Bullet feeders....what to get?

RePete said:
There is nothing complex about the Dillon Bulletfeeder, they don't make one, hence the Kiss Bulletfeeder which morphed into the Mr Bulletfeeder.
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Yup. The "hardest" thing about installing Mr.Bulletfeeder is finding their youtube channel.

They walk you step by step on how to do it.

 
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I was referring to the Dillon presses being unnecessarily complex ( not complicated ). The question is : is the hornady bullet feeder any good. I would like to save 200.00 over the Mr.Bulletfeeder unless there are issues I should know about. Not internet hearsay thank you.
 
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Good idea. Thanks. I am a FB member of Dillon owners group and am amazed at all the problems Dillon owners have as well. Dosen't seem restricted to one brand, but now I have some googling to do.
 
I have the Hornady BF on my Dillon 650. Took a bit to get it set up and running the way it should but for what I paid for it, I have no complaints. 3 years using it now and no issues.
 
rifleman338 said:
I have the Hornady BF on my Dillon 650. Took a bit to get it set up and running the way it should but for what I paid for it, I have no complaints. 3 years using it now and no issues.
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Tell us more Rifleman338!
What type of issues did you have?
Why did you decide to go with Hornady?
 
4n2t0 said:
That's physically impossible.

Now, you may have found the gain in efficiency wasn't quite as dramatic as when you added the case feeder (I'll grant you that) but to say there is no gain at all? C'mon...

Full disclosure: I too do not own a bullet feeder because the gain in efficiency wasn't earth shattering but definitely existent, lol.
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There is no gain, you load the tube and it puts bullets in the case, the same way your hand would. The press goes the same speed either way, but you've now spent money to create a new point of failure.

If you upgrade the upgrade and get a bullet collator, then yes it might go faster. Now all the sudden you're thousands of dollars into a press, and unless you shoot in bulk, you just spent a lot of money to save yourself a few minutes per 1000 rounds.
 
Rocket Surgery said:
There is no gain, you load the tube and it puts bullets in the case, the same way your hand would. The press goes the same speed either way, but you've now spent money to create a new point of failure.

If you upgrade the upgrade and get a bullet collator, then yes it might go faster. Now all the sudden you're thousands of dollars into a press, and unless you shoot in bulk, you just spent a lot of money to save yourself a few minutes per 1000 rounds.
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I wouldn't want to get banned...
 
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GreenBob said:
Tell us more Rifleman338!
What type of issues did you have?
Why did you decide to go with Hornady?
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Slight issues setting up the collet die. Previous owner said it was not working, ended up that he had the collet upside down. I put it in the correct way and problem solved. The main reason I went the Hornady route was because of the cost. I was on the fence about buying the Mr Bullet Feeder, but this one came up in the EE and I grabbed it. Overall, I'm happy with it.
 
rifleman338 said:
Slight issues setting up the collet die. Previous owner said it was not working, ended up that he had the collet upside down. I put it in the correct way and problem solved. The main reason I went the Hornady route was because of the cost. I was on the fence about buying the Mr Bullet Feeder, but this one came up in the EE and I grabbed it. Overall, I'm happy with it.
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Perfect!
As long as it works. That is all that matters - imho.

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O.K. After a few hours I will never get back, it seems that most of the problems are people problems. Some people either refuse to read instructions or can't. Plenty of good video's showing how to set up and adjust. If followed correctly there are not really any inherent problems. I love my Hornady products ( AP ) so I think it comes down to one thing for me. The Hornady bullet feeder is super noisy. The Mr. Bulletfeeder is much quieter. Since the case feeder is loud enough, that's the deal breaker for me.
 
MustangFrank said:
O.K. After a few hours I will never get back, it seems that most of the problems are people problems. Some people either refuse to read instructions or can't. Plenty of good video's showing how to set up and adjust. If followed correctly there are not really any inherent problems. I love my Hornady products ( AP ) so I think it comes down to one thing for me. The Hornady bullet feeder is super noisy. The Mr. Bulletfeeder is much quieter. Since the case feeder is loud enough, that's the deal breaker for me.
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I found that mine was on the louder side as well, but I didn't have a MBF to compare it to. All I ended up doing was to make a 1/4" thick Lexan lid for it and I'll bet it cut the noise down by half. I have piles of Lexan at work, but you could also use a piece of plexi glass if you had to.
 
Ive ended up deciding to go with the full out deal with the 2in1 seater crimp die and find a primer tube filler. Probably grab the franford arsenal one and some extra tubes. Since I’m only in my 30’s I’d rather spend the money now before prices go up and be set for the next 30 years.
 
sookie_69 said:
Ive ended up deciding to go with the full out deal with the 2in1 seater crimp die and find a primer tube filler. Probably grab the franford arsenal one and some extra tubes. Since I’m only in my 30’s I’d rather spend the money now before prices go up and be set for the next 30 years.
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Do you have link of the system/hack you are going with?
I wouldn't mind check it out.

Cheers,
 
Frankford Arsenal primer feeder works pretty good. I have seen a few with bad molding issues not allowing the primers to feed smoothly into the little hole that feeds the tube. When they work, they work well. The Dillon one is noisy and slow. That's one Dillon item I don't think I would get unless you're super lazy. I will get the Mr. Bullet feeder eventually.
 
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