Henny

Big +1 to this, its one bolt, and requires no adjusting. Allows you to cycle the handle giving similar vibration and shock to settle the powder as when you're actually loading. This is undoubtedly the simplest and quickest way to deactivate the priming mechanism. One screw to remove, that's all!

Perhaps use the 650 for case prep (resize/trim/expand - I use a Lyman M die) and the 1050 for loading and swage during the loading process? No switching dies and you're always ready to process and load.

I have a early to mid 90's 650 too. The one thing that changed was the platform its self. The older, original ones are about 1/2" thick and the new platform is closer to 1" thick.

I've been putting 2 ounces of lanolin in a 24 ounce bottle and filling the rest of the bottle up with 91% alcohol. It's been working great on 223 cases.

This has been my experience with CCI 400s and 41s. It seems that 400s flatten if you look at them sternly.

I got rid of a 30 because it choked on swc. I thought there was something wrong with it. I have always missed that gun. It was the only one I ever won money at an event (GSSF) with. I have both a 21 and a 30. My 21 will feed any type of bullet I put in it. The 30 absolutely hates any type of SWC bullet. The big difference that I noticed between the 21 and 30 (besides the obvious ones) are the rear frame rails. The rear rails on the 30 are set significantly deeper in the frame than the 21. I believe this small difference is what causes the SWC's ledge to hang up on the front of the magazine / FTF. 21 on the left, 30 on the right

So far TAC has been ok for me regarding accuracy. In my 16" Colts with 55 gr bullets about the best load I found was 24.5 gr. I haven't had a chance to chronograph these loads yet. I found that H335 has it over TAC regarding accuracy. Oddly enough, it's a 24.5 grain load too!

I had somewhat of an ordeal replacing the motor on my case feeder. The first motor Dillon sent did not work. It just hummed and the shaft did not turn. I even tried the old electricians trick of hitting it with a mallet. No luck. Dillon sent a second motor. Once I installed that, my case feeder worked like it should! No more 1 1/2 cups of casings at a time! I'll have to do some shooting today just so I can do some reloading to try it out!

I called Dillon on 8/4 to make a small order. I related to the individual on the phone my possible problems with my case feeder. I found that between 100-110, 223 cases are about the max I can put in. The helpful guy at Dillon related the case feeder should be able to handle more than that and he said he'd send out a new motor. He also said every now and then they get a bad motor. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. With service like that, if I ever need anything reloading related and Dillon makes it, they have my business!

Dark3d, About how many 45 cases can you put in your tumbler with the new motor? I can only put about a cup and a half of 45 or 223 cases in mine at a time. It usually struggles with the for the first 10 - 20.

I know enough about 650s to be dangerous. I would say if it's a good price get it. The folks at Dillon can walk about anybody through anything 650 related.

I've been using the Lee Universal Decapping Die too. It works well. One modification I've done to mine is ground a taper on the shoulder of the decapping pin. It's a pretty close fit for the .223's case mouth and tapering the shoulder helps to guide the pin in the case.

I reload 223 for my ARs using two tool heads with my 650 using the following procedure: Tumble brass Lube with my homemade lanolin / alcohol lube Size and knock out the old primer in station 1 Trim with the 1200 in station 4 Tumble to remove the lube. Second tool head: Universal decapper in station 1 to remove any media that may be in the flash hole Prime and powder at station 2 Powder check at 3 Seat bullet at 4 Crimp at 5 All in all it's a pretty easy way to load 223. Best of all, it works for me!

I currently have my 650 set up for 45 ACP, which runs perfect. I've been having problems with primer seating with 223. Some primers are sideways or I have to move or rotate the case slightly at station 2 to seat the primer. It seems that many times one side of the primer will start first. I guess I have to get my 45s loaded up so I can see if I can solve my 223 primer problems!

CCI. 400s or 41s?

I'm curious, what primers are you using?

Thanks RePete! It sounds like I'll be heading to Radio Shack tomorrow!

I know this sounds like a dumb question, but here it goes.... How do uou make the 6v power supply? Do you remove the plug and attach the wires to the battery? Wire an outlet to the dry cell then plug the plug into the now 6v outlet? I called Pact to ask them and the most I got out of them was "Just use a 6v dry cell and hook it up". It's the hook it up part is what I'm wondering about. Thanks in advance!