What reloader do you use and why?
 

I have been thinking about getting a Dillen 550 or 650. Anyone use one of these? Is it worth the $$$?
Thanks,
Rick

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sniff, sniff. I brushed my teeth and even took a shower so cant be me. is this a old question or does everyone just hand load and not use a loading press? LOL
Rick
:D

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Rick the 550 is a manual progressive and the 650 is a auto-progressive . They both rely on a powder measure to deliver the powder to the case . I like to measure each charge so they don't work for me . For that reason I use a RCBS rockchucker which is a single stage . Sorry I got my why before my what , but I think you will understand what I'm saying . I have owned both of the Dillons a 550 & 650 and still have a SquareDeal-B for pistol ammo . They are great presses but just don't suit my way of loading . Do you smell something :eek::)

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I reload like halcon too single stage and weigh every charge. Rockchucker for me too; I started with a LEE chalanger but I din't like the spent primer catcher so upgraded when the price was right.

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I have both the rockchucker and the dillon 550b and would recommend both machines. If you are looking to load large amounts of ammo than the 550b is the way to go. Otherwise a single stage rockchucker will do the job. I also have the lee 5 stage auto indexing loader that I rarely use, reason seems like the auto indexing keeps on running into problems.
Polack

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I use a Lyman single stage that is older than me, (I'm 37)

Reason? I bought it used for $20, figured I would upgrade someday, but I like it. I weigh every powder charge, so it doesn't really slow me down. And besides, the ammo I make with it gives me sub-MOA accuracy.

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I use a single stage rockchucker and love it!

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my reloading bench is eight sided.....(octagonal in shape)...It consists of two Dillon 550, one dillon 650, one RCBS Grand in 20 Ga, two Mec 9000G in 20 Ga and 12 Ga, A Hornady AP, and an RCBS Rockchucker.

The dillon presses are very fine tools and worth the money if you do a lot of reloading.....

I still spend more time behind my rockchucker than all the other presses put together.

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I plan on buying a 550 to run pistol/revolver ammo out and will probably stall with my single stage for the rifle calibers as I dont load that many. Making 300 rounds of 38spl or 9mm on a single stage press in one day can be quite tedious and a progressive is very advantageous, however running off 20 rounds of 30-06 on a progressive aint saving you near as much time

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I reload with a Bonanza Co-ax; swaped it for a CB radio in the 70's. the guy wanted that radio bad, gave me more stuff than I could carry in one trip. Took me a while just sorting it out and figuring what it all was, as I was new to the reloading game. I'm not a serious shooter, just some plinking and my hunting loads. Felt pretty good about the deal when I found out what that press went for. I also fell heir to an old turret press that I use in conjunction to the Co-ax.

Russ

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What I have is a bunch of Lee equipment that I have set up but not used. I reload my shotgun shells but I am the type person that can read about it but I have to also see it before I can understand it well. Just havent been able to find someone that can SHOW me the how's and why's of it yet.
Why use somthing else when I havent used what I have? I like the setup of the dillon and know a person that has one and he is willing to teach me to use one of these.
+ I dont know If I have this setup right or if I have all the parts for it.
Any way Thanks for the info and any help will be put to good use.
Rick

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Just another question.

Have any of you heard of a NRA reloading class? What do you know about it?
Thanks,
Rick

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Who, RCBS has a how to reload section on their site, with pictures it's very informative. there's also a reloading video out there ( I can't remember who made it) In my opinion you should learn how to use the single stage press first as the operations are done the same on the progressive but faster and with that any mistakes can happen faster too.
Natures rule ... you have to crawl before you can run.

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:) Thanks. Good Point.
Rick

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If you have someone who can show you the ropes of metallic reloading, definately lean on them, even if they have a different setup than you have. There are alot of nuances to reloading that can take alot of time, powder and bullets to learn, instead of trying to reinvent the wheel, get help from an established relaoder.

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Who I have the dillon xl650 and I love it. I mean just love it. It does take some getting used to but I take it slow anyway right now. But when I get better at it I can really turn out a lot of products. The main reason I got the 650 over the 550 is that the 650 has the extra die space. I love the die check station. I mean its vital as far as I am concerned. Its a awesome machine and well worth every penny I put into it. You will not be sorry trust me. Its great.


Good luck and If you need any more questions answered just ask.

Brian

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I use several. The Rockchucker loads most of my rifle ammo. I have a Lee 1000 progressive and a coupls of Lee turret presses. The lees are pretty cheap but load excellent pistol ammo really fast. I have had the Rock Chucker for about 35 years. I have used some Lyman gear with fine results as well.

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I'll bet I'm the only one using a Pacific C-frame single stage press.

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I have two rock chuckers, Dillon 550b, and a Lee 5stage progressive. I use the Dillon and the rockchuckers all of the time, with the dillon for large quantities and the rockchuckers for when I want to try a specific load. If money is no object than for me the dillon is the way to go, you can use it as a single stage or progressive.
Polack