Hammer1 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 . Assuming independent toolheads with dedicated powder measures and dies already setup for the two respective cartridges... How long does it take to switch a Dillon 1050 from 44 Special to 44 Magnum ? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD1 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 15 Minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEP44 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Huh? Exchanging the toolhead is just 1 nut. All left is the fail safe rod. Should be less than 5 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer1 Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 . A similar but different question... Again, dedicated toolheads, dies, and powder measure... Switching from 45 ACP to 22-250 Rem 243 Win 308 Win 30-06 (longer case) The primer has the same dimensions but are rifle instead of pistol. Is the shellplate the same ? How long does it take to switch the toolheads and anything else that needs to be swapped ? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G29SF Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) Swapping dedicated toolheads with dedicated dies and powder dispenser should take about two minutes. This is assuming you have to change no other parts -- which the OP's example is. One big nut, powder drop failsafe rod (cotter pin & pin), toolhead rachet (small bolt) and primer arm assembly (cotter pin & pin). Edited January 12, 2014 by G29SF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G29SF Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 . A similar but different question... Again, dedicated toolheads, dies, and powder measure... Switching from 45 ACP to 22-250 Rem 243 Win 308 Win 30-06 (longer case) The primer has the same dimensions but are rifle instead of pistol. Is the shellplate the same ? How long does it take to switch the toolheads and anything else that needs to be swapped ? . For these calibers, they only require different: dies, expander and powder funnel. The exception to this is the 30-06 which has a different casefeed adapter (10 second change). Only items on the toolhead are affected (except for 30-06 noted). If you chose to buy dedicated toolheads, you could swap from one to the other in about two minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G29SF Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 . A similar but different question... Again, dedicated toolheads, dies, and powder measure... Switching from 45 ACP to 22-250 Rem 243 Win 308 Win 30-06 (longer case) The primer has the same dimensions but are rifle instead of pistol. Is the shellplate the same ? How long does it take to switch the toolheads and anything else that needs to be swapped ? . For these calibers, they only require different: dies, expander and powder funnel. The exception to this is the 30-06 which has a different casefeed adapter (10 second change). Only items on the toolhead are affected (except for 30-06 noted). If you chose to buy dedicated toolheads, you could swap from one to the other in about two minutes. Now, switching from the 44 special/magnum to the rifle cartridges requires shellplate and casefeed parts swap which adds a little time. priming system is same though. You "may" have to adjust primer seating depth, but that is just a turn of an allen wrench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD1 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Huh? Exchanging the toolhead is just 1 nut. All left is the fail safe rod. Should be less than 5 minutes. I guess I'm the only one that dumps all the powder and verifies powder drops On the change. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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