Drifter721 Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Called Dillon the other day and asked for another cartridge counter because I don't see it in their website. Guy said "we haven't made those in years." What was wrong with the cartridge counter that they would stop making them? I like mine a while lot! I lose count of primer boxes and such. I rely on my counter. It's served me well for many years. Anyone know where I can find another for my new, second 550B? Anyone make an aftermarket counter? Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I think I have three of them around here somewhere, let me check and get back to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I had one. I will check around when I get home. I count by noticing how many primers I no longer have. Later, Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
got glock Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Drifter, I use a bale counter to count my cartridges. I bought it from the local John Deere store. I mounted the clicker to my workbench and used a piece of wire looped around the bottom of the ram on my 650 to move the clicker arm. Mine was about $12-14 but is nearly identical to the one in the picture. Has lasted 20-30K rounds so far. Hope this helps. http://www.fordtractorpart.com/bale-counte...-5228-prd0.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Chech here. http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?...mp;#entry393191 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter721 Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 Still looking for just one Dillon cartridge counter in decent shape. If you have one to sell or trade, I'd surely like to hear from you please. Email to Barry@gunmountain.com Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullauto_Shooter Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Sent you an e-mail - I've got a couple for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter721 Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 Sent you an e-mail - I've got a couple for sale. F A Shooter, your email was received. Thank you for your response. I will take one of them. Email sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramcphee Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 (edited) Sent you an e-mail - I've got a couple for sale. Have you still got one for sale. As I want one. Edited January 28, 2008 by ramcphee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullauto_Shooter Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Sent you an e-mail - I've got a couple for sale. Have you still got one for sale. As I want one. Both are sold pending funds. Thanks for your interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuz Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Man, I gave up trying to count rounds a long time ago. As a guide, I just go by the number of primer tubes I've gone thru when reloading. I also gave up using those plastic ammo boxes that stack each round nice and neat. Now I just dump the loaded ammo into the bullet boxes after I empty them. I never could get my Dillon ammo counter to work reliably anyway... -Cuz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Sent you an e-mail - I've got a couple for sale. Have you still got one for sale. As I want one. Both are sold pending funds. Thanks for your interest. I think I have one at home, lemme check... Kevin C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Simple step/pace counter sticking to shell plate carrier via doublesided adhesive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter721 Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 Simple step/pace counter sticking to shell plate carrier via doublesided adhesive. Sounds good. Have any photos of one of these in service? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 (edited) Don't have them handy, but I can shoot a couple this evening when I get back home, and will be posting them by tomorrow. In any case, the setup is extremely easy. Pick your favourite step conter, one of the millions that you can strap to your waistband and will count steps: they sense an up/down motion and increment one unit with every cycle. Then, attach it to the press on any place that will move up and down. The Shell plate carrier might be an option, the unused primers tray might be another, you could even stick it to the return cam of the powder dispender. I didn't come up with this idea all by myself, credits go to forum member shred, who posted pics of a similar thing sometime ago (here). I just used more modern technology ... Edited January 29, 2008 by Skywalker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRacer Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 FYI: I saw a couple on the auction site..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 (edited) Ok, here you are the pics about my cartridge counter. I found the powder check assembly was the best place for me: right in front of my eyes, can easily trip the step counter with its up/down motion and abrupt stops. Edited January 30, 2008 by Skywalker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter721 Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Very bright idea! Thanks for sharing. Do you find it is reasonably accurate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Do you find it is reasonably accurate? The only flaw, so far, is that if I am a bit overenthusiastic at the top of the downstroke (read push too hard on the lever), the counter will increment by two instead of one single step. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmd Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Forgot I had one - if any one else is looking for one shoot me an e-mail/PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 This is my version with the pedometer: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?...st&p=393191 I soldered wires and a microswitch since nothing on the 1050 moved enough to trigger it reliably. Since then the battery has died and I haven't bothered to replace it. I count rounds by throwing empty primer labels into the ammo bin every time I dump a new box it the loader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Found mine. The bag says its for the SDB, which is all I load on. Anybody know if they really are model specific? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT_Bear Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 (edited) Forgot I had one - if any one else is looking for one shoot me an e-mail/PM PM Sent Edited April 20, 2008 by MT_Bear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Manley Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Forgot I had one - if any one else is looking for one shoot me an e-mail/PM PM Sent As recently as a few days ago there were a couple of the Dillon counters on Ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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