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I want to count rounds on my Decapper. A counter on either the Decapper or the case feeder will do the job. Don't suggest a Armanov counter. It could be adapted if the damn thing worked. It worked for a short while and then would not program. Just before the warranty ran out I emailed Rmanov, they responded a couple of time and then went silent. Since it is no longer available I assume they reliability issues. Sorry for the rant. If I do not get any recommendations, Ill fabricate something similar to what I did on my 1100. Thanks

I bought one about a week ago. $599 less 10% veterans discount. I had it at the range twice and very pleased with it. I was the only person on the bay, so I can't say what it would be like with shooters on both sides. By far the easiest chronograph I have ever used. One thing I noticed. When you start a session you have to select either 600 - 1700 FPS or 1700 - 5000 FPS.Don't know how that would work if you had a load at 1700 FPS. 1700 FPS loads.

Just got rid of it. Here I am, using a little body english to pull a wheelie on it.They are available from https://cruzincooler.com,

Saw this this morning, looks very interesting,but requires a total commitment. You have to send your press for modification and they machine it to work with their drive. Looks pretty nice. Has anyone used one? https://tacticaldefenseusa.com/index.php/2022/10/08/the-fast-and-friendly-brass-auto-drive-solution-for-the-dillon-rl1100/

Just stumbled across the Aluminum Adapter, it is available from https://www.davincimachining.com/flared-bushing-adapter

Cost $14.95 from Amazon. Not very elegant, but it works. Link below picture. The magnet that came with it, I put on the tool head (Top Arrow). I bent the bracket that came with it and had to drill the holes a little bigger and attached to existing bolts on the press (Bottom Arrow). I originally used velcro to position the counter in a different place, but it had too much glare to read, so I moved it to it's current position. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DNLRAUA?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

I bought the my 650 after the 750 came out to get the rotary primer system. Since I have never used a 750, I don't know if this applies or not. I used a 550 for twenty plus years, occasionally I would have a grain of powder get in the primer seating cup, that would put a dimple in the primer. I would put the loaded rounds with the dimpled primers in my practice ammo and they all went bang, but it was annoying. I did not have that occur on my 650.

I currently have two newer casefeeders, both variable speed, one came with my 1100 and works well. The other was for a 650/750 and has a DAA plate, I don't recall, but likely it did not work as well as my other feeder so I added the Double Alpha plate. The two speed case feeder I bought with my 650 in March of 2019 was a piece of crap. I would quit if it had more than 200 pieces of 9mm brass. Adjusted clutch many time and no help. I contacted Dillon several times and eventually they replaced the tray, but that did not help. I bought a DAA plate and it improved, but was still way sub par to either of my newer casefeeders. I sold my 650 and the buyer wanted the casefeeder, I told of the issues and basically gave him the feeder. When breaking it down, I noticed a deep groove worn around about 1/3 the circumference of the bowl. I told the buyer to contact Dillon, but he probably will not as he is satisfied with the DAA performace. I have used Dillon since the late 80s or early 90s and have found them very responsive an generous in their warranty parts. With the exception of my original 650 casefeeder have been more than happy with their products. My theory is that there are variations in the molded bowls, which results in inconsistent fit causing added friction in places causing a wide variation in the number of cases a casefeeder will handle.

Thanks for posting the picture. After looking at your picture, I had a couple of 1/2 inch diameter rare earth magnets in my shop that I used and they work great.

Would you mind posting a picture of your magnet set up. Sounds like a worthwhile addition for my case feeders. Thanks.

I was looking at the DaVinci manual and it looked like replacing a broken pin took a lot of steps. Have you replaced any decapping pins yet? How long does it take?

That is a totally different. I would agree that the Rollsizer Decapper is not the appropriate tool for a commercial brass processor, it is not near fast enough. Also, while you don't have to watch the Decapper, but you should be nearby to hear it in case it jams.

What are the reliability issues? In my experience, the reliability of the Decapper depends on what you feed it. If you have lots of upside down cases, Berdan primers, wrong size cases mixed in, etc. you likely will have issues with a Decapper. Every jam does not break a decapping pin, depends on the jam. Most of my jams were when I first started using it and most are easy to clear. I am more careful in sorting my brass now, and my casefeeder very seldom throws an upside down case, so my only concern is Berdan primers. If you encounter lots of Berdan primers, a Decapper may not be for you. I only have something over 15K 9mm and 45acp cases through my Decapper and am very happy with it. The count would be higher, but due to health reasons, I have not been shooting for the last month or so. I have had some jams and broke several decapping pins early on and will likely break some more due to Berdan primers.

