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    RCBS X Die's how are they better?

    in non-Dillon Reloading Equipment

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    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???

    650 any faster than 550 with rifle rounds?

    in Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment

    Posted · Edited by SCV

    After tumbling and annealing, I chunk the brass in a box and pump a few squirts of Dillon lube on them and dump them into the case feeder. Size/deprime trim on a 650 and load on a 1050, then tumble them to remove the lube. The obvious answer to your question is that the 650 will save you the time it takes to place the cases into the shell plate and the time it takes to index for the next round. From Dillon's claims, this would account for a difference of 200-500 rounds per hour. On the other hand the SD is auto index and they rate it slower than the 550.

    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.

    650 any faster than 550 with rifle rounds?

    in Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment

    Posted · Edited by SCV

    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.

    650 any faster than 550 with rifle rounds?

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    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?

    Hornady Can case lube

    in General Reloading

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    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.

    550 Trouble

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    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?

    Hornady Free bullets

    in non-Dillon Reloading Equipment

    Posted · Edited by SCV

    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..

    Primer tube filler for about $10

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

    How to make a primer tube filler for $10 or so

    Here’s the list of parts needed

    1-Primer tube, large or small, whichever you need, or both

    2-The Prime tray from Lee. Small primer part is PT1005A, large is PT1005B. They’re $3 each from Lee. You’ll also need the corresponding cover, part PT1004. It’s $2.50 and fits either size.

    3-Small bottle of polyurethane glue

    4-Drill bits that will barely slip into the appropriate prime tube, large or small.

    5-A small square of clear, fairly stiff plastic.

    Slip the drill bit into the hole in the prime tray that fits the tube you’re working on. Let it stick up an inch or so above the top. Slip the primer tube up onto the drill bit from the bottom, using the end away from the pin that holds the primers in. Slide it all the way up against the bottom of the tray. Put a small amount of poly glue on the tube near the bottom of the black plastic, stay away from the top where the tube and tray come together as poly glue expands a lot. Roll the tube to distribute the glue. Set this aside for a day to dry.

    Using pliers, pull the drill bit free. Now put the cover on the tray and lay your square of plastic on top above the hole/tube area. Using a fine line sharpie, draw a cut line on the plastic . What you’re looking to do is cover the “chute”, or areas NOT covered by the tray cover, because the primers will jump out or turn over if this isn’t covered. It will look something like this: post-14188-126429473788_thumb.jpg when you get it cut out. Crease it along the sides of the “chute”, somewhere near where I drew the dotted lines. Use clear tape to tape it to the sides. Be sure to cover the whole area, making sure to go into the small area where the drop hole is in the tray, hence the little tab. If your primers try to flip over as they go down the tube, bend this little tab down a bit. If you bend it too much and they won't go in, bend it back up a little. The filler in these pics doesn’t work as well as my other one because I didn’t completely cover the “chute”, as you can see. Do what I say, not what I did, lol.

    What I do is pour my primers into a plastic dish, then pour them into the primer tray(the federal box is too big to put them directly into the Lee tray). Shake the tray to turn the primers over, then put on the cover. If your vibratory case cleaner is handy and running, touch the tip of the primer tube to it and roll the tray back and forth slowly to feed the primers to the “chute”. I’ve found that if I hold the tube at about a 45 degree angle the primers feed great, and never hang up or turn over.(see the pic) Since I’m loading inside I now use a small battery powered massager, holding it to the bottom of the primer tray. Fills a tube in 10-15 seconds. Not counting the day for the glue to dry, takes about 20 minutes to make.

    Spare Parts Kit

    in Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment

    Posted · Edited by SCV

    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 :roflol: .. 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?

    Lee turret VS Dillon square deal

    in General Reloading

    Posted · Edited by SCV

    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.....

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