Dillon XL 650

[slowyellow]

Well, as long as you know what a good crimp looks like, you only need to do that once. I will sometimes drop a .45 ACP round into a 1911 on the first round, and then I'll run all of them.

Would you just let me be dumb and play with my bullets, lol.

And it does seem that the 1911's are a little more sensitive to crimping huh?

[CJ]

Well, as long as you know what a good crimp looks like, you only need to do that once. I will sometimes drop a .45 ACP round into a 1911 on the first round, and then I'll run all of them.

[slowyellow]

That's what I said in the post before. Maybe I didn't get it across that clear. But yes, the loaded ones. I don't gauge them before though. I just dump them from my bag to the hopper (insert yankee accent)!

[slowyellow]

Yes.

[CJ]

Eh, I do it to make sure that my crimp is good mostly. I've seen guys get it wrong and rounds jam in competitions. Don't want that to be me. Better safe than sorry.

so you're gauging your loaded cases?

[slowyellow]

Yeah there's no reason to gauge pistol cases, straight wall cases don't really grow.

Eh, I do it to make sure that my crimp is good mostly. I've seen guys get it wrong and rounds jam in competitions. Don't want that to be me. Better safe than sorry.

[slowyellow]

That is a really nice setup you have there! ?

Oh, and thanks.

[CJ]

This. But when I'm done with all of my pistol rounds I run them through my case gauge to ensure that they will feed and are within specs. Lots of people say that that isn't necessary but I don't mind it to be sure. Plus I just do it while I'm sitting down watching TV.

Yeah there's no reason to gauge pistol cases, straight wall cases don't really grow.

[slowyellow]

That is a really nice setup you have there! Do you have to gauge every single casing? Benifits of carbide?

You do on rifle cases, not on pistol.

This. But when I'm done with all of my pistol rounds I run them through my case gauge to ensure that they will feed and are within specs. Lots of people say that that isn't necessary but I don't mind it to be sure. Plus I just do it while I'm sitting down watching TV.

[CJ]

That is a really nice setup you have there! Do you have to gauge every single casing? Benifits of carbide?

You do on rifle cases, not on pistol. Carbide makes it a little easier on pistol cartridges without lube, but the benefits are rarely worth the extra cost, you'll never wear out a standard die.

[Dlachance]

That is a really nice setup you have there! Do you have to gauge every single casing? Benifits of carbide?

[slowyellow]

Thanks for the info. As far as setup, did you have any intial issues? Good customer support is a plus. Which calibers do you load? Any pics of the setup?

I appreciate it!

The only issue that I had was with the bullet shoot catching on something. I just had to make a very small bend and it was good. I load 9mm, 45 ACP, and 223 on my 650. If you have the money, I'd HIGHLY recommend the auto case feeder. I think that doubled, hell maybe even tripled my production times. That is also one of the huge advantages of the 650, is that it is setup to run that case feeder right out of the box.

I do reload 9MM, and I think that it is well worth it. You just have to grab components when you can at a bargain. You'll see yourself start thinking in the thousands instead of hundreds as far as what you need to buy. And with pistol rounds powder goes a LONG way compared to rifle. That should probably go without saying, but when I started loading rifle I was like, "sweet jesus where is all of the powder going", lol.

Here are some pics of my setup.

[CJ]

PM me some prices, if you'd like. I may Not be able to pick any up though before I ship. The loader will be ready in April. I appreciate it!

Edit: also, why the hell am I having a hard time locating small primers?

primers can really be a bitch sometimes, when you see a good deal make sure you post it up here. I posted up a smoking good deal on rifle primers last week. During the 08 election, they almost vanished completely.

[Dlachance]

Hell I can make you a good deal on brass if you like, I pick it up quite frequently. Yes bulk is 5k+

PM me some prices, if you'd like. I may Not be able to pick any up though before I ship. The loader will be ready in April. I appreciate it!

Edit: also, why the hell am I having a hard time locating small primers?

[CJ]

Very well. In bulk, I'm assuming you're talking 5-10k+? As stated in first post, where can I located brass on the cheap, if you dont mind.

Hell I can make you a good deal on brass if you like, I pick it up quite frequently. Yes bulk is 5k+