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http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/240657-cybersecurity-bill-includes-gun-control-measure Ok guys pass this on if you have not heard. We need to wake up and start emailing or freinds in other States and Representatives now.

If it does not cover up everthing sounds kind of useless to me... Someone needs to suggest that Dillon make covers that will cover up everthing. I guess one could find a good leather shop to make a cover that looks good and covers everthing.

I ordered a set of XDies thinking they would be great untill I read the directions. RCBS tells you to trim the brass .20 under the regular length.. The dies claims that the brass will only grow a few thousands at first with no more trimming needed after that. My problom with this is if I trimmed my brass .20 under the min length. I would not have to trim it again anyway without the XDie! For a long while anyway. The brass only gets a few thousands longer anyway after firing. Seems to me the time the brass grew enough to need trimming again it would most likley be near worn out. Am I wrong or did I just waste my money on this XDie???

So you dont remove the lube until ater the round is completed! Now I can see where that would be faster,but I am worried about contaimanting the powder.

Well its hard to explain. My point is before you start you must lube the brass on a lube pad or One Shot which does not work for me. Then once you put it in the press you resize it.. Then you must remove it from the press once again to tumble or wipe the lube away.. Then put it back on the press once more to load the charge and seat the bullet. All of that take off the press put back on disrupts the whloe loading process. Unless you dont care to leave the lube on for the entire process. I do not because, I dont want my powder contamanated. So my point is its not like pistol brass which can stay on the press the entire time . So it seems to me the 650 has little or no advantage over the 550 with the steps needed to load rifle rounds. Im not trying to knock the 650 in any way. I am simply trying to find out what advantage the 550 has over the 650 with rifle rounds.

Ok I saw this question some were on the net and thought it was a good one. Frankly I wonder what the answer is myself. Ok here goes, The question was is the 650 with a case feeder any faster than a 550 without one ,when loading rifle rounds? Due to the fact that you must lube all the rifle case's. Then once you size the case's you must remove that lube before you can load them up. My first thout was Hornady One Shot. I know it does not work on rifle! So my thoughs are any speed you gain with the 650 with the casefeeder and auto index over the 550 without a casefeeder you lose during the lube process. I know some load without removing the lube ,but I dont want lube to contaminate the round. So what are the opinions on this?

Ok I tried Hornady One Shot for the first time the other day.... First thing that happened was I got the case stuck in the die... Which took a bit to remove... Next try same thing.. What am I doing wrong? I loaded 50 cases into the loading block sprayed them pretty good so I thought. Let them sit and started.. Would the cases be better lubed if I put them in a ziplock bag and rolled them around? Or do you guys think I just need more case lube? For now Im back to a lube pad..... Oh by the way im relaoding 30-06 rounds.

I like the RCBS collect puller.... I just wish It would work better on lead bullets.. To my knowledge no one makes one that works well with lead bullets.

I checked the primer cup.. Sure enough there was a little build up on it. I took a knife and scraped it way. Problom solved....

Ok guys I have loaded about 500 rounds on my 550. All of the sudden I have noticed my primers are being dented in during loading... I am using Win primers so they are not soft. This has IMO caused some FTF's... The rounds that failed have a nice firing pin dent with the dented primers caused bye the 550. The dented ones are the only ones that FTF! What can I do to correct this?

No offence ,but isnt the primer alarm as much as the powder alarm? I fail to see where your saving money unless you got the primer alarm for free.. And if your using your only primer alarm as a powder alarm. Does that not leave without a primer alarm.

I though for a sec you meant John Johnson Brassman.... His stuff is to put it nicley way overpriced at 100.00 per thousand and up......

Didnt anyone mention Saftey Glasses and a reloading manual...... If not add those items to the list....

I love TG mostly because of its cheap price and its easy to fijnd localy.... As far as clean ... Its not really that big of a deal to me.... If my weapon gets dirty I clean it.....

Everthing I own is Green but my Dillon although is has RCBS dies in it..... IMHO RCBS is right up there with Dillon as far as quality and CS>>>>>>>>>>

Now thats funny!!!!!!

I agree with the others...... Put it outside and dont worry about how loud it is....

Not to make anyone mad,but best advice is to get free Rifle bullets preferable the interbond....... They cost a lot more than XTP pistol bullets...... You can sell them at a good price and buy an extra box or two of XTP's.. So instead of 500 XTPs how about 600? Unless of course Hornady was slick enough to exclude there interbond bullets..

Thats a great idea...... Especaily for those of us who cant afford the 250.00 dillon primer filler.

I am wondering what do you guys do when you break parts, and have to dip into the spare parts kit.... Do you call Dillon right away to replace the broken part's or wait until several parts are broken and then call? Or just buy another parts kit? I only ask because I have broken a few parts .. No fault of the press just my being new to the press.. I feel kind of bad calling them when it was my fault.... What should one do?

It seems to me you may have the Powder Funnel and the Powder Die's mixed up.... The powder funnel is normaly caliber specific. The powder die is not.... It can be used with many calibers..

I noticed while on Brian's Store. That I can not find Indivdual parts... Cal Conv boxs ect.. Dillons website shows Indivdual parts. I thought they would be on BE's to.... Am I missing something on the store website?

I recently bought a Dillon 550 which is simalr in speed to a 550 Im told!.. I had been using a Lee Turrent press.... I love my Lee and and got started on it. When I started my budget was no where big enough for a Dillon.... With that said... The first night I got it mounted and my dies all set. I thought id load a few rounds on it.... I started out slowly as to see how everthing worked.... Bam before I new it the Primer Buzzer was going off!!!!!! To my surprise I loaded 100 rounds in about about 45mins with ease... Thats not a fast pace,but say's alot about a press I know nothing about...That 100 rounds in 45 min includes removing case's several times to check things and some bugs... On my Lee turrent I could roll out about 120 rounds an hour... That was Aholes and elbows though... So to answer your question yes its faster and easer..... I would reccomend staying away from the SBD and getting a 550 Instead.... You cant reload rifle on the SBD and the dies are different that standard dies. So another words the standard dies you have now would be useless!!! ..... So they will only work in a SBD... The cal conversions are also more expensive.....

I bought some Wolfs a long while back they worked great. Now thay they have changed and the bad results you guys have listed. I will let the Wolfs stay on the shelf........

Is the Dillon lube as good as the Hornady One Shot?