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Dillon RL550
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<blockquote data-quote="jpfrog" data-source="post: 1431349" data-attributes="member: 32525"><p>I have a Dillon 550, with a quick change tool head for every caliber I reload for and another for my decapping dies. I bought it back when I was doing pistol cartridges only. When I got into rifles, I didn't want to take up more space on the bench with another press so I just bought the extra tool heads. Those take up extra space at the back of my bench while sitting on stands when not in use, but they look cool. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p><p></p><p>I am turning out very consistent ammo with the 550 and most of my loads are producing .5moa or better, with only one cartridge sitting about .7moa (a 300wm I haven't really finished development for yet). I don't use the 550 as a progressive for rifle ammo- I run all my brass through the sizing die, then prime by hand and add powder using an auto dispenser double checked on a beam scale. Once it's read for the bullet, I come back and use the press again. So my dies are staggered in the tool head- sizing on the right by the pull arm, seating on the left, just take out the pins in the shell holder to allow the brass to slide in and out without obstruction and don't ever turn the shell holder as intended in "progressive" fashion.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure I could get slightly better results on a single stage (or multiple single stages) but I don't shoot competition (my rifles are used for hunting mainly, with one or two being "practice" range rifles) so the extra few thousandths of an inch I'd gain aren't worth as much to me as the flexibility of being able to have everything set and ready to go by switching out toolheads on the 550. Plus, selling it would yield very little compared to the investment I have in the setup, and I'd spend more by going to a single stage.</p><p></p><p>That's just me though- YMMV. Whatever you do, have fun with it!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jpfrog, post: 1431349, member: 32525"] I have a Dillon 550, with a quick change tool head for every caliber I reload for and another for my decapping dies. I bought it back when I was doing pistol cartridges only. When I got into rifles, I didn't want to take up more space on the bench with another press so I just bought the extra tool heads. Those take up extra space at the back of my bench while sitting on stands when not in use, but they look cool. :cool: I am turning out very consistent ammo with the 550 and most of my loads are producing .5moa or better, with only one cartridge sitting about .7moa (a 300wm I haven't really finished development for yet). I don't use the 550 as a progressive for rifle ammo- I run all my brass through the sizing die, then prime by hand and add powder using an auto dispenser double checked on a beam scale. Once it's read for the bullet, I come back and use the press again. So my dies are staggered in the tool head- sizing on the right by the pull arm, seating on the left, just take out the pins in the shell holder to allow the brass to slide in and out without obstruction and don't ever turn the shell holder as intended in "progressive" fashion. I'm sure I could get slightly better results on a single stage (or multiple single stages) but I don't shoot competition (my rifles are used for hunting mainly, with one or two being "practice" range rifles) so the extra few thousandths of an inch I'd gain aren't worth as much to me as the flexibility of being able to have everything set and ready to go by switching out toolheads on the 550. Plus, selling it would yield very little compared to the investment I have in the setup, and I'd spend more by going to a single stage. That's just me though- YMMV. Whatever you do, have fun with it! [/QUOTE]
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