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Thanks for help! It turns out the two hex screws under the shell plate were loose allowing the ram head to wobble out of alignment. Tightened those down and fixed. I double checked all of Dillion's points for good measure.

.45 to .223 and back....I changed all the correct parts.

Guys, Just changed from rifle back to pistol and some of my primers are getting seated sideways. It looks like the shell plate is index .001 to far and the the edge for the primer is catching the shell plate as it gets seated turning it sideways. Any ideas on how to correct. Thanks, SDlocal

that's .009......(i'm a jerk...)one of the problems with any press is that the actual stop part of the press stroke is only controlled by the shellplate contacting something. this is why sizing rifle brass on these things doesn't work very well. even dillon doesn't recommend it. i've seen kabooms..... even if the 650 shellplate hits some kind of die in your set-up, the toolhead moves a little. i've been using my redding comp seater die in my 550, and it works ok, but i have hard contact in station 1 w/ a lee decapper die, and hard contact in station 4 w/a redding taper crimp die(this die i like, just barely touches the neck), and that seems to lock the thing up pretty good, but the toolhead moves till it locks up, you dig? the .009 is something wrong, but i still have maybe .004- variance w/ 69 match bullets, unless i uniform the ogive. i still like doing everything on a single stage for better control, loading on a 650 on down has problems. now a 1050 would be another story, it's designed for rifle reloading....you got an extra $2000 you could lend me? i promise to reload your shizzit..... I size my brass on a seperate tool head that only contains the sizing die...

Thanks, When I wrote that last night I was a little tired I am actually seeing 2.248 to 2.257...so it's a .007 variation...using mixed brass...still ok?

Guys, I have recently converted my press to .223 when loading I have powder die, powder check die, lee seating die, lee fcd. I am seating to 2.250 and having variations from 2.248 to 2.250. I am using mixed brass trimmed on my Giraurd trimmer. Some cases are not trimmed as the are a tad below my trim length of 1.752. I made sure my shell plate was a tight as possible but it did not resolve the issue...can my mixed brass (pre-sized on a separate tool head) be causing this?

Guys thanks for the info...I love this forum.

All, I am getting ready to load some of these up but I want advice on powders to put behind a 75gr BTHP in 16inch barrel with a 1/7 twist. Thanks in advance.

Hey All, Not a newbie when it comes to loading and I understand listed max loads. I loaded up some 75gr with 22gr of H322 and it still seemed pretty soft. I checked the primers for pressure signs and everything looked good. I don't have a chrono but was wondering if anyone had edge up this combo and if how far up did you go. I will test a few rounds @ smaller increments but was looking for any input....

Not new to reloading but new to loading rifle. All the case prep as been done but the 55gr don't sit in the case as steady as say a 75gr boat tail. On a dillon 650 do any of you have tricks to get the bullet to stay while you raise the ram? I trim in a Giraud so the case is chamfered. Thanks for any tips

Guys, My .45 cases are getting stuck in the case feed bushing located in the case feed arm. It seems as if the case feed slide (black triangular deal) is not pushing the case feed arm far enough in when the piston raises on the down stroke... Any ideas?

Backing off the die did the trick

Thanks guys I'll check this out

I just installed a new 650 with poweder check. The powder check is working detecting squib and double loads. Problem: The sensor pin contacts the sleeve just barely as the sleeve comes up and causes a little chirp before settling into the groove on the sleeve. The bar that contacts the plate is adjusted all the way up. Powder throws are consistent. Any thoughts on how to fix this?