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Strong Mount—No Need for Overhang?
rodell replied to Terp's topic in Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment
That's a cute steel-based table you have there. Is it fastened to the floor? -
Dillon Shell Plate Bearing Stuck
rodell replied to ezra650's topic in Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment
A little grease on a pencil eraser, or a teflon magnet. -
Dillon 750 primer warning system
rodell replied to SomeOtherGuy's topic in Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment
Nice. I believe that's the first 750 mod!- 5 replies
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Now THAT'S something I've never checked for. Until tonight.
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GET YOUR MONEY TOGETHER!!! (New Dillon XL750)
rodell replied to hotshot357's topic in Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment
All stock at this point. I've changed the whole primer assembly, I've changed parts in the primer assembly, I've adjusted and whatever. Aligned the shell plate. Press is solidly mounted. Unfortunately, I have many, many thousands of CCI primers and I would really like to use them. Maybe I have a batch that's slightly out of round or something. I didn't mean to threadcrap on the XL750, it just came up because of the change in the primer mechanism, and I am far from a hater. It is just my particular issue. -
If the arm is bent, you can bend it back without a problem until you get a spare.
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When this happens to me there is often a primer (or piece of one) that kept going around with each stroke until it jams. It gets tighter and tighter as it gets wedged into the primer assembly. The index arm can also be bent, which means the return spring sets at an angle. Take it out and look at it - it should be straight and not bent upwards.
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GET YOUR MONEY TOGETHER!!! (New Dillon XL750)
rodell replied to hotshot357's topic in Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment
I'm probably one of the unlucky ones, but as far as I'm concerned the 650 primer system sucks. I end up with more flipped primers and jammed primers that don't drop out and keep going around to gum up the works. Small primers in particular, CCI especially. I've chamfered the primer disk holes, run it dry, run it lubricated, etc., etc. I have multiple full primer setups. My SDB never fails me but the XL650 sometimes is a PITA. I'm not getting rid of it, as I generally love the machine but in my case the primer system is the Achille's heel. I'd welcome an XL750 "just in case" it would be better. If Dillon sends me a core I'll update and report back ... -
I like that a lot. I may also, for the short term, try to bevel the Sinclair. It is stainless, though, so that might not be as easy as I think.
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I sometimes feel the need to clean my .223 brass if it gets too crappy. I remove the primers before I send them through SS tumbling or Brass Jioce. I'm looking for a decap only die to run in my XL650. The Sinclair one has a sharp edge on the pin retainer that catches the mouth of the case unless it is perfectly centered. It makes for a long session to have to manually "feel" the fit almost every time. Everything is lined up fine and there's no vibration - there's just some variation and the sinclair retainer isn't ideal. Anyone have a die that works?
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Automating the Case/Media Separator tumbling?
rodell replied to JohnStewart's topic in Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment
If you don't want to use pins, do your wet tumbling with brass juice. Even faster and easier than pins, who are collecting dust now. When i dry tumbled, I never had to turn the separator that long. Maybe 15-20 seconds, back and forth. Pistol cases are even easier to do than rifle. I would definitely look at your media and look for something a little bigger. -
For my soap, I use ArmorAll Car wash/wax along with Lemi-Shine. It gets the dirt and the brass doesn't dull at all over time.
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I use only CCI primers and with few problems on my RF100. I never switch it over, though. I've been using a VibraPrime that never flips a primer (knock, knock) for the other size. Still, I miss the "set and forget" convenience of the RF-100. When my son gets bored of the Franklin I'll probably add another RF100.
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Easy way to remove the primer punch in 650
rodell replied to chuffysplace's topic in Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment
Never saw that before. That's exactly what I have been thinking about making. I was doing a bunch of loading last weekend and had to change it three times (I didn't plan as well as I could have but loading went better than expected so I went in priority order!) and cursed it every time. -
Dillon 650 station one crash problem
rodell replied to Polaris13's topic in Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment
Are you sure you are solidly mounted? Can you perceive the vibration that dislodges the casing? -
I popped a tube of about 30 primers, totally my fault for forcing it. Spectacular.
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I hadn't caught that one, and I have to try everything! Does the locator spin as a result of the friction?
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Certainly true for handgun, maybe not for rifle depending on what one is doing and the rifle/shooter capabilities. Dude... C'mon: We're talking about 9mm, specifically, here. You know, mixed brass, etc? Don't confuse the poor dude... You're right. For handgun you can safely ignore this kind of variance.
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Certainly true for handgun, maybe not for rifle depending on what one is doing and the rifle/shooter capabilities.
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I use my SDB's for lower volume pistol rounds and the 650 for everything where I need volume. I only use the turret for hunting rounds. It is helpful to have choices, based on the particular mission. You could also put a steel plate on the press and set it off the edge enough. The scrapyard would have a square pieceM
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What's in the Blue Kool-Aid?
rodell replied to StraightSh00ter's topic in Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment
It is actually blue meth left over from Walter White's empire. Very addictive. -
People who say blue doesn't matter never have any blue ...
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XL650 - Small Rifle Primer Failure rate
rodell replied to Trekkie's topic in Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment
Be sure your press is solidly mounted. Primers can become misaligned if it is not. -
XL 650 squeaking on handle upstroke? - RESOLVED
rodell replied to FTDMFR's topic in Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment
I use the Armor All car wash to great effect as well. It has the extra benefit preventing tarnishing. No more Dawn for me.