Bulk reloading equipment
- Thread starter Jdiep
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This is the two most popular...
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The Ammoload L (rifle) starts at 60 grand American.
..but somebody else could make their own ammo using your equipment. I will let friends load their ammo using my equipment occasionally. Most of them are people who haven't reloaded before and want to try it, or have oddball cartridges they can't get elsewhere. I will help them set up the equipment but after that they do everything while I watch. No laws broken.
- Location
- West Quebec
^^^^ And more affordable..
BlackSheepBrass
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- Cobourg, Ontario
I do not want to be a negative nelly, but try and learn from my experience.
I own Camdex 2100 series pair processor and loader. I am looking to buy one or two more processors in different calibers as I am growing the business. The two machines I have in the shop are older, and where in the wrong caliber; I rebuilt it from a pile of parts into functioning equipment in the caliber that I wanted. So I can speak from experience.
I have my equipment because I bought it for the processing capability and the loader was part of the deal. I also have two 1050's on drive units (mark 7 pro and forcht). If you are just learning to load high volume than I would run a stock 1050 for a while, then add a drive, then if you still need "more", add another 1050 on a drive.
Here is one of my 1050's loading processed brass at 1850 per hour, and it will do that 8 hours a day no issue. If I feel so inclined.
The Camdex platform: especially older used is not for the faint of heart. You need to be extremely mechanically inclined, have a good machinist available to you, and a budget for spare parts. A caliber conversion is $5,000 USD.
These machines are meant to make money, by operating 8hrs a day 5 days a week over a period of time for x number of years. You send them in and have them rebuilt and start all over again. Even my old loader loads at a leisurely 3200 per hour, I can turn it up to 4700 per hour, but it just makes a mess of things at that speed. So even at 3200 rounds per hour it digests $625 in components per hour. Technically you can run the loader with unprocessed brass, but it creates extra load on the machine and reduces the quality of the ammunition slightly, while also introducing more opportunities for issues to arise.
Since the processor is part of my core business model for the past twelve months, I have run 1 million+ pieces of brass through it. The biggest issue is, I cannot source enough components in Canada to keep it fed. If I want to run it up to 2 million pieces per year I need to start importing components from the USA.
In all reality, unless you have a skid of projectiles, 100 pounds of powder, 20 cases of primers, and 1000 pounds of brass per month do not waste your time, and money. All of the materials listed still only equate to 40 hours of equipment time at a slow pace.
Hell, if you are still going to go down this road, I have 2 x Camdex JS-6300's in pieces that I will sell to you.
I own Camdex 2100 series pair processor and loader. I am looking to buy one or two more processors in different calibers as I am growing the business. The two machines I have in the shop are older, and where in the wrong caliber; I rebuilt it from a pile of parts into functioning equipment in the caliber that I wanted. So I can speak from experience.
I have my equipment because I bought it for the processing capability and the loader was part of the deal. I also have two 1050's on drive units (mark 7 pro and forcht). If you are just learning to load high volume than I would run a stock 1050 for a while, then add a drive, then if you still need "more", add another 1050 on a drive.
Here is one of my 1050's loading processed brass at 1850 per hour, and it will do that 8 hours a day no issue. If I feel so inclined.
The Camdex platform: especially older used is not for the faint of heart. You need to be extremely mechanically inclined, have a good machinist available to you, and a budget for spare parts. A caliber conversion is $5,000 USD.
These machines are meant to make money, by operating 8hrs a day 5 days a week over a period of time for x number of years. You send them in and have them rebuilt and start all over again. Even my old loader loads at a leisurely 3200 per hour, I can turn it up to 4700 per hour, but it just makes a mess of things at that speed. So even at 3200 rounds per hour it digests $625 in components per hour. Technically you can run the loader with unprocessed brass, but it creates extra load on the machine and reduces the quality of the ammunition slightly, while also introducing more opportunities for issues to arise.
Since the processor is part of my core business model for the past twelve months, I have run 1 million+ pieces of brass through it. The biggest issue is, I cannot source enough components in Canada to keep it fed. If I want to run it up to 2 million pieces per year I need to start importing components from the USA.
In all reality, unless you have a skid of projectiles, 100 pounds of powder, 20 cases of primers, and 1000 pounds of brass per month do not waste your time, and money. All of the materials listed still only equate to 40 hours of equipment time at a slow pace.
Hell, if you are still going to go down this road, I have 2 x Camdex JS-6300's in pieces that I will sell to you.
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That is correct.
Turkinator
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For a couple thousand rounds per month, any progressive reloading machine will do you just fine, just pick the right budget. A Dillon 650 with case feeder will take a long time to pay for itself, but it will last a long time.
Loading with friends starts out as a good idea but rarely ends up that way.
I use a Lee Loadmaster any reload 9mm Luger, 40 S&W, .223 Rem and .243 Win. Has worked without issues other than cleaning and setup adjustments for thousands of rounds.
Hornady makes a superior design for higher cost and Dillon is the gold standard at very much higher cost.
Loading with friends starts out as a good idea but rarely ends up that way.
I use a Lee Loadmaster any reload 9mm Luger, 40 S&W, .223 Rem and .243 Win. Has worked without issues other than cleaning and setup adjustments for thousands of rounds.
Hornady makes a superior design for higher cost and Dillon is the gold standard at very much higher cost.
A Dillon 650 should meet your needs. The case feeder speeds the process significantly. The 650 comes with a lifetime warranty where the 1050 is just one year IIRC. Parts do wear out and break.
If you are going to load more than one pistol caliber I would add a powder measure for each caliber. Changing from one caliber to another is so much faster.
About 20 years ago I went with the 550B only because at the time I had a few more drags on the budget and I got a heck of a deal on it. The press has been virtually rebuilt under warranty by Dillon as parts do wear out. The press is nice but if I could turn back the clock I would get the 650.
As others have mentioned the Dillon is really the Gold Standard for hobby equipment and you really can't go wriog with any of their presses. Each serves the needs of a certain requirement or needs of the loader.
Take Care
Bob
If you are going to load more than one pistol caliber I would add a powder measure for each caliber. Changing from one caliber to another is so much faster.
About 20 years ago I went with the 550B only because at the time I had a few more drags on the budget and I got a heck of a deal on it. The press has been virtually rebuilt under warranty by Dillon as parts do wear out. The press is nice but if I could turn back the clock I would get the 650.
As others have mentioned the Dillon is really the Gold Standard for hobby equipment and you really can't go wriog with any of their presses. Each serves the needs of a certain requirement or needs of the loader.
Take Care
Bob
