RePete Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 The Dillon Primer Fillers primer tube is different from the manual tubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
400driver Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 That is what is great about the options available. A bullet feeder for every budget/requirement. This suits me but I only load 100-150 at a time. Legally here in Spain , that is all I am allowed to do. It is illegal to posses more than 150 primers in your house ! I can only buy 100 primers per day. My press has to be licensed to me and for me to be licensed to reload a particular cartridge for a gun that I have a license for ... Etc etc. This may be a stepping stone on the way to a Mr BF but for now I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 (edited) Wow, that puts it into perspective. I have more primers than you could, if you went to the store everyday, buy in two years. I assume your matches are 100 rounds or less? Seems like you already have an overkill set up for the laws that constrict you. I bet it takes you longer to go get another 100 primers than it does to load the rounds. Edited September 15, 2013 by jmorris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
400driver Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Yes it's a joke , one which most people drive into neighbouring countries ( France, Andorra, Portugal) and fill the trunk supplies to avoid. Problem is , if you get caught you will be treated as a terrorist as that is the only valid reason for someone having more than the legal minimum! It's crazy here and there are lots of policeman who shoot at our club who have to do the same things to get their supplies as us. If you car pooled with 3 friends going to a competition, to have more than 300 rounds total in the car is ..... You guessed it, illegal! At least in the US you are still free to choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brassaholic13 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Yes it's a joke , one which most people drive into neighbouring countries ( France, Andorra, Portugal) and fill the trunk supplies to avoid. Problem is , if you get caught you will be treated as a terrorist as that is the only valid reason for someone having more than the legal minimum! It's crazy here and there are lots of policeman who shoot at our club who have to do the same things to get their supplies as us. If you car pooled with 3 friends going to a competition, to have more than 300 rounds total in the car is ..... You guessed it, illegal! At least in the US you are still free to choose. This is what we're trying to avoid the USA becoming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brassaholic13 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Just unpacked the Mini Mr BF and have not had a chance to set it up yet My first impression... what a lot of money for so little! I am sure it will work perfectly but in my mind it just seems like not a lot for 140$. Perhaps I am out of touch with reality but when I opened the box i was surprised at the contents and a little bit disappointed. Just expected a little more for the $. What would be totally awesome is if the feeder could be adapted to a Hornady bullet drop die....and of course he would sell the feeder separately (unlikely since they refuse to sell any other parts separately). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outbreak Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) I have a 650 but never used a bullet feeder. I've only seen one in person. The collator has always been a bit too expensive to justify for me. This one interests me. The question I have is, is this machine convertible between calibers? I load 9mm and .40 in bulk. I have access to .38/.357 and .45 toolheads, so I do runs of cases of those when I borrow them from my cousin. Are any or all of the parts on this interchangeable? I know I can use 9mm and .38 in the same one. What do I need for .40 or .45? New magazine? Whole setup per bullet diameter? Edited September 25, 2013 by Outbreak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
400driver Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I think you need a different set up per large caliber. Gets expensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outbreak Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I'm coming up with about $430 for two full "combo packs" of 3 magazines. Almost worth the original MBF until you see the conversions cost $150. Just to do 9mm and .40 its over $600. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brassaholic13 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Be ahead money wise to get the Hornady bullet feeder dies and collator. Again, as I've said in the past, if they would sell the caliber inserts without selling the whole darn die, they could make it affordable. But hey, when you have people with too much money buying their stuff, there's no motivation to make it less expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublealpha Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Saul; Will you ever release just caliber conversion kits for the drop tubes? I load 9mm, .40 S&W, .38 SPL, .45 ACP, .223, and .308. Having to buy a complete drop tube for each caliber as the individual parts are not available is what keeps me from buying your bullet feeder. -BH BH, i am sorry, but i dont follow. we do offer conversion kits for the Mr.BF. for the mini - all parts are caliber specific, so - you would need a new system for a new caliber (except for the fact that the tube magazine is the same for the 40 and 45) saul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublealpha Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Guys, I would not recommend extending the tubes further while running on the machine. Keep in mind that the brass has to lift the dropper assembly ( and ALL the bullets resting on it) each time - and too much weight up there can cause problems and extra wear. a better idea is as someone suggested, to buy some long plastic tubes and use those to quickly load up the mini's tube assembly each 100 rounds. regarding the comments about price and "expensive for what's in the box", I do hear what you are saying. but please keep in mind that there is almost $35,000 of tooling costs to make those plastic parts you see there. they are all customer made, from the tubes to the 6 plastic parts making up the base and head of the two size magazines. that an investment that needs to be recovered. and since this is not an Iphone, there are not going to be millions of them sold... Please keep that in mind, if you would. thanks for the positive feedback. PS - what do you think of the idea of using a similar system for brass? if you did not have case feeder - that would be a pretty good second option to have... Saul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman2733 Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Has anyone run this with a powder check on a 650. I wasn't for sure if you could clock this different ways to move it away from the top of the press or not. Also if someone could maybe post a picture of how much clearance with this you have compared to the top of the press. Thank you Sent From Mobile Land Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
