SCV Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 (edited) Do any of you guys use Non-Dillon dies in your 550's? How does it work out? I plan on using my RCBS dies... Will I have any probloms? I know the Dillon 550's seat and crimp in different stations.. Will I have to buy a Lee FCD or something like that? I hope I posted this in the correct place. Edited December 23, 2009 by benos changed "None Dillon" to "Non-Dillon" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinbaker Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Do any of you guys use None Dillon dies in your 550's? How does it work out?I plan on using my RCBS dies... Will I have any probloms? I know the Dillon 550's seat and crimp in different stations.. Will I have to buy a Lee FCD or something like that? I hope I posted this in the correct place. you will have no problems with non dillon dies. all i use are RCBS's the crimp is up to you, if you wanna use a die that seats and crimps in one step thats fine. but you will have the last station empty the lee FCD's are awesome, and do a better job than seating/crimping dies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SND Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Agreed. I use some Dillon, some Redding - both are good dies and run well in my 550. I must say I prefer the Dillons for some reason.... Scott Do any of you guys use None Dillon dies in your 550's? How does it work out?I plan on using my RCBS dies... Will I have any probloms? I know the Dillon 550's seat and crimp in different stations.. Will I have to buy a Lee FCD or something like that? I hope I posted this in the correct place. you will have no problems with non dillon dies. all i use are RCBS's the crimp is up to you, if you wanna use a die that seats and crimps in one step thats fine. but you will have the last station empty the lee FCD's are awesome, and do a better job than seating/crimping dies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoNsTeR Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 I use Lee dies exclusively in my 550, with no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CocoBolo Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 No problem on other brands of die. A note on the Lee FCD, it works for jacketed bullets but you should use a taper crimp die on cast lead and moly coated bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chitlin Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 I use RCBS and Lee dies on my 550 and 650. The only problem you might run in to is that some of the non-Dillon dies are shorter and you sometimes have to put the lock nut on the bottom of the tool head instead of the top. Other than that, you should have no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calishootr Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I mix and match dies all the time on my toolheads, only problem that i have encountered would be that other company's dies the toolhead doesnt have enuff room for the lockrings....solution for me, was to call dillon and get a pack of 20 extra dillon lock rings....bingo, problem solved, least fo me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakshow10mm Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Used to use Lee dies. Now use Redding Pro Series exclusively, except for the .380 ACP which are Dillon. Get them at dealer price from Graf's which make them cheaper than Dillon at retail. I don't buy bulk equipment from Dillon so I can't get dealer discounts there. Graf's suffices for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCV Posted January 7, 2010 Author Share Posted January 7, 2010 You guys were right... My RCBS dies are running fine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodownzero Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I have all kinds of dies. Dillon, RCBS, Lee, Hornady....... Never a problem with any of them. Dillon are my favorite for pistol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT_Bear Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I use Redding Competition Seating Dies - especially useful in 10mm/.40, since I can note the micrometer setting and quickly set the seating depth when changing between those two cartridges. Brian E suggested using a marker on the threads of the other (Dillon) dies and that helps speed the 10mm - .40 changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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