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Posted: 10/20/2013 9:15:36 AM EDT
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Now if they will just keep it running 24/7. Well, maybe take Christmas day off.
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Pretty slick!
I'd like to see it in slow-mo with zoom-in on the individual stations. |
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Those machines probably pay for themselves in a few weeks, if not sooner.
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IIRC some one on here picked up a broken one a few years back for a screaming price. Like 2k ish. Then he got it working again. Posted vids of it running. Lucky bastard.
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Damn it .....thats fracking awesome . I'd go broke feeding it components View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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IIRC some one on here picked up a broken one a few years back for a screaming price. Like 2k ish. Then he got it working again. Posted vids of it running. Lucky bastard. Damn it .....thats fracking awesome . I'd go broke feeding it components I'd be making blk on that bitch. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: IIRC some one on here picked up a broken one a few years back for a screaming price. Like 2k ish. Then he got it working again. Posted vids of it running. Lucky bastard. Damn it .....thats fracking awesome . I'd go broke feeding it components I'd be making blk on that bitch. Slowed down , like they are showing in the Black Hills video , it's obviously capable of spewing out match level ammo . It's sick how much ammo you could produce .....it's intoxicating . |
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Just $30K? I know what I'm buying when I hit Powerball!
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View Quote Is that a Camdex loader? It looks like one. My father had one but after he died, my pot-head half-brother stole it and all of dad's brass and sold it for scrap metal! One reason that I HATE potheads! |
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churning out rd after rd of 7.62x51 non stop im going to go fap now
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Very sweet. However, it wouldn't do me any good without powder
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I wonder how much speed effects OAL, powder,runout accuracy/consistency?
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Quoted: Is that a Camdex loader? It looks like one. My father had one but after he died, my pot-head half-brother stole it and all of dad's brass and sold it for scrap metal! One reason that I HATE potheads! View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Is that a Camdex loader? It looks like one. My father had one but after he died, my pot-head half-brother stole it and all of dad's brass and sold it for scrap metal! One reason that I HATE potheads! Kin or not . . . that's deserved of a severe beating |
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It's cool, but it's loading 1 rd per second? There's got to be a faster way to run that line.
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But can you imagine the grief of having to continuosly be hunting all over for the overpriced components to feed that dragon...
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I am a die designer(machinist, SW Pro, programmer) and I have a homebrew version of those on the drawing board right now. They are simple in concept, the large parts are essentially the same as a stamping tool. My concept uses cams to drive everything including the brass handling mechanism from one station to the next. I saw these for the first time several years ago I and it looked so similar to what I build for a living that I started working on a design. Unfortunately, the paying jobs and kids have kept me busy but I still spend an hour here and there on it.
All the accessories would probably be COTS stuff. No sense in reinventing the whole car.... For the serious reloader I might be able to get one built for 5K or so. Station spacing doesn't change within a reasonable range of calibers so I was thinking quick change interchangeable top plates to go from caliber to caliber. All height adjustment would need to be in dies in the top plate. I WILL have one someday, even if I have to make it my damn self. You can automate a Dillon cheaper than anyone could make one of these, so you would need to be VERY serious about making ammo. |
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I don't need something that quick. My Lock N Load can produce ammo faster than I can afford components
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But can you imagine the grief of having to continuosly be hunting all over for the overpriced components to feed that dragon... View Quote when you do that kind of volume you get a Different catalog and Different CS number.. there is mats still out there, and always was. You were just not on the right distribution lists. |
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Is one stage doing a powder check? If not, that is a KABOOM waiting to happen.
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For someone who is not a manufacturer, what would be the downside of just going the "automated Dillon" route? Does that produce good ammo? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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You can automate a Dillon cheaper than anyone could make one of these, so you would need to be VERY serious about making ammo. For someone who is not a manufacturer, what would be the downside of just going the "automated Dillon" route? Does that produce good ammo? From what I have seen of the automated dillons they aren't anywhere near as fast and require much more attention during operation, because they were never intended for automatic operation. But for the typical range monkey( like me) they would produce more than enough ammo. The quality of the ammo in any of these machines is based on setup and component quality as much as the machine. The camdex and ammo load machines are commercial grade equipment, and priced accordingly. I want to build one because they are very similar to the tools i design and build for a living, I could probably put one together from leftovers in my shop. I'm just a manufacturing nerd, so I might as well manufacture something I can use. |
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I used to have a manager who shot competitively at a national level for about 10 years. He told me that he looked into buying one of those, but, "you could mess up a whole lot of components in a hurry on one." He decided to stay with several Dillon 650s instead.
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From what I have seen of the automated dillons they aren't anywhere near as fast and require much more attention during operation, because they were never intended for automatic operation. But for the typical range monkey( like me) they would produce more than enough ammo. The quality of the ammo in any of these machines is based on setup and component quality as much as the machine. The camdex and ammo load machines are commercial grade equipment, and priced accordingly. I want to build one because they are very similar to the tools i design and build for a living, I could probably put one together from leftovers in my shop. I'm just a manufacturing nerd, so I might as well manufacture something I can use. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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You can automate a Dillon cheaper than anyone could make one of these, so you would need to be VERY serious about making ammo. For someone who is not a manufacturer, what would be the downside of just going the "automated Dillon" route? Does that produce good ammo? From what I have seen of the automated dillons they aren't anywhere near as fast and require much more attention during operation, because they were never intended for automatic operation. But for the typical range monkey( like me) they would produce more than enough ammo. The quality of the ammo in any of these machines is based on setup and component quality as much as the machine. The camdex and ammo load machines are commercial grade equipment, and priced accordingly. I want to build one because they are very similar to the tools i design and build for a living, I could probably put one together from leftovers in my shop. I'm just a manufacturing nerd, so I might as well manufacture something I can use. I want to be on your friend list along with fat mcnasty |
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If you go used, and seriously look you can find a used camdex for around $10k.
Certainly not enough for the hobbyist, but not expensive at all for a commercial piece of equipment. A camdex can load over 100,000 rounds of ammo per day. Hopefully you have enough money to supply it running. |
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