focusedarcher

Hello all, I just finished loading my first 200 rounds of 45 ACP on my 450 Jr. B, took me about 1 1/2 hours comfortably. I'm so pleasantly surprised how well this machine works, I can only imagine how well their more modern/ automated machines work. I'm so pround to be a part of team blue. Thanks for all the input guys.

The 450 Jr in your photos uses 2 of the 3 "Square Deal" dies. The sizing/decap die is a standard 7/8 x 14 industry standard die. I called dillon today, maybe I'm mistaken but I thought it used 3 sdb dies, the 4th being stn. #1 7/8-14 standard resizing and depriming die? stn #2 powder drop, #3 bullet press, and #4 crimp, all calibur specific? am I missing something? I think the powder drop needs an adapter to the powder funel. I'm slowly putting all the pieces togeather....pls. correct me if I'm mistaken. Thanks

Does anyone know if the Sdb dies can be used with this 450 Jr.

Hi all, here are some pics of my new to me 450 jr. I think its the B model, not sure what dies will fit in this model but I'm sure some of you guys know exactly what I have here. Thanks Bill

So I picked up my new "old press" today and its beautiful, unfortunately its not the sdb as i was told, its actually the predicessor, the 450 jr B. The owner got it in a bulk estate sale and didn't realize it wasn't the sdb, so he sold it to me for $60.00, So I have a great press for loading 45 acp. I think I'll leave it dedicated for 45 and look at the sdb, for other cals. The 450 jr will make a great press to learn on. Thanks for all your posts.

I hear you guys, I do have someone reload for me know it cost $120.00 for 500 rounds and his ammo is good. I guess I just want to incorportate loading into my shooting experience, I think I will really enjoy it. I think the SD will be enough for me to get the job done and still have the experience I`m looking for. I appreciate your advice Jack, your probably right it will take quite a fiew years to recover my cost, but I`m okay with that. I think it will be a great fun and only add to my shooting experience.

I have watched a fiew youtube videos and changing dies looks easy enough, and I'm comfortable working with mechanical things.

No I have no experience reloading, but the space i have to reload is a small bench about 6 feet long. If the square deal is missing parts can I get them from dillon?

Hi all, looking for some advice, I'm looking to reload for 5 different pistol's, no rifle. I shoot about 500 rounds of each different cal. anually. I know i want a dillon press but I am unsure about the dillon sd or 650(auto indexing is a must). Also I have found an old sd in 45 cal. for $100.00 but the owner says it doesn't have a primer feeder and no auto indexing, did the old sd's not have auto indexing or primer feeds or is this sd just missing some parts??? I'm thinking eventually i'll have 2 sd's and change the dies maybe once or twice a year, or just get the 650 with 5 dies? Unsure what to do???