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Ahhh thing of beauty.
Dillon Super 1050 starting full of primers and powder.
5 Prefilled primer tubes.
Rf primer filler charged with a fill tube and one box dumped in waiting to be turned on.
DAA RAK Bulletfeeder loaded to capacity and 3 small ice cream
Pails loaded with the correct number of bullets to recharge.
4 1l pails of already decapped and 1x resized brass ready to go.
EGW .001 undersize 40 die in station 2

ARE YOU READY....
STANDBY...
*BEEP*
1792 rounds in 1 hour.

I am sweating like a whore in church, but that was a friggin blast!
I would have broken the 1800 barrier but I short stroked the press and jammed a case on station #1 that was bad enough to cost me 30 seconnds and stations 8/7 had bullet depth/crimp issues as a result and had to be cleared and tossed as well.

Now..... A question. For those with the Autodrive, is it safe? Is it worth it?
 
I have been able to load just as fast on a 650 but I am considering the 1050 just for the sake of the built in primer pocket swaging... crimped primer pockets suck... :(

How do you find it to convert calibers on? Also is it difficult to adjust the swagger?

I did talk with Dillon about putting a auto drive on a 1050 and of course they did not recommend it.... they said they have seen lots of crank failures with them installed and I would assume its caused by users who don't have it adjusted correctly as I think they have a built in slip clutch...
 
JOJOPINTO said:
I have been able to load just as fast on a 650 but I am considering the 1050 just for the sake of the built in primer pocket swaging... crimped primer pockets suck... :(

How do you find it to convert calibers on? Also is it difficult to adjust the swagger?

I did talk with Dillon about putting a auto drive on a 1050 and of course they did not recommend it.... they said they have seen lots of crank failures with them installed and I would assume its caused by users who don't have it adjusted correctly as I think they have a built in slip clutch...
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Caliber conversions take about 15 minutes provided you have the dies in the top plate and a spare powder measure ready to go. A bit spendy, but you get an easy changeover.
Swager kicks butt. I use it on my .40 brass to uniform the primer pockets. Easy to adjust for depth and shoulder.
Love the priming on the downstroke. I cant explain how good it is. It's reason enough to get the press. The primer depth is also easily adjusted with a hex key. Fully seated primers. Just awesome.
The priming system itself is better than the 650 And marginally better than the 550. It easily digests winchester and cci primers. Federal primers i have not and will not use.
I have no regrets about purchasing the super 1050. I would not recommend it as a persons 'first press' , and there are things that the 550 are better at (precision rifle, changing to multi calibers in a day etc)
If you have a 650 or 550, the 1050 makes a VERY nice addition to the bench.
 
If you do pop for the 1050, i recommend you also buy the primer filler. Or you will not be satisfied with the experience of owning a 1050. Simply for the fact that loading 100 rounds and having to stop to fill a tube is a pita.
I use my primer filler to precharge all my small primer tubes, plus the one in the machine, and that way my rhythym stays focused on reloading.
 
Got Juice? said:
If you do pop for the 1050, i recommend you also buy the primer filler. Or you will not be satisfied with the experience of owning a 1050. Simply for the fact that loading 100 rounds and having to stop to fill a tube is a pita.
I use my primer filler to precharge all my small primer tubes, plus the one in the machine, and that way my rhythym stays focused on reloading.
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I absolutly agree with that for sure, I already have one and a back up one from overseas somewhere... I hate loading primer tubes... :)

I am using a 650 with a original Mr bullet feeder and I am happy with it I am just having a hard time justifying the expense of a 1050, I would like to purchase a open gun for ipsc also....

I also have a Hornady L&L with the new DAA mr bullet feeder on it so i think i should sell one press and buy the 1050... Time will tell i have a real hard time parting with stuff it seems... :bangHead:
 
The 650 is a fantastic press. I went to the 1050 only after having a couple kabooms with the primer feed setup. 1 kaboom was operator error I think, and the other was a cut primer on the rotating disc.
After that, and planning to only load 2 pistol calibres on the new press, the answer was self evident to me.
The 1050 has the same overall feel as the 550 as far as handle effort. And much nicer feel when priming. Primers are all at a consistant depth which is great for high pressure rounds. No more cup schmag on the firing pin.
 
Got Juice? said:
Now..... A question. For those with the Autodrive, is it safe? Is it worth it?
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Depends. It's certainly safe, at least as safe as the operator.

Is it worth it?

Depends on how you load. If your idea of loading is to tinker and putz around, don't bother. If you like to work up a load, then stick with it, the P/W is for you.

If you get one, my suggestion is to get yourself a ton of brass. Pre-process your brass. When you are ready to make ammo, it's plug and play.
 
I highly recommend a super 1050 to anyone volume shooing.

