Hammer1 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 How many of y'all have... used other Dillon presses, then seriously used a Dillon 1050, then decided to discontinue using the 1050, and go back to the Dillon model you had before ? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alecmc Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Why? Selling one? PM a brother ! I'm at the stage now where I want to go from a 650 to a 1050, so thats where I am currently at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brassaholic13 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Dunno, but let's work out a deal for swapping my 650 for your 1050. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revomodel10 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I will never go back............couldn't ever go slower again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaeOne3345 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Hell no. My 550 sits lonely and depressed. Matter of fact, I now recommend a 1050 as FIRST PRESS to my friends who have common sense and a basic understanding of mechanics. I added the Mr. Bulletfeeder over the holidays. What have I been doing with my life??????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevoTT Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Started right off with 2 1050's. Could never downgrade now. In fact I've added a PW and MBF and sold a 550 that I never got out of the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I do all the time. I have at least 1 of all the Dillons on my bench and other presses too. For cranking out a bunch of ammo quick, the 1050's will keep their jobs. They are not the best choice in the world for swapping calibers and working up loads though. For example on a 550 you can swap between 458 socom, 22-250, 260 remongton, 7-08 and many more in less than 30 seconds and they are not the kind of rounds I load thousands of at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Hello: My favourite 2 Dillon presses are the RL1050 and the Square Deal B. I only have 2 RL1050's now but would buy another SDB in 45acp if the price was right. I have had a 550 and it was a great press for lots of calibers but I only shoot a couple now. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Freeman Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I have three 1050s and two 550s. I load short range rifle ammo and 99% of my pistol ammo on my 1050s. My 550s are for precision rifle ammo that gets shot out to 1,400-1,600 yards. My single stage Co-Ax pretty much just gathers dust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer1 Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 . Is your 600 yard ammo loaded on the 550 or the 1050 ? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjacobs Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Ive got a 1050 with auto drive dedicated to brass prep. I could set it up with a bullet feeder and another tool head for loading on, but thats 1000+ dollars. SO, ive never loaded on it BUT I understand its feature set and WHY its great to load on. Needed to load up 12k rounds of 9mm. Head on over to my old mans house where the 550b sits and is setup for 9mm. Give it a quick cleaning, check powder thrower is still on(yup, still where I left it months ago) and off I go. Using mixed brass I bought for this batch. Tons of crimped primer pockets i.e. locked up press, wasted strokes....wouldnt be a problem on the 1050. Every 300-400 rounds the dang primer feeder(my enemy on this press) gets so gunked up it wont feed right so I got to take it apart and clean it and re-assemble, works great for 300-400 more rounds, rinse and repeat. Loaded for 8 hours, got 3k rounds done. Was SO frustrating just KNOWING that most of the issues I was having would NOT have been an issue on a 1050. 8 hours on a 1050 with bullet feeder would have resulted in ~8k rounds. So I think maybe my tax return is going to go to a 1050 and Mr. Bullet Feeder for 9mm. Ill skip the auto drive(for now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Ive got a 1050 with auto drive dedicated to brass prep. I could set it up with a bullet feeder and another tool head for loading on, but thats 1000+ dollars. I build my own collators and bought GSI's feeder that includes a billet tool head. With everything except the collator they cost $321. Not a bad price for a tool head and bullet feeder, when you consider that a stock tool head from Dillon is $198.95. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 8 hours on a 1050 with bullet feeder would have resulted in ~8k rounds. Once you get in the groove, you won't need a bullet feeder to hit 1,000 output per hour....... With a bullet feeder and some experience, my guess would be for output around 1,500 per hour, or roughly 5.5 hours for 8,000 rounds.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcracco Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Was using a Rock Chucker prior to getting a 1050. Definitely not going back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) you won't need a bullet feeder to hit 1,000 output per hour..... No you don't, it's just makes it less work. Edited February 1, 2014 by jmorris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjacobs Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 8 hours on a 1050 with bullet feeder would have resulted in ~8k rounds. Once you get in the groove, you won't need a bullet feeder to hit 1,000 output per hour....... With a bullet feeder and some experience, my guess would be for output around 1,500 per hour, or roughly 5.5 hours for 8,000 rounds.... My current 1050 with the auto drive runs at 1000 rounds per hour. No way am I putting my hand in there to drop a bullet. Not saying its not possible, but I personally dont think I could run that fast placing bullets by hand. I know the 1050 can run fast when used with a bullet feeder. I have seen guys hand cranking them 1200+ rounds an hour. Just wish the primer feed held more than 100 primers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Freeman Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Is your 600 yard ammo loaded on the 550 or the 1050 ? Everything past 400 or so is loaded on the 550. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffWard Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Any of you with a 550 gathering dust... PM me. I'm thinking of building a 300BLK. I load pistol on a Square Deal now. I'll be happy to make GOOD use of your dusty old 550 for the right price! JW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpotHogg Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) Tryed to quote mcrocco. Amen brother! Same here. Edited February 1, 2014 by SpotHogg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 8 hours on a 1050 with bullet feeder would have resulted in ~8k rounds. Once you get in the groove, you won't need a bullet feeder to hit 1,000 output per hour....... With a bullet feeder and some experience, my guess would be for output around 1,500 per hour, or roughly 5.5 hours for 8,000 rounds.... My current 1050 with the auto drive runs at 1000 rounds per hour. No way am I putting my hand in there to drop a bullet. Not saying its not possible, but I personally dont think I could run that fast placing bullets by hand. I know the 1050 can run fast when used with a bullet feeder. I have seen guys hand cranking them 1200+ rounds an hour. Just wish the primer feed held more than 100 primers. 100 rounds takes me about 3 - 3.5 minutes of cranking the handle. What slows down the output is needing to refill primers, powder, bullets, and cases, and the very occasional hickup..... If I start shooting regularly again, a bullet feeder is on my list of next desirable upgrades, as is an automatic primer filler.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlee20 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 After a 1050, why go back? I'm thinking camdex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellM Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I built a rotary auodrive for my 1050 a few months ago, it will load 1500 9mm per hour. I could never go back to a normal press. I have been searching for a used Camdex but have not had any luck so far. There has been an older Camdex on Gunbroker or a few weeks now but it is missing too many things for his price and Camdex offer no parts for an old machine like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranchonodinero Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Did any of you with the 1050 upgrade from the 650? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Yes. And my 650 lived happily on my bench next to the 1050 for ~ 8 years, until I decided to consolidate to one caliber for competition pistol shooting..... I kept the 1050 and sold the 650..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjacobs Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 The guy that makes the rotary conversions for the 1050 had a buddy(I think the guy is on here) that had a Camdex(same guy that had him design the rotary conversion). The guy that builds the rotary conversion said the Camdex was awesome when it worked, but they spent so much time messing with it that the 1050 with rotary drive, although slower, was consistent in its ammo production and could make more ammo because it just didnt break down as easily as the Camdex. I think you can get a sprocket for the rotary drive to turn it up to 1500. It comes at 1200, I turned mine down to 1000 for brass prep(gives a clean cut vs. leaving scrap on the case mouth), but I think in his chart he gives you the correct sprocket tooth count to go up as well. Can the Mr. Bullet Feeder keep up at 1500 rounds an hour? I would think it shouldnt necessarily have a limit, but it might. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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