[Converting a Hornady Bullet Collator into a Mr. Bullet Collator]

Is the hornady not fast enough? Or is it just the noise? I made a plexiglass lid for my hornady and it makes it a lot quiter.

[homemade casefeeder for xl650]

I know they will work at 8-10 inches apart. I'll look for a part number. I might have a set I can spare. What are you trying to do?

[Dillon and maybe Hornady Collator Counter]

can i see some more on your autodrive? ive been toying with the idea of building on.

thanks

[homemade casefeeder for xl650]

@jmorris the fiber optic switch i used is for an elevator. its used when you have twin hydraulic pistons to make sure there traveling the same. there originally set up for 24v but seem to be working just fine at 12v. they were on my van and free is why i used them.

[XL 650 Powder Check]

i had a primer buzzer do that on my old 550 i gave it a whack on my bench and it went back to working. its probabley dirty contacts on the switch

[Tula primers?]

KVB-556 are much nicer than KVB-223 if anyone is wondering. Not sure why, military contract specs maybe?

I saw nearly the same comment posted somewhere and have looked everywhere to find it again, I can't recall who said it but it gave me the impression they had used 10s of thousands of the KVB-556M successfully and I wondered what the difference was.

AFAICT,

KVB223 - normal small rifle primer, non magnum

KVB223M - same charge as above, thicker cup (e.g. for autoloader/AR use)

KVB556M - magnum charge and thicker cup, more like CCI #41

not sure this is correct i asked powder valley about this before i bought mine and this is there response

KVB223 are not suitable in an AR. An AR firing pin could puncture the primer cup. If you like and use Federal Small Rifle primers in any application you will love the KVB223 Both of the M primers are suitable in the AR. Opinions are endless regarding which one is preferred. It really comes down to personal preference. The 556M and 223M are hotter than the 223. The 223M is reported to be the hottest.

[Changing powder charge off line ?]

.50 ae case works great it can easily hold 25-30 grains of hp38. I do like they said above ill measure 1drop and then I measure 10 drops to get my average.

[homemade casefeeder for xl650]

Mopar part# 4885206AB

I already moved it out from my original. No issues with it dropping. I took my dremal and chamfered all the joints on the PVC

[homemade casefeeder for xl650]

yep thats the one

[hello from chesapeake va]

Hello finally decided to make an account been lurking for a while. Like the title says im from chesapeake va. into reloading just got a new dillon 650. been loading on a dillon 550 for a couple of years.

[homemade casefeeder for xl650]

Well I was lucky enough to get a new xl650 from the wife for Christmas. So I sold my 550 so I could buy everything to get the 650 up and running. So after all that was purchased the $300+ for the case feeder wasn't in the budget. So after some searching and some youtubing I decided I would make my own. So after about $100 bucks and some time tinkering in the gargage I've got a working case feeder. So if anyone interested I'll put my parts list and how I did it up here.
1. 5 gal bucket $3(lowes)
2. Stick of 3/4" emt $4 (lowes)
3. 3/4" emt to flex fitting
4. 1/2" PVC pipe
5. 05 dodge ram blend door motor $15 (eBay)
6. Dc speed control switch with reverse $8 (eBay)
7. 10" plexiglass plates. Ten cost $30 (eBay)
8. Hose clamp big enough to go around 3/4" PVC (had)
9. 1/2" 12 point socket 3/8 drive (had)
10. Misc hardware $15 (lowes)
11. Two 3/4" emt two hole straps(had)
12. 12v transformer (had)

having a hard time geting pics small enough so i just made a youtube video

cant link it but heres the title

homemade case feeder for dillon Xl650 reloading casefeeder