That looks like a super nice set up you have.

The 1" pipe is snug, but the casefeeder will turn easily enough that I had to put in the bolt to prevent it from turning and not aligning with the Dillon feed tube. Rather than reposting, either tubing or the spring to feed brass are both are addressed in the link below. Includes McMaster-Carr part number for the spring.

Is this what you wanted? I could not find the Dillon set screw so I substituted a bolt of the proper size.

After trying several different setups, I finalized my brass processing with a different setup and turned the decapper to make more space. The spring case feed tube is pictured and I have used it with both 9mm and 45 ACP. To change to my Case-Pro 100 rollsizer I disconnect the spring and insert the Dillon 1100 casfeed tube. I have several containers under the bench and just move the decapper hose depending on how many cases I need to process. Upgraded my casefeeder mount from PVC to black pipe, which was a solution by another forum member. The decapper makes it easy to to start processing brass after each weekend. I decap all the cases and toss them in the tumbler, after tumbling they go into into the CasePro. This let's me use a small tumbler and separator, it's now a couple of small chores instead of waiting until I had thousands of cases to process and making it major chore.

I put the DAA in my old 2 speed case feeder (circa 2019), one piece all plastic bowl, and it worked much better than the stock Dillon Small pistol plate. That being said that case feeder has been problematic since new. After several complaints Dillon sent me a new plate, but that did not help. Anymore than 200 cases, 9mm, bogs it to a stop. It has always had multiple issues. Cleaned it the other day, I was selling it with my 650 and noticed the plate has worn a groove in the bowl, I thing maybe the bowl is warped. (I made full disclosure to the guy buying and gave him a hell of a deal.)

Dillon, without any doubt, has very good service, but you are dealing with different individuals on the phone and therefore may get different solutions to specific problems.

For an education on this read the ShockBottle 100 round case gauge FAQs. Very informative on case gauges and various issues. https://www.shockbottle.com/faqs-1

The aluminum adapter came with the Rollsizer/Decapper and snaps into the Dillon Casefeeder. Then is a piece of tubing that came with the Rollsizer/Decapper, the tubing will accomplish all spring to metal coupling. The spring fits nicely into the tubing, insert the spring in tubing, pushing slightly while you lightly twist the spring one direction or the other and you can insert it. Reverse the process to separate the pieces. It is a friction fit. It was easy after I did it a couple of times. I hope I made sense on that. I had surgery a couple of days ago and still on pain drugs.

Thanks to whoever posted the spring info originally. I can't find the original post, but attached is a copy of my invoice.

I had the same issue, I used a quick ties on the flattened portions and kinks to hold it round. I now use spring instead of tube.

Not really much help, but here is what I found on The Guga Ribas Brazil web site: The Joint Venture with Guga Ribas & Dr. Feeder, launched on IWA Outdoor Classics 2019 in Germany, where the New Bullet Feeder was considered the best, the fastest and the most accurate of the world, without buy or change the disc collector for others calibers and with an innovative tilt control system for different projectiles. The product it’s 100% from Brazil, with a simple installation and parts for immediate replacement. The Bullet Feeder comes with an innovative tip insert, made entirely of forged and anodized aluminum, where doing the cycle, never fall two tips at the same time. If you work with another caliber, just buy another Insert and you will enjoy maximum efficiency. The New Bullet Feeder will work independently of the Case Feeder and in a progressive press, having greater efficiency without suffering with the “swing” when it is operated.

I have had my decapper just over a month now and have been very pleased with it's performance. I had some jams when I first got it, 7 (I think). One thing is to not it too fast and run out of brass in the feeder. Since then I have processed another 3K prox. 9mm with one jam, it was an upside down case, which I can't blame on the decapper. It is an expensive tool, but it sure takes out the real drudge work on my reloading. Bought some more reloading stuff and rearranged my work shop to make things flow better. This is my mock up, I have not finalized everything. Once I'm sure, I'll mount everything permanently and make it look better. I use the same case feeder for both the Decapper and my CasePro.