Speculating Dillon 1050 semi-automated 5.56/.223 case processor

[davester00]

I have reloaded and processed brass 5.56 / 7.62 on a dillon 550 for about 4-5 years.

I came up on a ton of .223/5.56 brass and need a semi-automated way to process it.

After tumbling the cases I would like to:

deprime

swage (crimped primer pockets)

resize

trim

Not necessarily in that order but which ever order is conducive to the Dillon 1050 setup.

The Big question is what do I need to buy and what is the cost?

My buy list is

1. Vacuum $50

2. Dillon Standard Rapid Trim RT 1200B Case Trimmer $255

3. Dillon .223 Trim Die $50

4. Replacement Cutting Blades $20

5. De-capping die $27

6. Ponsness/Warren Auto Drive $850

7. Dillon 1050 B super with .223 carbide dies $1765

Its features include and it comes with:

• Automatic Casefeeder
  
• Automatic Indexing
  
• Eight-Station Interchangeable Toolhead
  
• Primer Pocket Swaging Station
  
• Automatic Powder Measure System
  
• Automatic Priming System
  
• Low Primer Warning System (sounds audible alarm)
  
• Loaded Cartridge, Auto-eject System
  
• Plastic Bullet Tray (mounts to press)
  
• Standard (not ball-end) hex key set ("allen wrenches")
  
• Uses Standard 7/8" x 14 Dies (included)
  
• Loading Rate: 1000+ Rounds per Hour
  

Is there anything else I'm missing???

[PROBIKE101]

Skip the ponsess drive and get focht rotary conversion...........

[dhenry132]

Skip all the drives and pull it by hand or you will not get a good consistency period..

[PROBIKE101]

i find better consistency with the auto drive...........

[PROBIKE101]

i like the sepronos too........

[DougCarden]

I had Forcht build the first rotary unit on an RL 1050. I used it to load and to process/trim .223 brass.

The PW unit doesn't work for the RL unit very well, it overcams and you break the arm when it finally stresses enough on the threads on the arm.

We have well over a million cycles on the first unit. It works, period. If you are going to automate, and there are only a few things I would use the 1050 to do automated, processing and trimming .223 brass something it will do really well.....and you can use the pistol gearbox off the PW unit and do 1200 an hour easy......

DougC

[Jaxshooter]

I also recommend staying away from the PW auto drive unit. The chain drive is far superior to the PW and will not break.