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I've been underwhelmed by my RF-100. It hates Russian primers.

I had an LnL and am much happier with the Dillon. The priming system on the LnL wasn't that great, the case feed system left a lot to be desired, the case retention spring was a nuisance, the LnL bushings tended to work loose, the indexing always seemed to need adjustment, and they only warrant the press to the original purchaser.

I trim all my 223 brass every time, so the expander ball doesn't bother me in regards to stretch. I use a F/L die in the first station to decap and partially resize the case, then have the trimmer further along, and a Hornady F/L die raised up in the last station to smooth the neck out and expand slightly. For the way I process brass, this works well. It all goes to stainless tumbler after this process, then I sort out LC brass, FC brass, Winchester brass, and anneal them. The rest becomes blasting ammo.

I open the neck back up with the expander ball after the trimmer. I find it makes the seating pass easier.

Tighten it down just a little more.

That didn't last long...

That's all priceless!!!

Bulletfeeders are tempting. Not sure about mechanizing the 1050... yet

Where are you Brian - you can reload for me Nothing about reloading that I enjoy . I would love to, but I'm half the country away in Illinois.

Hi, my name is Brian and I'm addicted to blue kool-aid. I got in to Dillon products a little backwards from most; 1050, then 550, and now the 650 (not my first presses). I really used to think people here were crazy in a bad way... I used to reload so that I could shoot more, now I shoot so that I can reload. I don't regret going in the order that I have, but I am thoroughly impressed with how smooth the 650 is; it's really in a league of its own. Now for the problem... What do I buy now that I am in an ocean of blue? Primer filler is on order. Is this the point where my fellow addicts acquire duplicates? If so, which one do you recommend as the duplicate? 650? Please don't be too harsh, I'm just looking for the best way to treat this condition. :-)

Don't count on the Grafs order too soon... They are taking several weeks to ship stuff that's in stock.

I thought I've read that it is 6000 rpm.. Seems like an odd number for 60 Hz frequency, but I don't argue with what works.

I've yet to see inconsistent cases by expanding after trimming. I'm getting very respectable groups with 77 SMK doing this. Only difference between my process and most is that I anneal after processing. I can assure this process is creating some of the most consistent ammo possible on a 1050. The crimp after seating assures that the neck tension between rounds should be as exact as possible.

Using the size die in the last station makes things work really smooth for me.

I would recommend running a sizing die in the last station, turned up so that it doesn't size the brass, but where the expander ball can smooth out the inside of the neck and expand it slightly.