Best Dillon press upgrades?

[toby1304]

Powder dial with detent. Found on eBay.

Edited December 31, 2019 by toby1304
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[AzDak]

Little frustrated with snowshooze at the moment.

 

His primer stop is a cool as hell invention.  It's premise is awesome an works really well..  about 99% of the time.   I'm getting a few times each batch where the  primer arm pops it into the off position and I end up with a shell plate full of N320.

 

I messaged him that the detent wasn't holding it in consistently.   He mentioned he'd changed to a dual detent setup.  (I asked when, as I'd just bought mine a few days before.)   He went dark.  No replies to three messages.   

So.. if you go down this route, I'd make sure he's shipping you the updated version. 

[AzDak]

Ok, need to edit my previous post but can't.   

 

He's got the upgraded part on the way.  Just needed more patience.    Please disregard my previous post.

[RePete]

One of the first mods I did was to change out the case ejector tab.  When loading 38 Special the rim would jam under the tab because the loaded case was leaning.  This was weeks after I got the press.  Circa 2006.

 

Edited May 3, 2020 by RePete

[Youngeyes]

I got tired of the spent primers flying all over the floor on my 550. I used a plumbing coupling and cut a notch in it. Works very well. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Fernco-2-in-x-2-in-x-2-1-2-in-dia-Coupling-PVC-Fitting/1000075331?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-rpe-_-google-_-lia-_-142-_-plumbingconnectionsandsupport-_-1000075331-_-0&store_code=2544&placeholder=null&gclid=Cj0KCQjw17n1BRDEARIsAFDHFewdV184Quhy2YlgLDlfe4f1KSe-InDxrhKWMnKXZr5t6XccBhcaXKwaAnS7EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds