Dillon Presses

To keep it working well, I try to vacuum off any powder or case shavings regularly.
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And apparently it's a good idea to remove any locator pins from the press before you fire up the Electrolux........:redface: :redface: :redface:
 
I am with you with locator pins Joe. Damn... how many times I have ripped my damn vaccum bags just because I forgot to take out those "precious" pins before vaccuming my shell plate:rolleyes: :rolleyes: ..... minor thing, but very good point. :D :D :D
 
i've got my setup like this- pistols lee 1000( yea, i know, but it works well for me), and the dillon 550 does the rifle calibers- i run about 200-500 pistol rounds/month-unless you have an extra station for lubing, i can't see an advantage to the 650 for me- and the extra cost involved( i paid 250 for the dillon back in the day)and the other thing that gets me is why the heck does everybody( dillon and others) have a fixation with powder being dispensed at station 2- if you want to use a lube die with auto index, you can't do it- part of the reason for going progression is speed, and with a lube die, running it through one more station makes sense- rather than spraying the cases in a block and then inserting them by hand - mine are usually dry by the time i get to round 25 or so , and that's moving for me
 
joe-nwt said:
And apparently it's a good idea to remove any locator pins from the press before you fire up the Electrolux........:redface: :redface: :redface:
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Take the primers out too .. Primers can explode as you suck them up and if you are vaccuming up powder too..

(Been there done that) had a small powder spill in the old reloading room and vacummed it up along with a couple primers and BOOM.. blew the front off the vacuum..

I'm not sure if dust is explosive but I know flour is...

**** Confirmed that the SDB & 550 primer cup OD is uniform.. Still checking on the 650
 
t-star said:
i've got my setup like this- pistols lee 1000( yea, i know, but it works well for me), and the dillon 550 does the rifle calibers- i run about 200-500 pistol rounds/month-unless you have an extra station for lubing, i can't see an advantage to the 650 for me- and the extra cost involved( i paid 250 for the dillon back in the day)and the other thing that gets me is why the heck does everybody( dillon and others) have a fixation with powder being dispensed at station 2- if you want to use a lube die with auto index, you can't do it- part of the reason for going progression is speed, and with a lube die, running it through one more station makes sense- rather than spraying the cases in a block and then inserting them by hand - mine are usually dry by the time i get to round 25 or so , and that's moving for me
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The 650 stations are
deprime/size
primer/powder
powdercheck
seat
crimp

but some people will use the powder check for seat then crimp and either a factory crimp or a final size.
 
I to have blown up a vacum with a live primer, in my case it was a shotshell primer. My wife was vacuming and suck up the primer, it rattled around the beater bar for a couple of seconds and then blew up, blowing a hole in the vacume and starting the dust bag on fire! She thru it outside in the snow.

The worst part was I had just bought her the vacum a couple of weeks before!
 
gushulak said:
I have had a 550 for about ten years now and have loaded thousands of rounds on it, mostly pistol, so I guess I will chime in with what my experiences have been.

I was interested in producing good ammunition at a reasonable rate, and once my dies are set up and adjusted I can easily load 400-500 rounds of ammo an hour, so I have more than enough production capacity as far as I am concerned. Auto index sounds like a great feature, I obviously don't have that luxury on my 550, but I really don't mind not having it, it gives me a chance to do things at my pace, that extra step hasn't bothered me in the least. I supposed if I were to try a 650 I would see what I was missing and would want it, but I am content with my 550.
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The problem with auto-index is if you make a mistake or short stroke, it is a ##### to get back into the right sequence, usually have to remove all cases on the press and start over. The 550 is much more forgiving. It IS possible to double charge, though, so you have to concentrate on what you are doing.
 
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