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Thanks for your timely responses. I am not faulting MGB for this, there seems to be a glitch somewhere. I had no problems ordering until last fall, up until then it was a smooth transaction. My billing/address info is in order and hasn't changed. My credit card company could be the culprit as suggested by a poster. My next step is to call them or perhaps get a gun friendly credit card. Either way my shooting buddy put in my order (without problems) and I'll get my bullets regardless. I just needed to put my problem out there and get some ideas/feedback as to what may have caused the issue and if others had a similar experience and how it was resolved. Thanks again.

Has anyone had problems with Montana Gold Bullet orders? Every time I submit my order I get a notice that says "error in processing payment" . The last time this happened I contacted the company and they made some suggestions, none of which worked. I ended up asking a friend of mine to order using his credit card and different post office, no problems for him. I guess I'll just ask him again, but it is frustrating when the only company in the USA cannot process my credit card. If you have had the same experience and were able to resolve it I would like to hear from you.

Yes, I had the exact same problem last fall. I tried numerous times and got the same message. I previously placed an order last June with no problems. I e-mailed them and received some polite suggestions, but no luck. I finally asked a shooting friend of mine who does business with them to submit my order on his credit card and it went through. I am currently well stocked and haven't had the need to try it again. I feel your frustration and I was hoping it was an isolated situation, but apparently not. I hope it works out for you because they are pretty good people to deal with and I like their bullets.

Hello, I have never reloaded until I purchased a used 650 W/caseloader last spring. To date I have loaded around 2500 9mm rounds on it. It took awhile, but I finally have a pretty good feel for the machine. I have read that I should be able to crank out 400-600+ rounds per hour. Currently, the best I can do is about 200 rounds an hour and that includes filling primer tubes, dealing with the occasional jam, etc.. I am ok with that so far. My question is; how do you do it any faster? Is this something that comes with more experience? Is my current rate normal for a beginner? Or should you able to set up the machine and start producing large volumes right from the get go? Any tips, suggestions, or anecdotes detailing your experiences as you evolved from beginner to expert will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

First of all I am new to reloading so I guess I need to vent more than anything else with this topic. I bought a used Dillon XL650, circa mid-90's a month or so ago. I got it at a pretty good price which included many extras. I set it up and read the manual several times. I cleaned and lubed it and made a conscious effort to familiarize myself with how it worked, even called Dillon a few times for missing parts and advice. When I was finally ready to start making ammo a friend, who has a 550, came over to give me a hand. Everything seemed to go well for the first 50 rounds or so then problems with the primer feed station started. I could not get the handle to cycle forward all the way, it was jamming. I called Dillon and they said the indexer arm was probably bent thus not catching the primer disc properly causing the incomplete cycle. They sent me a new one. To be honest it didn't look any different than the old one I replaced it with. So I am all set to go and after 30 or so rounds the handle starts to jam again on the upstroke, along with that the cases are not feeding properly on station #1. I have the correct shellplate mounted for 9mm and everything. I take it apart clean it reinstall the components, but no luck. I called Dillon they tried to walk me through everything and were very helpful, but could not solve the problem. I was advised to pack it up and send it to them for repair. I only have to pay for the postage to send it out. It is pretty frustrating to read about how great these machines are only to have problems. I can see once it is working as it should how fast and easy it is to produce ammo, but I haven't gotten there yet. In the 6-8 hours I have spent reloading and trying to get the machine to work properly I have only produce about 150 bullets. I guess it would have been easier buying the ammo at Wal-Mart. In all fairness to the product I have no idea how long the previous owner let it set unused or if it was abused in any way. I hope Dillon can make it right, because I was so looking forward to enjoying this new hobby. Thanks for listening I feel better now.

Thanks to all for your timely responses. I appreciate the feedback. It's good to know the soot problem wasn't from unburned or partially burned powder due to my mistake reloading. Even though the fired rounds performed well I think I will experiment with some different powders especially the N320. Thank you Coco Bolo for your reloading tips, 124gr. FMJ bullets have been added to my future supply list.

Hello Everyone, I am new to reloading and just finished my first batch of 9mm with my Dillon XL650. I have been using 115gr.bullets w/FMJ on once fired brass with 4.2 grains of Bullseye powder, the max load is 4.7 as per the data from Alliant. The OAL is 1.145 with 1.125 being the minimum recommendation. After shooting 50 rounds or so out of my M&P it seems pretty dirty when I clean the barrel, more so than any commercial ammo I have used in the past. Should I be looking for a cleaner burning powder or be making some other adjustments in my reloading process? Thanks

Hello Everyone, Like many of you I have been using this website for awhile before I decided to join. Initially, I was steered to this forum through my interest and participation in IDPA. I have been a shooter for about 7 years and involved with IDPA for about 1.5 years. I live in upstate NY and and have been retired for 4 years after a teaching career of 34 years. I still stay pretty active as a caretaker for various small estates locally tending to gardens, bush trimming, grass cutting, gutter cleaning,etc. The hours are flexible, the pay is good and it's nice to be at the point in one's life where if you don't like who you work for you can tell them to find someone else. What finally got me to join was I just got into reloading. I found this place a wonderful resource for information and much of it specific to the caliber I shoot mostly (9mm) and my Dillon XL650 press. With the help of a friend and fellow reloader/shooter I recently reloaded and successfully fired my first "handrolled" ammo. As a former science instructor I find the reloading process fascinating and look forward to learning more and asking questions to those experienced veterans who frequent this website. Thanks