Dillon Super Swage 600

[CraigS.]

Before I buy one I would like to hear from people who have used this

tool.

What kind of production numbers to expect out of it

pro's and con's and so forth .

I will be using it for .223 brass.

thanks, Craig

Edited January 27, 2006 by CraigS.

[straightshooter1]

I bought one about ten years ago, but I found that I only used it rarely and that, though it was fast (I guess) the idea of sitting there and doing a few hundred cases was very unattractive. Most of the surplus dealers (i.e. Bartlett) only charge $10 per thousand to remove the crimps, so I sold it to a friend (who never used it either).

I shoot a lot of 30'06 and 223 and just buy it "processed" from the dealers.

Bob

[benos]

Craig,

I sell very few of those, mostly because of the reasons straightshooter said, I'd guess.

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[rick t]

I got one years ago didn't use it much. I got a deal on Black Hills 5.56 Match brass with crimped pockets, one cent a piece 10000 of the puppies! I did them all in a few weeks with it. As for how many a hour never kept track but it is the fastest and easiest way to go. You get a system and you are off and running. rick t

[AustinMike]

I've been getting a hold of a lot of once-fired Sellier & Bellot cases lately (9mm and .40) and they are a bear to prime. Don't know if it's a crimp or just primer sealer that they apply. I was wondering if the Super Swage would help with this.

[gm iprod]

I just got one to do a bunch of 9mm for a customer, he supplied me with the brass, more than half have a crimp. So for a 'small' fee I will fix this problem.

As an aside I was intending to use it to tidy up some primer pockets on a batch of 38Super that is a little stiff to prime.

So we will see.

[spook]

I bought one about ten years ago, but I found that I only used it rarely and that, though it was fast (I guess) the idea of sitting there and doing a few hundred cases was very unattractive. Most of the surplus dealers (i.e. Bartlett) only charge $10 per thousand to remove the crimps, so I sold it to a friend (who never used it either).

I shoot a lot of 30'06 and 223 and just buy it "processed" from the dealers.

Bob

Straightshooter, approximately how many could you do per hour?

[D.Hayden]

Find a friend who has a 1050!

If you're only swaging, they'll go through so quick, you'd never look at the hand one again.

If you're going to trim too... mount it on the same toolhead... but that's a whole different thread.

[straightshooter1]

spook-I really don't recall how long it took to do a few hundred. I remember I got 500 7.62 GI cases on one occasion and did them in a couple of hours IIRC. No more than three hours, I'm sure.

Mostly I used it for the odd few military cases I'd pick up at a gunshop or gunshow. I started buying the processed brass pretty quickly. Really not worth buying one of these IMO.

Bob

[spook]

Thanks for the fast feedback guys! Yeah, my guess was that a 1050 is hella faster.

[straightshooter1]

I think you are right-the 1050 would be waaaay faster. I still like buying it already done for me. I would hate to admit to being lazy, but as I get older, I find that there are so many other things I would rather do than prep cases. I actually found a mid-western police sergeant who not only takes the crimp from the cases (on 223s), but uniforms the primer pockets and reams the flash holes-things very important to real accuracy.

Sadly, he retired on May 30th, IIRC, so I need to get on the stick and track him down before he disappears on me and I am stuck with doing it myself again.

Bob

[Sc0]

Used mine for perhaps 1100 times... VERY time consuming, much better off spending a few dollars more for the 1050. I still use mine but I have to be in the mood to do a few hundred cases in a sitting. It is more portable and lighter than a 1050 which would make it ideal for those long car rides but for multipurpose use the 1050 excels.

[AGYoung]

I've had one for 17 years and haven't used it very much. I was getting military once fired .45 ACP and once I did the batch, I was done. I tried to remform some .45 ACP range pick up that had small PP with no luck. Doesn't work for that. Trash can works best.

[NoTenX]

It might be handy in future if you happen accross an urban battle field and you can not get processed brass. RCBS also has a swaging die for primer pockets. I put the universal depriming die and the rcbs primer pocket swager in a turret die. The deprimer gets used alot the pocket swager die hasn't been used yet. The Dillon 600 has been packed in cosmoline for future use.