BrassMonkey

A friend gave me a couple of sets of dies. Still in the shrink wrap. One is RCBS and the other is Hornady. Can I use these in my 650 without issue? Also, Is there a place to find caliber conversion kits and toolheads/powder measures cheaper then thru Dillon directly? Thanks!

If you promise not to laugh, I will tell you. I had to wait a couple of days to shoot the loads I made before going into mass production. I couldn't wait to pull the handle, so I deprimed everything and just took out the decapping pin when I was ready to rock and roll a few days ago. I know, I know. Like a big kid I am...

Thanks all. This has helped alot. I am going full speed ahead now...

OK, So I finished working up my first load today and think I have it. I used incrementally larger powder loads until it would cycle my gun (Springer TRP) reliably and then increased by .1 Mixed Brass Winchester Large Pistol Primers 5.8 Grains of Ramshot Zip Laser Cast 200 grain RN What do ya'll think? Seemed pretty accurate at 15 yards. Made a water bottle dance for 50 rounds or so.

You sir are a genious. I was using the rifle side of the trianglular thing. I just loaded 500 without issue. Thank you so much... Now if I could just figure out how to keep from losing a couple of granuled of powder when the filled case makes it to station 3. The shell plate kinda jumps a bit at the end of the indexing movement.

Hey guys, I am a new reloader and have been lurking for a couple of weeks. I went out and got a 650. I have my first loads worked up and think I have my final recipe for .45 I have about 2000 primed, sized and ready to go. I have run into a problem that is absolutely driving me crazy. Crazy enough to be thinking, "If I have to stop and reset after every case, what is the point of a progressive?" Anyway, see below, I appreciate it. So I raise the platform and a case falls out of the tube. I lower the platform, then raise it again, this time, the new case either falls over, or winds up too far back on the little guideway to complete the stroke and I damage the brass. it is happening so frequently that I am starting to chew up the bottom of the little swing arm. This happens whether I go slow, fast, medium, smooth, jerky, doesn't matter. I am seriously getting pissed off. I didn;t spend this kind of cash to be pumming my hair out. Thanks again!!!