Hammer1 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 . Know that the Dillon Super 1050 is available in 30-06. What kind of issues or difficulties do you have with it compared to the 308 Win length of rifle cases ? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dillon Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 None. 30-06 does require use of modified dies, due to the length of the cartridge. Otherwise the greater taper makes the cartridge easier to resize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhenry132 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Runs better than 308 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer1 Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 . What would you think of using the Dillon Super 1050 for other '06 length cartridges like the 25/06 or 338/06 ? Or the intermediate length cartridges like the 6.5 x 55 Swede or 7 x 57 Mauser ? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dillon Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 It would work, with the caveat that you will probably have to shorten the seat and crimp dies. 6.5x55 and 7x57 might not need shortening. You would have to set it up and test it with the cartridge OAL you wish to load to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G29SF Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Does this imply that the Dillon 30-06 dies are the modified versions ready for use in a 1050? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dillon Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 The Super 1050 conversion kit for 30-06 is higher in price, and includes the modified die set. When you order a Super 1050 in 30-06, it comes with modified 30-06 dies installed. The normal 30-06 die set, #10840, is not modified for use on the Super 1050. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G29SF Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 The Super 1050 conversion kit for 30-06 is higher in price, and includes the modified die set. When you order a Super 1050 in 30-06, it comes with modified 30-06 dies installed. The normal 30-06 die set, #10840, is not modified for use on the Super 1050. Glad I ran across this thread. I had no idea there were two different sets of dies. Is there a way to purchase just the "modified" dies? I run a 1050 and already load .308. There is a lot of overlap in caliber conversion parts for these two, is there not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dillon Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 They are available, but you need to phone in for them. The size die is unaltered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G29SF Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 They are available, but you need to phone in for them. The size die is unaltered. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purecharger Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Shoot, glad I read this post. Got a Remington 700 in .30-06 for Christmas and ordered what I thought were all the necessary parts to start loading .30-06 on my 1050 the next day. I'm still loading a big batch of .44mag so I haven't setup the machine for -06 yet. Since I already load .308 I didn't buy or even look at the caliber conversion kit and just ordered the normal die set. D'oh!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G29SF Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Shoot, glad I read this post. Got a Remington 700 in .30-06 for Christmas and ordered what I thought were all the necessary parts to start loading .30-06 on my 1050 the next day. I'm still loading a big batch of .44mag so I haven't setup the machine for -06 yet. Since I already load .308 I didn't buy or even look at the caliber conversion kit and just ordered the normal die set. D'oh!! Had I not found this thread, I would have done the same thing. Sounds like the seat and crimp dies for the 1050 are shorter. Probably took some off the bottom of the dies. My guess is the modified "1050" dies would work on other presses also. Not sure why the two different versions. I can't speak for Dillon, but I imagine they would exchange them for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullyDog Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I have loaded 300 wm on my super 1050, I just put the seater die in the last station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmclaine Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Note you won't be able to use Forster micrometer seat dies with 30-06. Unsure about the other similar designs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purecharger Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Sounds like the seat and crimp dies for the 1050 are shorter. Probably took some off the bottom of the dies. My guess is the modified "1050" dies would work on other presses also. Not sure why the two different versions. I can't speak for Dillon, but I imagine they would exchange them for you. Unfortunately they would not. Customer support on the phone stated that the modified die set is only sold as part of the $200 caliber conversion kit, no matter that I don't need anything out of the kit other than the dies. Since I have not used the dies I ordered yet, they set up an RMA and will ship me a modified size die only in exchange, refunding me the difference. I was instructed to see if my .308 seating and crimping dies are short enough to allow the case to pass, and if not I need to remove as much as 1/4" or more from each die body. Frankly, I don't have the tools or know-how to do something like that. Kind of annoyed with the whole process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G29SF Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Hopefully poster "Dillon" will chime in. Sent from my RM-820_nam_att_100 using Board Express Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purecharger Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 They are available, but you need to phone in for them. The size die is unaltered. I called in and the rep refused to sell just the modified dies. I don't want to pay for the full conversion set since I already have the other parts. Your post here makes it sound like I can buy just the dies..what to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purecharger Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 For anyone following this thread, I finally reached a resolution with Dillon. It turns out that the "modified" .30-06 die set for the 1050 consists of the normal .30-06 size die and the .308 seat and crimp dies. It does not contain .30-06 dies that have been modified! So if you already have the dies for .308, the only additional die you need is the sizing die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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