Arthgallo Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 I’m looking for advice on reloading equipment that won’t empty my bank account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastcat Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Arthgallo said: I’m looking for advice on reloading equipment that won’t empty my bank account. Where's the info? How many rounds a month? What's your $$$ limit? How many calibers? Do you own any equipment now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnipTheDog Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Arthgallo said: I’m looking for advice on reloading equipment that won’t empty my bank account. We all are. But so, far it's not working. We poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodyAxon Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 If you don’t use a Dillon you’re wrong. A 550 or a 750 is a good choice that isn’t crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthgallo Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 Dillion 550 ! Just have to figure what else I really need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthgallo Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 16 hours ago, Lastcat said: Where's the info? How many rounds a month? What's your $$$ limit? How many calibers? Do you own any equipment now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthgallo Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 9mm, .223, .380, maybe 38 special. I have nothing so far. Have a quote from Dillion 550c for about $1900. Trying to trim it down a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobkoh Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Arthgallo said: 9mm, .223, .380, maybe 38 special. I have nothing so far. Have a quote from Dillion 550c for about $1900. Trying to trim it down a little. Something wrong with this pricing. 550s dropped in price with the release of the 750. My 550 was $750 brand new a lot of years ago. Even the extra heads wouldn't drive the price up that high. Mine was set for 45acp, 38 split, 380. My friend has it since I went back to using my Star for 45acp. The Dillon is being set up for 9mm. Edited September 4, 2020 by Bobkoh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomstick303 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Arthgallo said: 9mm, .223, .380, maybe 38 special. I have nothing so far. Have a quote from Dillion 550c for about $1900. Trying to trim it down a little. If you are on a budget, the amount of rounds is pretty important. I would seem you are trying to do too much all at once without fully understanding the time it takes to load all of those calibers. I would start with one caliber being the one you shoot the most. Then you can see what your budget is for components to shoot that many rounds. Components will take a chunk out of your budget. Your time should be a consideration as well. Prepping brass is a time suck. Loading can be a time suck depending on the number of rounds you intend to load/shoot. I started with 9mm. I will move to .223 next. Due to my time available to load I would be hard pressed to load more than 2 calibers and make it worth my time. All things to keep in mind. Edited September 4, 2020 by Boomstick303 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodyAxon Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Dillion 550 ! Just have to figure what else I really need. You need something to clean brass, reloading components, a powder scale, calipers, and a hundo case gauge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ima45dv8 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 48 minutes ago, Arthgallo said: Have a quote from Dillion 550c for about $1900. https://www.dillonprecision.com/rl-550c-reloader_8_1_23594.html Brand-new with one caliber conversion kit is $509.00 Something's amiss here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethdaniel05 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 The 750 is worth the price over the 550 to me. Auto indexing with a case feeder is pretty speedy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stick Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 A dillon 750 is superior to the 550. Don't spend $1900 on a 550. You're getting hosed! Get the press with the caliber conversion you're going to load most. Another way to save money is to buy the pieces from the other calibers you need. Use the link below (650/750) to determine what parts are interchangeable for the calibers you want to load. http://thegunwiki.com/apps/calconversion/index.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ts199982 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) I grew up loading on Lee presses, but graduated after about 10 years to a Dillion 750, wow what a difference. I still use my Lee presses when changing load data and doing small batch stuff.. Lee is a great way to start and learn I think, but it really depends on your quantity, time, and money, you could skip it and go straight to a Dillion, and never look back. Edited October 29, 2020 by ts199982 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_Surfer Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Update? What ya get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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