GregInAtl Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 For those of you that have a 650, how many rounds do you load in one setting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.flitcraft Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 2000ish Note- I have a primer tube filler and a bullet feeder. QC is done over the matter of weeks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitoR Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 200 to 400Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregInAtl Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 (edited) 47 minutes ago, TitoR said: 200 to 400 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Do you shoot all of the ones you load or do you shoot some and stockpile the rest. Edited August 7, 2017 by GregInAtl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I try really hard to keep around 1,000 rounds in reserve in case the press breaks, I have a sudden urge to go practice, etc. So I usually load 500 and shoot 300 or so on a typical match weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate89 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I bought 2 of the 4 pack tubes when I got my 650. I will usually fill all of the tubes while i'm watching TV or something in the house, then take them all out to the press when I'm ready to load. I also tumble enough 9mm brass to have a few thousand of cleaned brass ready to load on hand. I try to do somewhere between 500 and 900 (using all the filled primer tubes) in a sitting. I have had a few occasions when I was really in the reloading zone and did several thousand while listening to an audiobook or podcast, that sure it nice having enough ammo for a couple months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregInAtl Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 I am actually only loading about 100 at a time because I usually shoot on my lunch break at work and I can't be gone from work long enough to shoot more than that. Besides, I use my press more often when I don't load so much at one time. I find using my press more often is more fun for me than loading 500 or 600 rounds at one time and then not using it for several weeks. I probably could have got by with just keeping my 550b as my lone press but I had the urge to buy a new press so I got the 650 to go with the 550b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills1994 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 This is just my personal philosphy on it...the primer tube only holds 100 primers. You have to stop anyway. So I take the loaded ammo akrobin off the press and go sit down on the sofa. For pistol, I put them directly into those plastic flip lid boxes bullet down and pass my fingers across the primers to check for any high primers....and any irregularities in overall length. Then I pass a red Sharpie marker over the headstamps. For rifle, I case gauge my rounds first and then put them in those plastic flip lid boxes. Do the same finger swipe and marker stripe thing. Then I will go back to the press...load it up with primers and powder and possibly cases. And then crank out another 100. With my 650, I will end up with something goofy happening where I don't load exactly 100 rounds. The reason I do that...taking a break every 100 rouds...is it prevents fatigue. It prevents "assembly line hypnosis". But the most important thing is if I ever do catch a mistake, I'll have less than 100 rounds that I have to pull the bullets from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitoR Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Do you shoot all of the ones you load or do you shoot some and stockpile the rest.I keep an inventory of 1000 rounds for myself and 500 for my son's PCC. 800 reserve and 200 for matches for me and 300/200 for my son. That's why I reload between 200 and 400, time available to reload between matches or if I need to load for my son too.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuckinMS Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 My son and I both shoot so I usually have 4 to 5 of the 50 cal. ammo cans of each caliber we shoot on hand at any given time. There are occasions that we get the urge and shoot an entire can in one range session. I have received bullets that were the last run on a set of restriking dies(coated bullets) that ended up being too big and had to send them back. They came in right before a sectional and that could have been real bad if we hadn't had the stockpile. The bullet company resized them and made it right but it took 2 weeks. We generally order 4 to 8 cases at a time due to the fact that I don't get paid on a set time table. Besides on rainy days it is a great time to load up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muncie21 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I like to keep around 1000 loaded rounds for each caliber that i shoot. I load 100-300/day after work. The number of days during the week that I reload is dependent upon my practice and match schedule. I use the Vibra prime unit (I know some folks love it, others hate it; I'm in the former group) to reload primers so it only takes a minute or less per 100. When I take a break to reload primers, I case gauge all the loaded rounds, refill the bullet tray and do some other QC checks. Not the fastest way to reload, however I am not looking to break the world reloading speed record. If reloading were a USPSA sanctioned activity, I'd be a C/D ranked reloader. All alphas (quality/accuracy) however my times (speed) would be miserable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I have 9 extra primer tubes and a vibra prime. I turn on the scale and let it warm up while I load tubes, feed mr bullet feeder, pour powder, and fill the case feeder. 1000 rounds goes pretty quick so sometimes I just keep going. It's just nice knowing I wont have to load for a week or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuckinMS Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 32 minutes ago, Nugget said: I have 9 extra primer tubes and a vibra prime. I turn on the scale and let it warm up while I load tubes, feed mr bullet feeder, pour powder, and fill the case feeder. 1000 rounds goes pretty quick so sometimes I just keep going. It's just nice knowing I wont have to load for a week or two. Roger that! It's great just loading on the rain days and shooting the rest of the time. Although I know people who have more fun loading than shooting, I am not one of them. Bullets down range relieves stress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3324temp Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 300-600 but I will generally do that 2-3 days in a row when I get low on a caliber.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvincent Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Before Mark 7, 500. After Mark 7, makes ammo while I'm playing Call of Duty, till I get tired of poking primers waiting for mark 7 to announce whether their fancy primer collator will be adaptable to work with Dillon presses. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc3257 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 3-500 depending on how much time I have. I usually only work on it for 1-1.5 hours including loading primer tubes, loading and chamber checking? I use the Shockbottle 100 round case gauges. So all rounds are checked. Adds about 10 minutes.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb72 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 When I was loading on a 650 I would load whatever came in the box of bullets I was loading. For 9mm that was 750, for 40 it was 625, and for 45 it was 500. But I'm an OCD accountant so maybe that had something to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GR8GIFT Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 (edited) I usually open a box of bullets and quit when they are gone. Boxes of 500 bullets and before I start I fill 5 primer tubes so I don't have to stop loading to fill primers. Edited August 9, 2017 by GR8GIFT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedahlenius85 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 1000-2000 9mm Skickat från min iPhone med Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregInAtl Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 29 minutes ago, tedahlenius85 said: 1000-2000 9mm Skickat från min iPhone med Tapatalk Do you go shoot all those after you load them or do you stockpile and use them over time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedahlenius85 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Do you go shoot all those after you load them or do you stockpile and use them over timeI usually load 1-2 thousand a session and does that for about 3 days, so I have about 5 thousand rounds. I shoot 500 once a week so that will last me almost 2 months. I always start loading again when I am down to 1-2 thousand rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelindsey Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 On 8/7/2017 at 10:52 AM, GregInAtl said: For those of you that have a 650, how many rounds do you load in one setting 300-500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs62 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 When I get down to ~200 rounds I will load ~500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJan Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 I load 500, it takes about an hour give or take. Then I take a break away from the press for a while, do something else around the house before I go back and load another 500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkreutz Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Depends on what the coming week schedule is. If I have a major match coming up, then obviously more. I do have a 500 round stash of 9 Major in case something breaks on the 650 that isn't in the spare parts kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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