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    Dillon Contact/CS Number?

    in Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment

    Posted

    If you know what parts you need just fire off an email this way you won't have to waste any time on the phone.

    I always sent an email with a photo of what part failed and usually within 24 hours I had an email saying my parts free of charge are on the way.

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    Powder for 308

    in Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment

    Posted

    Hard to beat H335 for .223 and 308.

    Cheap, available and works well on both.

    Staying on the cheap Wideners

    has 2000 30CAL FMJBT M80 Bullets $389.00 FREE USPS FLAT RATE S/H

    They are NOT pulls.

    Brand new shinny bullets.

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    Common Cause of primer tube detonation?

    in Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment

    Posted · Edited by Prebaned

    Lately the most common cause of a primer detonation is due to failure to sort 45ACP cases by primer pocket size. There is a lot more small-primed 45ACP made now, and sold In the big box bulk packages.

    I'd like to have a chat with whomever thought this one up. :devil:

    I used to hate this thought also, very much actually.

    Someone enlightened me to rethink the idea of SPP .45acp since it was actually developed originally as a SPP self contained metallic cartridge.

    Most people will give away SPP 45acp and some will double your brass trade for the SPP .45acp.

    Sounds good but this is what is making me rethink my hatred for the SPP .45acp.

    I load .45acp, .40S&W, 9MM Luger and .223/5.56MM

    How nice and cost/storage effective it would be to have one size/type pistol primer?

    Only having to hunt SPP primers and no cross over to larger primer system on the press.

    In a pinch I can use the small rifle primers on the pistol brass.

    It could be good.

    I may become one with it.

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    Dillon XL 650 Power Bars

    in Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment

    Posted · Edited by Prebaned

    Dillon manufactures four sizes of Powder Bars for all machines.

    1. Extra Small – for dispensing less than 3.0 grains of powder (non-standard)

    2. Small – for dispensing 3 to 20 grains of powder (standard with all presses)

    3. Large – for dispensing 20 to approximately 50 grains of powder (standard with all presses)

    4. Magnum – for dispensing over 50 grains of powder (non-standard)

    This is true. You need to buy nothing for .223 and .45acp. The machine will come with both small and large bars.

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    "Blue Dillon" color code

    in Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment

    Posted · Edited by Prebaned

    Legend claims Dillon Percision blue is old ford motor blue. Dillon even claims this is their touch up paint.

    I tried it and it's not even close.

    It is blue, but that's it.

    It's a tightly held secret on the color code as the frames are powder coated and the plastics are injected molded.

    There is a code for both.

    You will not get it from Dillon.

    You can computer color match it with around 95% accuracy and have Sherwin Williams make it for you in rattle can form.

    As far as plastic parts, die boxes and Akro bins color, forget a paint code.

    They all vary depending on vendor producing them and they are injected molded with the plastic media colored.

    Akro-mills will not even sell you the Dillon color bins they make for them.

    Your cheapest, fastest non custom and locally sourced paint I found that is a extremely scary close match is Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch 2X Paint Satin Oasis.

    Remember if your trying to match a powder coated frame or injected molded plastic part with enamel spray paint, your chasing the dragon.

    This is the best match off the shelf enamel spray paint out there and compliments both coloring technology's perfectly in the middle.

    Not 100% match of the powder coat color, (lighter)

    Not 100% of the injected molded plastic parts color, (darker)

    And by lighter and darker I mean so slightly off that different angles and lighting I can barely see any difference.

    Found on the shelf at your favorite large chain home improvement center store.

    My quest has ended after many failed attempts and my hope is someone else will not have to suffer the trials tribunes and pains I have.

    I am now satisfied with the end result and can sleep well.

    And I don't care what anybody says, this is my story and I'm sticking with it.

    Old ford motor blue in middle.

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    Unique powder load for 200gr plated SWC?

    in 44/45 Caliber

    Posted

    I've had trouble getting the Xtreme 200 SWCs to feed in my 1911s. Has this been a reliable OAL for you?

    Yes, I did get the occasional stem bind that was mainly due to a untuned extractor. Tuned it as per Wilson Combat and got new Checkmate magazines and it ended.

    I also ran hundreds of the same load @ 2.219 COAL without issue.

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    Unique powder load for 200gr plated SWC?

    in 44/45 Caliber

    Posted

    Just receive quite a significant amount of Unique powder and looking to load up some Xtreme 200gr SWC plated bullets.

    Running a 5 inch 1911 and I'd like to be around the same load as my titegroup rounds are.

    .45ACP 200gr plated SWC Xtreme

    Titegroup 4.9gr

    OAL 1.246

    CCI 300 LPP

    736.5 AVG FPS Colt 1911 5 inch barrel

    I gathered somewhere around 6.2grs but would like to know who has real data in unique.

    TIA

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    Broke My Square Deal B

    in Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment

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    Just as I am gearing up to reload, finally found some powder, I hit a snag. I broke the arm of the press, it actually failed in two places. This is an older press and has reloaded some of that fine military brass that I get from time to time, so I guess today was the day to give up the fight. Now I am torn, I am sure that Dillon will fix the problem, my question is how long. Schools starts on Tuesday here and I have a small window to get a majority of my fall ammo loaded, do I upgrade while waiting, that seems logical right?? Those case feeders seem nice, a new 650 would fit nicely, however, how many rounds realistically would I need to reload for a case feeder to make sense? Not just because sense, but actual financial sense?

    I have a 650 w/case feeder and would not of bought it without one.

    To answers your question of making financial sense I will say it does not.

    To be $218 or so richer and be able to produce a final reloaded ammunition product with or without a case feeder equally well will always make financial sense.

    That said, time and aggravation has its price for me.

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