Powder check or bullet feeder

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I'm checking for a xl650

I have 3 option, what you should choose? It's for 9mm and 45acp

1. Placing the bullet feeder at station 3 without powder check
2. Get the powder check and no bullet feeder
3. Get a powder check with a bullet feeder and get a die who seat and crimp

What would be your pick and why?

Thanks
 
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Powder check on a press like that is a good safety when hammering out a lot of reloads . Bullet feeders are nice . Spend the $ on a GOOD seating and crimp die and they doe a fine job
 
Powder checker; wouldn't load on my 650's without one. They might seem useless until the're not!!! I've been at a range when three others have had their pistols turn into shrapnel (thankfully no one was hurt). 99% of the shooting my wife & I do is in a "crowd" situation and I take every precaution I know of that will prevent one of my guns from injuring myself or somebody else.

Bullet feeder: often thought one would be nice but if I had to choose between a powder checker or bullet feeder..well, you already know my answer to that. In an evening, I can load 1000 rnds after supper and before the news comes on without one so I guess i'll probably never get one.
 
Because many review on the internet said a DIE who make both is crap and don't do a good job. So what to think about it?
 
I don't really care about a bullet feeder die. I can feed bullets almost as fast as I can cycle the press. Up to you.
IF your press is dedicated to making thousands of rounds a month, that's something else. I am more like 1 thousand a year, so I could care less.

Just depends I guess.

Right now, I don't have a powder check die.
 
I have the powder check die on mine and place the bullet by hand. I also visually check my powder before placing the bullet for an extra safety measure. For me, this is plenty fast enough and gives me peace of mind with my visual check. For me the xl650 has enough stuff going on with each pull of the handle and for me this method allows me to slow the process down but still turn out lots of cartridges.
Gord
 
A powder check is the wise recommendation to make. Especially to a new reloader.

I went with option 1 (Bullet feeder, separate seating and Crimp die. That said, I have a very strict discipline to visually check for powder on every single stroke. If you do not want to impose yourself that discipline, the powder check is a must.
 
rumrunner64 said:
It is real hard to visually check on a bottle neck case especially a .223.
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Not if you have it (the press) at the right height and the correct amount of light.
I'm pretty anal about ammo, so I visually check all of it. I don't think it takes any longer really than if the powder checker was installed. I typically go at a reasonable, easy going pace, but steady. I don't usually stand at the press for more than a half hour before taking a bit of a break -to load primer tubes or tidy up or screw around with guns or something - anything to break the monotony.
 
Have heard that Hornady makes a good taper crimp and seating die. I would free up one spot for the powder check and the bullet feeder.
 
Go for the bullet feeder and set up a small mirror above the powder drop station or the bullet feeding station so you can check for correct powder charge with a glance, without having to bend over the machine.

I had a powder check and it never caught anything I would not have caught.
 
beltfed said:
Not if you have it (the press) at the right height and the correct amount of light.
I'm pretty anal about ammo, so I visually check all of it. I don't think it takes any longer really than if the powder checker was installed. I typically go at a reasonable, easy going pace, but steady. I don't usually stand at the press for more than a half hour before taking a bit of a break -to load primer tubes or tidy up or screw around with guns or something - anything to break the monotony.
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:agree:
 
Kevin M. said:
Go for the bullet feeder and set up a small mirror above the powder drop station or the bullet feeding station so you can check for correct powder charge with a glance, without having to bend over the machine.

I had a powder check and it never caught anything I would not have caught.
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This too works well
 
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