echo3mike Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Just want to say THANKS for the great deals on Dillon products, Bri! .45ACP Meister 200gr SWC ~4.6gr WST WLP Mixed Brass Done here: I'd also like to thank my father for a GREAT, AWESOME, WICKED COOL birthday present, my wife for tolerating my "hobby", Bubba the Tacti-kitty for not being interested in what's on the bench, the peanut gallery here for their depth of knowledge and wisdom, and Ann Coulter for...well...being Ann Coulter! Now I gotta go load up the "less photogenic" brass and go burn these bad boys up (in my continuing effort to NOT SUCK)! S. (A 40 year old who uses "wicked cool" in a sentence... something ain't right about that!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singlestack Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 Ditch that handle and get the roller handle. Huge improvement. Congrats on the new toy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SherlockWV Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 Also congrats. I have been using one since Sept. 03. Question to SingleStack, Do you think the roller handle is also an improvement when used without the "Strong Mount? Good Shooting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtr Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 So how much did the whole setup set you back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayonaise Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 Ditch that handle and get the roller handle. Huge improvement. Congrats on the new toy Definitely! Roller handle is the hot setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singlestack Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 ditto to Mayo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snokid Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 Also congrats. I have been using one since Sept. 03. Question to SingleStack, Do you think the roller handle is also an improvement when used without the "Strong Mount? Good Shooting I'm not singlestack but yes the roller handle is much bettter than the ball even without the strong mount. no more blisters on the ball of your hand.... Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasag93 Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 I did the old sock trick on the ball handle and it works great. Much cheaper than the roller handle. TXAG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g56 Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 I'm sorry...that bench is way too neat, you have to dump some "stuff" on it to make it look right! Seriously, nice set up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo3mike Posted February 6, 2004 Author Share Posted February 6, 2004 I'm still in shock that I'm able to crank out so much ammo.... after reloading my first few 500 rd batches on a single stage, this seems like warp speed. I can't imagine how much of an improvement the roller handle would be... just one more thing to find out! Made out like a bandit... my father picked up the tab for the press as a birthday present, (~$315 through BE.. sweeet), so my only out of pocket expense was the emergency dash to the local Dillon dealer for the strong mounts ($36). Had the dies and components on hand. And the table looks like that once in a while! Thanks again for the bank of info here. S. (as in soon-to-be-less-suckful) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 Ah, a fellow Terrapin! U of Md School of Med '82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistolPete Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 I agree with the roller handle. I've loaded about 25K rounds with the regular ball handle until buying the roller. It wasn't a matter of money just that I didn't think I needed it. When my hand was covered in blisters I decided I should try the roller handle. What a huge improvement. I load on a 650 though but still it's all the same... Pete Congrats on your setup. Looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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