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<blockquote data-quote="Viking" data-source="post: 105985" data-attributes="member: 4250"><p>Hired Gun,</p><p></p><p>I am having a hard time seeing the relevance of the XL650 when this person is asking about a 550B he recieved free and wants to know if it would be usable for a beginner. I agree that any progressive with auto indexing (xl650 or super1050) is going to be more of a challange than a begginer needs, but the 550B has to be manualy indexed so it is not a problem.</p><p></p><p>If you read through my post I gathered that you were refering to the powder thrower. That is why I suggest anyone with a 550B gets the powder funnel setup. As far as Brian Enos goes, I was refering to his enomormous wealth of information on Dillon products and uses which I don't have the time or inclination to try to replicate as well as Brian Enos has already done.</p><p></p><p>For rifle accuracy I was pointing out that David Tubb uses a 550B to load all of his high power rifle rounds (I think Mr. Tubb is arguable one of the greatest rifleman currently and can use what ever press or ammunition he wanted). He also uses a promesius (sp?) powder thrower which if I remember correctly is north of $2500. I think for the average guy a beam scale and a powder trickler will get the job done.</p><p></p><p>I would like to know what you do to keep your charges true. I have found that if I throw a light charge with my Redding BR thrower then trickle up I can keep my rounds within +/- .05 grains also. Regardless you can then dump the powder into the case when the powder thrower would cycle and you have a known good powder charge. I see no reason to recommend spending more money on a single stage when a Dillon is in this shooters hand and can be used effectively with the extra cash invested in video, better dies, manuals, components or whatever else this new reloader will need to get going.</p><p></p><p>I agree that there is a greater learning curve when everything is happening at once, but I will add that you should get more accurate workup loads because everything else will remain constant except your powder throw. I would happily recommend a 550 to a begginer as long as they start with an experienced person to help or watch the video to get going.</p><p></p><p>I would also say that a single stage will not make better ammunition than a 550B. A 550B will just make it faster.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Viking, post: 105985, member: 4250"] Hired Gun, I am having a hard time seeing the relevance of the XL650 when this person is asking about a 550B he recieved free and wants to know if it would be usable for a beginner. I agree that any progressive with auto indexing (xl650 or super1050) is going to be more of a challange than a begginer needs, but the 550B has to be manualy indexed so it is not a problem. If you read through my post I gathered that you were refering to the powder thrower. That is why I suggest anyone with a 550B gets the powder funnel setup. As far as Brian Enos goes, I was refering to his enomormous wealth of information on Dillon products and uses which I don't have the time or inclination to try to replicate as well as Brian Enos has already done. For rifle accuracy I was pointing out that David Tubb uses a 550B to load all of his high power rifle rounds (I think Mr. Tubb is arguable one of the greatest rifleman currently and can use what ever press or ammunition he wanted). He also uses a promesius (sp?) powder thrower which if I remember correctly is north of $2500. I think for the average guy a beam scale and a powder trickler will get the job done. I would like to know what you do to keep your charges true. I have found that if I throw a light charge with my Redding BR thrower then trickle up I can keep my rounds within +/- .05 grains also. Regardless you can then dump the powder into the case when the powder thrower would cycle and you have a known good powder charge. I see no reason to recommend spending more money on a single stage when a Dillon is in this shooters hand and can be used effectively with the extra cash invested in video, better dies, manuals, components or whatever else this new reloader will need to get going. I agree that there is a greater learning curve when everything is happening at once, but I will add that you should get more accurate workup loads because everything else will remain constant except your powder throw. I would happily recommend a 550 to a begginer as long as they start with an experienced person to help or watch the video to get going. I would also say that a single stage will not make better ammunition than a 550B. A 550B will just make it faster. [/QUOTE]
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