average rounds/hour, pistol: 400 (500 if I don't bend a decapping pin). For me .40 seems to present less problems than 9mm. Not really sure why, but I'll figure it out eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrasam Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 XL 650 Casefeeder: Yes GSI bullet feeder Experience: 3 years Average Rounds/Hour, Pistol: 750-850 (9mm & .40 S&W ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBurgess Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 LnL APHornady case ase and bullet feederExperience 20yrRounds/hour 9mm 1200 (with the wife loading primer tubes)Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowdyb Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 RL1050 case feeder yes bullet feeder yes experience 3 years rounds hour of 9mm 600. 600 rph is me walking out to the garage with nothing ready. so im lubing cases, filling primer tubes ect. then it also includes case gauging and packaging. so this is 600 rph for the total deal, not just handle pulling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjohn Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 3 hours ago, rowdyb said: RL1050 case feeder yes bullet feeder yes experience 3 years rounds hour of 9mm 600. 600 rph is me walking out to the garage with nothing ready. so im lubing cases, filling primer tubes ect. then it also includes case gauging and packaging. so this is 600 rph for the total deal, not just handle pulling. I believe this is the correct way to measure. However, as a side bar, it would be nice to know how many times you pulled the handle in a 5 or 10 minute cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Dillon 650 mr bullet feeder case feeder when everything is loaded up I can get 100 rounds in 5 minutes no problem. If you had an additional 9 primer tubes filled, and powder, primers, etc. close at hand you could probably do 1000 rounds an hour. Your may get spaghetti arm. Ymmv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock-N-Ruin Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 RL 550B Casefeeder: No Aluminum Roller Handle: Yes Experience: 25+ years Average Rounds/Hour, 400 but really don't push it. Average Rounds/Hour, Rifle: Never really timed .223/5.56 but will next time I remember back in the 90's when I first got this press I could get 500 rnds. per hr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callelk Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 (edited) Me.. RL 550B Casefeeder: No Experience: 3 months Average Rounds/Hour, 9MM Pistol: 250-300 (have not gotten my loads down for two new pistols) Average Rounds/Hour, .45 Pistol : 400-450 Average Rounds/Hour, Rifle: N/A I have all my primer tubes loaded in advance and all extras (cases, bullets and powder ready) Edited March 6, 2017 by Callelk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdultra Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 550b Manual bullet and case feeding...I put out 300-400 rounds per hour, but it's not a race for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safenate Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 550B, no case/bullet feeders, roller handle- From door to door (no previous setup), 300-400 per hour (9, .40, .45) Fastest time for 100 rounds, prepped- < 9 minutes. RL1050, TBD... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boatdoc173 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 (edited) been reloading about 2 years on my dillon 550c loaders( one for 45 acp large primer, one for 9mm). read(maybe too much) about issue s with powder loads, primers flipping... never want to be the squib/misfire/hangfire guy . I have sat over every round I load to be sure that every case is usable( hand sort out cases that will not load SPP easily or spp 45 acp cases),every case gets a new primer, all powder loads drop...I did have issues with the primer tower screws needing to be constantly adjusted. I fixed that issue. THAT one issue took 15 seconds or more every 5 minutes away from the reloading process). I load 80% 9mm, 20% 45 acp. ZERO errors have been found--all round shot( 30,000 so far) That said, I am wondering what I NEED to do to produce more rounds/ hour. All of you are WAY ahead of me. I produce 150/hour at best( without malfunctions to be tended to) This thread( and others) have left me wondering if I am overdoing safety? and what I can to to increase my production/ hour.? Also wondering how some can safely produce 400-600/hour? Now it takes me all winter to produce the rounds I need yearly. thanks for any advice in advance Edited June 25, 2022 by boatdoc173 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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