RudyVey

Just timed myself on the SD: 300 9 mm rounds reloaded in 35 minutes. I have primer tubes filled, so this time includes the refill of the primer reservoir on the SD twice (I have five primer pickup tubes ready, so this increases the speed). Could imagine to reload 500 rounds per hour is absolutely possible. However, if you need to fill the pick-up tubes, I would say one can easily reload 300 rounds per hours I have primer pickup tubes, brass and bullets ready, and this is an easy going speed for me, not a speed that is rushing it. There is a small LED light on my SD, over the stage where the bullets is inserted, so I can see that there was powder dropped.

I have used Remington 1 1/2 small pistol in 9 mm and .38 spl for many thousand of rounds, no problem. They are fine for 9 mm in my book. Use the large pistol primer in .45. The Remington primer were the only ones I could find when I started to reload two years ago, and I still like them.

9 mm - .45 acp - .38spl

Tried it in the G34 today, no luck, didn't cycle. Works perfect in the PPQ's, though.

124 either Extreme or Acme with 2.8 grains of Titewad is the softest load I have tried. However, I am not sure how it will work with a G34, but it works extremely well with my Walther PPQ's, in both barrel lengths. Just had this past Sunday one of our range officers shot a few and he was absolutely stunned how soft this load is; he said this would be perfect for his girl. Very little recoil, not snappy at all. Will try it in my G34 in the next days.

These beads are used - according to the site pictures - wet! What is the benefit??

If the price is good, pick it up!! You could sell the kit you do not need and pick up the one you want. Checking the Blue Press, the conversion kits are about $55.

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I would not call it therapeutic, but it gives me some time to concentrate on one thing - the reloading and nothing else. It is relaxation for me and I enjoy reloading as much as I do shooting. My routine is coming back from shooting, putting the used brass in the tumbler, cleraning my guns. Then later that day, I reload to replenish what I shot earlier and then some. Never can have enough rounds ready.... During the actual reloading, I concentrate on what I am doing. My wife knows not to come down to the basement and ask all kind of questions when I reload. if she really comes down for something important, then she knows to wait until I have the press cleared and I turn around to her.

I have had many issues with upside and sideways primers. In the attached picture you see that the primer arm hits the underplate of the shellplate and this will result in flipped primers. I contacted Dillon and showed them the pictures, they asked to send the press back so they can figure it out and fix it. Press is on its way back. I have two, but the 9 mm has a lot of this, with the .45 it was very limited. It was a problem from the get go, but increased over time. I even changed the primer arm and it did the same with the new small primer assembly. I will eventually replace the plastic tips with the brtass tips. At the moment I am using my .45 press for which I got a conversion kit for 9 mm and have no problems, so I would assume the other press has a problem. I not having a problem with losing some of the parts, primers are cheap, but I want to dispose of them properly and noone should be harmed. I do not like the idea of depriming the live primers, so the oil/brakefluid seems the safest way of destroying the primer.

..with bad re-loads?? I have had a my fair share of bad loads with up-side and sideways primers from my SQDs. I have pulled a lot of the bullets and recovered the powder with a kinetic bullet puller. Now I have a small container full of the brass with the primers in it. Cannot toss this in the trash or bring to the scrap metal guy. Someone said to soak them in brake fluid, this would destroy the primers and I can afterwards toss them in the garbage. True or false??? What are you doing, let me (us) know.

I am using the CFE Pistol for my 9 mm loads, and when I run out of Longshot, I will also use it for .45 acp loads.

Press is back from Dillon and repaired. They replaced the ejector wire, the indexer pawl and the toolhead friction plate. Now my 9 mm press was shipped back. The problem here is that I have had issues with the primer system for quite some time. I get a lot of upside down, and side wyas as well as no primers put into the cartridge, giving me a scrap rate of a good 3% I finally had it and started to look very closely. What I found was quiter interesting and explaining my problems. Very often the primer ;pinch/primer cup is hitting the platform base disc and with this hitting, the primers are getting ejected, up-side donw turned or side ways. I think in the attached pictures this is made very clear, although it is really hard to get to this area with the camera. They were send to Dillon and they have asked me to send the press in for repair. Hope it comes back fast as the other one.

I sorted some brass today and found some marked with "Perfecta" and PPU, both went to the scrap bin as I was not sure if they are good or not. Ideas??

Spoke with a guy at Dillon, we couldn't figure out what the problem is, so he gave me a RMA and I just shipped it back to them.

Its tight, first thing I checked, took the plate off and cleaned everything, put it back on and tightened. No worky....Call Dillon later.

Was reloading some .45 last night, when suddenly the shell plate was not longer forwarding (ratcheting should be the right word), it just stayed and could be only be forwarded or reversed by hand. I think something must have been broken inside. What can be done here?? Do I need to send the press back to Dillon for repair?? Or is this something I could easily fix (I am not much mechanically inclined, but I am an avid wood worker, so I guess I could try to tackle this myself, or?). Any idea or hint would be very helpful.

Ballistol for cleaning and lubrication. My grand father used it since the 30's and swore by it.

I got three presses, a Lee Classic Turret and two Dillon Square deals (9 and .45). I do enjoy loading more on the Lee than on the Square deals. I have yet to have a fail with a primer, or powder drop or any other issue with the Lee. However, I do have a small can full of bad rounds with upside down, or side-ways primers, or no primers at all from my two Dillons. In the Lee press, I am in control of every step, especially the important priming step. The SD's are faster, but I have a lot of scrap/waste from them, so my majority of loads are done on the Lee.

Cabela's here. Was about $70 with free shipping and runs every weekend for two years without a problem. Just put it on a "anti fatigue" mat and it is very quite. Use ground walnut from HF with Nufinish - brass looks like new.

Yes, they do!!

Stopped at Cabela's in Hamburg, PA today and all the powder shelves were well filled, mainly rifle powder, but also a lot of Titegroup 1# as well as 4# kegs plus a few other pistol powders. Couldn't find any Remington Primers, though.

Stepped like IMT and Ammoload as well as .45 with small primer go to the scrap bin, as well as any split, or otherwise suspect looking case.

OK, took the spent primers and a small box of brass (cracked, old, small primer .45 etc) to the scrap place in town. Came home with $22.50. They paid $1.50 per lbs. brass. Their scale was not the most accurate, but they deal more with heavier stuff, but I had some 15 lbs of spent primers and old brass - $22.50 is better than a stick in the eye.