[Round Counter from SA Development for my Dillon 650]

I got bored one day and decided that I "needed" a round counter for my Dillon 650. Off to eBay I went.

Long story short, I ended up working with Alan from SA Development. Awesome guy and super great customer service. I emailed the company on a Saturday morning and I got a response from Alan within minutes!!! We shot several emails back and forth with him kindly answering all my silly questions.

I ordered the Press Monitor II from him. He shipped it Monday as promised and it arrived promptly and well packaged. I got it installed last night, but am waiting for the glue to cure before I start pulling the blue handle... it is killing me I hope to follow up with report on the monitor soon.

All that to say, is AWESOME customer service from SA Development - especially when good customer service is getting harder and harder to find these days.

Thanks Alan!

PS - I wrote this without compensation or request from SA Development. I simply wanted to give props to a small business with great service.

[Dillon xl650 cover]

Double yep!

[Am I Crazy or...]

Thanks for all the responses. I will be loading both pistol and rifle cases on the press.

I guess at the end of the day, be slow and safe - heck my reloading buddy and I call it "therapy"... some people golf, some go to a psychologist... me, I pull a little blue handle

[Am I Crazy or...]

Thanks for the free mental health check. I will run some more rounds through it and I will put safeaction on the first to call list when I bargain price it out Don't hold your breath though - I have run several thousand 9mm on it and whoohoo it is awesome!

[Am I Crazy or...]

I just upgraded to a 650 having come from a setup of a single stage press and a Lee Classic Turret.

In the "old days" I tumbled brass, resized it, trimmed it, tumbled it again and then hand primed it.

Now I have a shiny Dillon XL650.

I know I can dump a load of "clean" brass into the casefeeder and start pulling the handle, but I feel that some of the quality control goes away. I know I can pre-sort the clean brass for good cases, but what about case length, etc?

Do other progressive press users suffer the same mental anguish or am I just crazy?

[650 COL deviation]

I had the same problem of varying OALs, never more than .005 as well. Glad to see I am not crazy.

Thanks for a good post.

[Please Help Me Decide - 550 or 650]

I started in a single stage Lee Classic Turret and loaded 1,000's of rounds on it with great success. I just recently upgraded to the 650 and it is fantastic! I say, "I wonder why I waited so long?" But then again, maybe there needs to be that progression? You don't learn to drive in a Ferrari.

Anyways, either Dillon will be great, just go slow at first and check your powder charges! And don't forget to check your powder charges

[my first 100 rounds on a dillon]

Same here, went from a Lee Classic Turret to a Dillon 650 - how did that many completed rounds end up in that blue bucket so quickly? AWESOME!

[Is reloading therapeutic ?]

Ha, absolutely! My buddy comes over and we call it our weekly therapy session.

We shoot the breeze while sorting and prepping brass, etc. The therapy does get a little more serious when powder gets involved.

But heck yeah! Reload and relax, but as stated above, do so with the proper precautions.

[550 or 650]

I loaded on a Lee Classic for years, just waiting to upgrade to a 550. I fell into a nice 650 and could not be happier!

If "complicated" machinery does not bother and you have a little patience, 650 it up

[New 650!]

Maybe I am cheap, but I bought a two pack of LED reading at Costco for $10! They have a nice clip and flexible shaft so I can put the light right where I want it! They even came with batteries!

Also:

Case Feeder (which you did get - congrats)

Roller Handle

Spare Parts Kit

Just my two cents...

[Dillon Ring Indexer on 650]

@EEH

I did not break one fortunately. I ended up with a couple of repair kits and had two different replacement rings and was wondering if/what the difference was.

[Dillon Ring Indexer on 650]

@Dillon

Thanks for the time line on the new part (and for an awesome machine!)

[Dillon Ring Indexer on 650]

Cool, thanks!

[Dillon Ring Indexer on 650]

Does anyone know what the latest ring indexer is? (Dillon p/n 13677) I have two - one is black plastic and the other is a yellow-ish plastic.

Which is the most current version and more importantly is one better than the other?

Thanks for the help.

[Hello from San Diego]

Thank you all!

[Thinking of making the switch from LnL to 650XL]

I moved to a 650 from a Lee Classic Turret. Why did I wait so long?

If your budget can afford the 650, do it! I saw a few mentions of a 1050. More complicated, more money, but if you have the time and money...

[Hello from San Diego]

@kneelingatlas

I have owned firearms for a while, but a fellow BE member has coaxed me into doing some competitive shooting. I hope to do the shoot at Iron Sights this Thursday (work schedule permitting) and the shoot on Sept 13 at Balboa.

[I got the blues]

Due to a BE member, I now have the Dillon blues - I went from red press to a Dillon 650. Why did I wait so long?

Thanks LeadPilot

BE - thanks for a great forum - tons of great info already!

[Hello from San Diego]

A local buddy turned me on to this forum and I have already made several purchases! Quality people!

Thanks!