400driver Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 (edited) Saul,It is a great product and i hear what you say about molding costs etc. I love it and it suits the amount that i reload, it allows me to concentrate on watching that there is powder in each case rather than seating the bullet.Its price wise, well positioned in terms of the large BF which is a large jump up in price when compared to the Mini. I will be ordering another for .40.If you are on the edge about this product- don't be, I would not go back to loading without one. Edited October 6, 2013 by 400driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tino2212 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 I also have a mini MR bulletfeeder now for a couple of weeks is a great improvement over seating the bullets by hand would never want to go back . For the amounts of ammo i am loading in one run ( 3 to 5 hundred ) the extra cost of a full size Mr bulletfeeder would be to much . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Service Desk Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I bought the regular MBF and put it on my Super 1050...... Then bought a Mini BF and put it on one of my 650's. WOW... What a difference they make. I load 38 Super on the 1050 and 9mm on the 650. I would normally load a couple of K per session and the bulletfeeders have transformed the chore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 would not recommend extending the tubes further while running on the machine. Keep in mind that the brass has to lift the dropper assembly ( and ALL the bullets resting on it) each time - and too much weight up there can cause problems and extra wear. a better idea is as someone suggested, to buy some long plastic tubes and use those to quickly load up the mini's tube assembly each 100 rounds. Seems to me that an extension might be less of a load it you drop them in one at a time vs dropping an entire tube full all at once. Kind of like the effect of trying to push a nail in with all of your weight or hitting it with a 1 pound hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vluc Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I use the extra longer tubes to reload the mini. Pass it over the holes, bullets drop in until full,move on to the next until the tube is empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 (edited) Guys, I would not recommend extending the tubes further while running on the machine. Keep in mind that the brass has to lift the dropper assembly ( and ALL the bullets resting on it) each time - and too much weight up there can cause problems and extra wear. a better idea is as someone suggested, to buy some long plastic tubes and use those to quickly load up the mini's tube assembly each 100 rounds. regarding the comments about price and "expensive for what's in the box", I do hear what you are saying. but please keep in mind that there is almost $35,000 of tooling costs to make those plastic parts you see there. they are all customer made, from the tubes to the 6 plastic parts making up the base and head of the two size magazines. that an investment that needs to be recovered. and since this is not an Iphone, there are not going to be millions of them sold... Please keep that in mind, if you would. thanks for the positive feedback. PS - what do you think of the idea of using a similar system for brass? if you did not have case feeder - that would be a pretty good second option to have... Saul Saul the guys who don't have a case feeder could definitely use a similar set up to the mini for cases. I made my own from copper tubes adapted to the stock case feeder tube of my 650. Also made some other changes to my press so I could use my Hornady powder cop with an RCBS bullet feeder and combo taper crimp seat die. The combo die is a must for me as I did not want to give up the powder check station just to add a bullet feeder. I have found that combo dies are a bit pickier when it comes to properly seating and crimping bullets but have had no issues with 230 RN's for my 45 MY DIY set up holds a few more cases and bullets than yours,150 vs 100. This works well for me as it's a typical amount of rounds for a match or a training day. I can run these through my press in less than 15 minutes I also made a loading tray that fits both bullets and cases, sized to fit my feeder set up. takes less than 5 minutes to load bullets and cases into the feeders. Simply line up bullets or cases and push them into the tubes... But do match the capacity of a case feeder to the bullet feeder, this way you are turning both feeders at the same time. If timed properly you only have to watch one feeder and when one tube runs dry it's time to turn the other as well. Edited October 13, 2013 by TonyK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mturnbull333 Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Has anyone seen that case and bullet feeder? I've seen a few adds for it on FB but haven't heard any reviews? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mturnbull333 Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Has anyone seen that case and bullet feeder? I've seen a few adds for it on FB but haven't heard any reviews? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mturnbull333 Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I'm still old Schiller with a 550b, my wife puts in the case and I set the bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mturnbull333 Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I'm still old School with a 550b, my wife puts in the case and I set the bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911onr Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 I would think the mini is a great option for loading wadcutters where the collator won't work. Anyone try the mini with lead WCs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickRak2000 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 FYI... Mr.Bulletfeeder® droppers will NOT work with FULL (or symmetrical) wadcutters. Semi-wadcutters should be OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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