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Posted: 10/24/2016 10:16:36 AM EDT
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No kit is complete. ABC's of Reloading Get this book and read it, it's written for someone in your position. Then come back and ask questions. |
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Posted: 10/24/2016 10:41:49 AM EDT
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What is your budget for the gear?
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Posted: 10/24/2016 2:35:45 PM EDT
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Best case scenario with a single stage press will be 100 rounds a hour or so.
There is a lot of case prep time involved with loading rifle rounds, not something you can readily do. With prepped cases, you can load on 550 at a reasonable pace (meaning priming, dispensing powder, and bullet seating) 350-400 rounds per hour. But, there is time dedicated to cleaning cases, sizing cases, case prep actions ie trimming chamfering deburring uniforming etc sucks your time! This assumes you are using a Dillon friendly powder. IE a ball powder. My money would be geared towards Giraud Trimmer, may be a chargemaster combo, and powering other facets of case prep. |
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Posted: 10/24/2016 3:42:41 PM EDT
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What is your budget for the gear? I'm hoping $1K would cover it. |
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Posted: 10/25/2016 3:48:42 AM EDT
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A Dillon XL 650 with case feeder and Dillon trimmer is probably the best fit for what you want to do. I would expect it to come in over your budget once you buy all the ancillary stuff that goes with reloading (dies, tumbler, calipers, scale, etc.).
I got a family member setup similarly and I think he ended up spending close to $2k but part of that might have been his initial component buy. The casefeeder with the auto indexing on the 650 really helps speed things along. Add in the Dillon trimmer and case prep is a breeze. I personally do my volume trimming on a Giraud trimmer but for high volume rifle brass prep you can't beat the Dillon on a 650 with case feeder (unless you're stepping up to a 1050 $$$$$). Whatever you decide, learn how to reload before you invest a dollar in equipment. You can buy a book like Dry Flash suggested or read through the many great threads in this forum. It's been my experience that the various reloading kits include a lot of fluff that you either won't use at all or will quickly replace with a superior equipment. |
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Posted: 10/25/2016 10:35:48 AM EDT
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A Dillon XL 650 with case feeder and Dillon trimmer is probably the best fit for what you want to do. I would expect it to come in over your budget once you buy all the ancillary stuff that goes with reloading (dies, tumbler, calipers, scale, etc.). I got a family member setup similarly and I think he ended up spending close to $2k but part of that might have been his initial component buy. <snip> I think a Dillon 550B would come in a lot closer to the $1k budget. I get about 450 rounds per hour in pistol calibers and about 300 rounds per hour for bottle neck rifle cartridges without a case feeder - all accurate, high quality ammo. For a newbie, I like the control you have over the 550 because it is manual indexing. |
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Posted: 10/25/2016 11:17:54 AM EDT
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I think a Dillon 550B would come in a lot closer to the $1k budget. I get about 450 rounds per hour in pistol calibers and about 300 rounds per hour for bottle neck rifle cartridges without a case feeder - all accurate, high quality ammo. For a newbie, I like the control you have over the 550 because it is manual indexing. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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A Dillon XL 650 with case feeder and Dillon trimmer is probably the best fit for what you want to do. I would expect it to come in over your budget once you buy all the ancillary stuff that goes with reloading (dies, tumbler, calipers, scale, etc.). I got a family member setup similarly and I think he ended up spending close to $2k but part of that might have been his initial component buy. <snip> I think a Dillon 550B would come in a lot closer to the $1k budget. I get about 450 rounds per hour in pistol calibers and about 300 rounds per hour for bottle neck rifle cartridges without a case feeder - all accurate, high quality ammo. For a newbie, I like the control you have over the 550 because it is manual indexing. You're right of course about it being closer to budget but it sounds like the OP wants to crank out ammo and I think the 650 is the way to go for that, especially for rifle ammo. Isn't the 550 case feeder restricted to pistol ammo? If so, case prep on the 550 will really slow things down. As for the indexing I think auto indexing is better for a new reloader; they won't screw up and load a squib or a double charge with it. It takes a few minutes to get a rythm going for a first timer but then it's pretty smooth. |
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