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Been thinking about upgrading .....thinking thats it ;) it would be used for strictly Pistol and will never load rifle , so what is the main difference between the square deal and 550 ? what one is better for only loading pistol (9mm) and why? I see the squar deal comes with dies?
 
The only difference that I can see (I'm just in the reading/researching stages of reloading) is that the 550 takes standard 7/8x14 thread dies, while the SDB has unique die threads.

So if you get the SDB, you must buy Dillon dies, if you change calibers or a die breaks
 
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what is the main difference between the square deal and 550 ? what one is better for only loading pistol (9mm) and why? I see the squar deal comes with dies?
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Since you are loading pistol rounds lets forget the other features and get down to (in my opinion and others might disagree with me) the biggest disadvantage of owning the Dillon SDB.

The RL550, XL650 and Super 1050 use standard 7/8 x 14 dies. Meaning you can buy any non-Dillon dies as long as it is the standard 7/8 x 14 die, you can use it to reload in your Dillon machine. Your choice in the market is unlimited!

SDB on the other hand uses the proprietary Dillon die (not the standard 7/8 x 14 die), which is the big turn off to me. Using SDB die does not give you any flexibility in using other die brand... especially U-Die or Lee Factory Crimp die, which in my opinion necessary for reloading pistol round for semi-auto. Needless to say some other parts of SDB is more expensive than RL550 I.E conversion kit, strong mount or tool head.

Dillon make good quality reloading machine, but considering of buying an SDB model does not make any sense to me. In my opinion for a few extra bucks difference, I wont even look into buying SDB-period!

Again, this is my opinion and others may disagree......That's just my 2-cents worth of advice.:)
 
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I had a square deal that I reloaded 9mm, 38/357, 45acp, and 45 colt on for about 5 years. I found it to be a good machine and had no problems with it. I don't think the fact that it only uses Dillon dies is a negative in any way. The reason I liked the square deal over the 550 was that it indexed the shell plate automatically. If I was sure that I was only going to reload pistol I think that I would choose the square deal over the 550. I have since moved up to a 650 to give me higher production rates and so I could also reload rifle.
 
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When the time come make a list of items from the "EZ Buy" package on Brian Enos' site (he doesn't ship to Canada anymore, as far as I know) -- don't forget the dies -- and then buy the equipment from Chad at eguns.com (he does ship to Canada)
 
I realize it might not be what you want to hear, but if you are only going to load handgun ammo, why not get a Lee Loadmaster? A little fiddly to set up, but it has auto indexing and with a pseudo case feeder, a great setup for $250 (with dies)

Otherwise, go Dillon 650 with a case feeder, or a Hornady LnL progressive.
 
I just got a dillion 650 set up for 40sw, its one slick piece of machinery, loads very fast, Iam still in the learning stages with it but it will do a minimum of 800 rds per hour I would guess. Heres a pic of it set up next to my old turret press.

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