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Plunger part no. 18905. So far I have run about 3000 cases just sizing and depriming. I like to clean them with stainless steel first before I load them.

aug1911, I did that and it did not help much. I made a cardboard insert to place in the funnel that would cover three sides and that helped the most. If you started the cases out straight they would not give trouble in the upper bowl assembly (housing that holds the micro switch). When everything was feeding properly you could actually size more cases than the feeder could feed. If a 9mm case would come along the plunger would lock up and you could raise the casefeed adapter about a eighth of an inch and the plunger would push it. I liked this. It would also lock up if a case was upside down.

Update: I bought a new plunger and machined a 3/8 wide grove down the center .065 deep the full length it. Then I filed the sharp edge off the sides and polished the cut. I then took the 650 station1 locator (Part No. 13614) and used a belt sander to duplicate a 9mm station 1 locator. As stated before I used a 650 case feed adaptor (Part No. 11573). So far it has worked flawless. Just sizing and depriming I can out run the casefeeder. My problem now is cases clogging at the top of the funnel and the taper in the switch housing. It does not occur often just after you begin to trust it. Any ideas on how to stop the clogging??? I got pictures just don't know how to attach them.

From my observations the plunger is too tall to push the 380 case without binding on the one above it. The 9mm station one locator is too sloppy but might work in a pinch also the 9mm case feed adapter is too tall. I called Dillon and talked to their engineer amout this and he gave me some ideas and part numbers to try. He agreed with all my observations. I've ordered a plunger and a 380 XL650 station one locator to experiment with. He gave me a number for a case feed adapter that is supposed to work with a little modification.

Has anyone on this forum adapted the 550 casefeeder to load 380 ACP? Dillon says it was not dependable enough to market. Surely someone on here has overcome this.