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Hammering, hammering, hammering:

I soaked the pin in WD40 over night, sprayed more into this morning. After hitting a punch with a hammer through the solid left pin, I've been able to move that pin about 1/4". Any suggestions?

Dillon is calling it the upper link arm pin also.

62286 are the pins I am trying to remove. Dillon has a video on disassembly where these pins are removed. I would just use the syringe as you describe, but I think 20 years of debris/grease has been sitting on these pins and Id like to wipe 62286 clean.

Youre correct, I'm referring to the threaded link arm pins then. Sorry for the confusion.

That's correct, the threaded link arm pin needs grease. However, the pin will not come out. I just posted pictures above this message. What machine will remove these threaded link arm pins out, I've put all I got into it with a punch and hammer and it won't move more than what is pictured. Any help would be appreciated. I just got in 4,500 45 ACP bullets and was looking forward to reloading during my two weeks off!

ok, this pin will not come out. I've taken a hammer and thick punch to it. This pin will not come out. Do I take it to a chop shop or toss this press out? I'm out of ideas.

I did and there are no obstructions of the main shaft. I added 30w oil to the shaft and it seems to be getting harder to move it up and down. I've also disassembled the main shaft from the press and freely move it up and down without issues. Thinking the issue is the threaded link arm pin needs to be greased. Thoughts?

My Dillon 550B started giving me an issue after I changed dies. Changing the dies doesnt have a relationship with the issue at hand. All of a sudden, when I push the handle forward, the handle doesnt go as far as it normally doesn and the primer punch under the shell plate doesn't go up high enough. Without a case in station 1, I push on the handle like I am seating a primer and noted how high it goes: the punch goes high enough where it doesnt hit the primer feeding assembly and allows a very small amount of room for the primer to fall into the primer cup. If I increase the length of the primer punch, it will not load a primer from the primer feeding assembly. If I decrease the length of the primer punch, it will not active the primer feed stop pin that drops the primer. I tightened the roller bracket screws as per Gary's instructions here, however the handle primer punch under the shell plate isnt going up as high. Any insight would be appreciated.

Thanks for the feedback

That's the process - Crimp, measure, plunk. In order for the Brazos bullet to pass the plunk test with Starline brass, the crimp is at 0.376. Just like previous pictures, it has marks on the lead bullet showing the crimp. I was able to get the crimp up to 0.377", please see picture below, https://ibb.co/zrKpFmF What do I do - buy another 1,000 0.356" bullets from another manufacturer or use these with a tight 0.377" crimp?

Well shoot, the first picture passed the plunk/twist test and none did on the second picture.

I corrected the crimp from 0.3765 to 0.378". Does this look better than my previous crimped ammo on this thread? https://ibb.co/XbDB9qp Here are four lead bullets with a lot of crimp 0.376 (left) to 0.378:0.3785 (right). https://ibb.co/wshW46r

These are crimped at 0.376. Most of my rounds were crimped at 0.378, but some of these were crimped unintentionally too low. Thanks for the feedback You got it! Thanks for the feedback

I loaded my first 115gr 9mm rounds with WSF. I've read a lot of comments on other forums where shooters seemed to generally prefer Vihtavuori N350 over WSF. Is there a general explanation for this? Is Vihtavuori powders cleaner or more accurate (on average), easier to load, etc than WSF? I see the price for this powder is also higher than WSF per pound. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks

Can I re-use these once-crimped bullets w/o changing the process? These are lead Brazos 115gr bullets, were produced by myself, but determined the load was off. The first three rounds to the left measure 0.3545" diameter and the uncrimped, new bullet measures 0.356". https://ibb.co/3dNm9M0 Thanks

Yes.. Will change. Thank you!

Thanks!

Hi, I have a Dillon 550B with a standard Dillon powder measure. I have turned down the adjustment all the way down, counter-clockwise, yet it still gives me a charge of ~9 grains. Can anyone provide feedback here? Thanks! Here's a picture of my powder measure with the adjustment all the way down. https://ibb.co/Z87VCS8

Thanks for the insight.

Pass. The issue might have been in the dies themselves. Dillon has a 46 week wait on 9mm dies, so I bought these on ebay. After about 3 weeks of testing, I went ahead and bought a brand new set for $200.. Switched the used dies with new dies and now all my rounds pass. Two lessons learned, dont buy used dies and the plunk/twist test trumps any case gauge checker any day. I tried applying more crimp to remove that bell several users pointed out. Thanks for your feedback. How does this look? https://ibb.co/QXYHcBQ

I am measuring the crimp on on the head of the case, closest to the bullet. When I crimp it more and the bottle resembles a coke bottle is this an issue?

Thanks for the input here.

I purchased a box of Hornady 0.355" copper FMJ and they all pass... I'm having a difficult time thinking 0.356" doesnt seat properly with my KKM Match Barrel. I contacted Brazos and they replied fast saying, "Possibly the cases are not beveled out enough/open up enough before you started reloading. Also, it’s rare, but you might need 0.355”.".

I've tried adjusting the resizing die as such, no luck, thanks for the tip though.