MrG5122

This was in my second post. I worked up a load with H110 today. 40 rounds. I sized/decapped and primed them in one pass using the case feeder. I did the powder charges by hand to work up to the max load. I hand loaded them into station 4 to flare and seated and crimped at station 5. There was plenty of room left in the case to clear the stem on the expander/flaring die and not compress the powder. This was my main concern.

I'm going to try it in station 4 initially.

I got my powder drop yesterday so I set about setting the machine up this afternoon. I started with the case feeder. Since it was set up with the large pistol plate I decided to give that a whirl. I changed the other casefeed parts out to 9mm(green), dropped 100 pieces of brass in and fired it up. I was slightly and pleasantly surprised when the brass started plunking down the tube perfectly. I then finished the caliber change and primer system parts so I could cycle some brass through the feeder . I used .223 shell plate and station one locator. I could tell immediately that the cases were too tall to clear the bottom of the case feed adapter. I pulled the red adapter from my .40/10mm kit and tried that. Still too tall but not much, maybe 1/16". I broke out the utility knife and started whittling. Here's a few pics. I marked the cutout with a sharpie so it would be easier to see in the pics. I ran the rest of the cases through the machine without a case feeder hitch. A few were hanging on the ejection wire but we'll see if there is a problem with that with loaded rounds. There were no surprises setting up the dies. Im still wondering about flaring the cases after the powder drop. Im gonna see what the powder level is in the cases before making that decision. It'll be a bit before it goes into production mode since I haven't worked up any loads. Starting on that tomorrow.

I just measured mine. Stand and 650 tool head set up for 9mm = 16 1/2". Set up for .223 = 16 5/8". Not sure how much that varies from one caliber set up to the next. My shelf is 18" clear.

That's what I needed to know. Thanks. And thanks also to addressing this.

Does the funnel flare the case mouth or just drop the powder like a rifle funnel?

Wow!! That was quick! When you say online I'm assuming Dillons site, not here?

We'll see how it goes. Which powder meters better with the Dillon powder measure? H110 is recommended but some folks are using Lil Gun.

Sorry. I should have said flaring die. Hornady calls it an expander die but there is an expander ball in the sizing die.

I just received my Hordady dies along with 500 bullets. Has anyone loaded these on a 650? I'm assuming I can use the .223 shell plate, buttons, and station #1 locator along with 9mm casefeeder parts. What about the powder drop tube? .223? The dies have a seperate expander die. Can I expand after the powder drop? If so I guess I could expand at station 4 and seat/crimp at five and keep the powder check? Any input is appreciated.