I like to race my primer tube filler by reloading the whole tube before the next tube is filled.
 
buckbrush said:
Jojopinto, there is no way you can load 1800 rds per hour on a 650.
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with a bulletfeeder, and a primer filler he might get close to 900.

I have a couple of suggestions for the new bulletfeeder. The unit is fantastic, but the dropper die needs more weight to fully close. as it is, I am seeing 3 bullet drops at a time.

But a small pair of vicegrips added to the brass weight solved that issue, but it looks soooooo damn fugly on the die.

it's so close too, just 6 more oz of weight would have been perfect, the die would function perfectly on its own.

I tried adjusting so the bullet barely dropped, and I was getting skipped drops.
I tried adjusting as per the directions and I would see 4 bullets drop.
I tried changing the cotter pin position, changing the DAA Powder die.... same results.
 
Got Juice? said:
with a bulletfeeder, and a primer filler he might get close to 900.

I have a couple of suggestions for the new bulletfeeder. The unit is fantastic, but the dropper die needs more weight to fully close. as it is, I am seeing 3 bullet drops at a time.

But a small pair of vicegrips added to the brass weight solved that issue, but it looks soooooo damn fugly on the die.

it's so close too, just 6 more oz of weight would have been perfect, the die would function perfectly on its own.

I tried adjusting so the bullet barely dropped, and I was getting skipped drops.
I tried adjusting as per the directions and I would see 4 bullets drop.
I tried changing the cotter pin position, changing the DAA Powder die.... same results.
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OK, didn't see this before my PM. We definately need pictures of the bullet dropper. (DAA Powder die?)

Edit: Ah, just saw the video on the new style dropper.
 
Got Juice? said:
with a bulletfeeder, and a primer filler he might get close to 900.

I have a couple of suggestions for the new bulletfeeder. The unit is fantastic, but the dropper die needs more weight to fully close. as it is, I am seeing 3 bullet drops at a time.

But a small pair of vicegrips added to the brass weight solved that issue, but it looks soooooo damn fugly on the die.

it's so close too, just 6 more oz of weight would have been perfect, the die would function perfectly on its own.

I tried adjusting so the bullet barely dropped, and I was getting skipped drops.
I tried adjusting as per the directions and I would see 4 bullets drop.
I tried changing the cotter pin position, changing the DAA Powder die.... same results.
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Did you move the balls in the dropper and try the lower position also, i was talking with Rick and he does recommend that the balls go in the upper holes unless you are using every short bullets... I only have the one of the droppers in .45 cal but have not used as of yet...

The glue did not hold on my dropper either, any chance yours is moving where its glued togeather?
 
Canuck223 said:
OK, didn't see this before my PM. We definately need pictures of the bullet dropper. (DAA Powder die?)

Looks like this...

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I think he is refering to the powder dropper that goes in the powder die...
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JOJOPINTO said:
Did you move the balls in the dropper and try the lower position also, i was talking with Rick and he does recommend that the balls go in the upper holes unless you are using every short bullets... I only have the one of the droppers in .45 cal but have not used as of yet...

The glue did not hold on my dropper either, any chance yours is moving where its glued togeather?
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I'll try changing the ball positions and see if that helps out.

JOJO, the powder drop supplied by DAA works fine. Ingenious how they shaped the funnel so the bullet drops on the 'shoulder' of the case and doesn't move when indexing. Cool as heck.
 
Got Juice? said:
I'll try changing the ball positions and see if that helps out.

JOJO, the powder drop supplied by DAA works fine. Ingenious how they shaped the funnel so the bullet drops on the 'shoulder' of the case and doesn't move when indexing. Cool as heck.
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Yes the powder drop works very well compared to all others I have tried for sure...I have way less bullets falling when I use it and thats where allot of the speed in reloading comes from... :)

I love how it does not over stress the brass also, its hard to tell if it even been flared after it comes out of the powder staition...

Hey i just had a thought, why not just pull the clear tube out of the brass bullet dropper where you now have your vice grip and use that over sized nut
that came with it as a weight and glue it back togeather, it would look better than the vice grip...
 
I found the solution. After lowering My balls (on the dropper) and tweaking the spring so it hangs looser, all is well.
I just cranked out a 1 gallon can of ammo in 30 minutes.
I now see a double capacity powder hopper in my future.
 
Got Juice? said:
I found the solution. After lowering My balls (on the dropper) and tweaking the spring so it hangs looser, all is well.
I just cranked out a 1 gallon can of ammo in 30 minutes.
I now see a double capacity powder hopper in my future.
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Thats good news...

Just turn the 1lb powder bottle upside down and stick into the top of the powder measure after you fill it add a little duct tape and you have 1.75lb on the press... ;)

Its too bad someone dosent make a primer filler that works mounted to the press...Or a remote one you could dump 1000 primers into and just keeps feeding the press like the bullet feeder through a tube...
 
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