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Posted: 5/14/2014 7:53:26 AM EDT
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Looking for some help on speeding my case prep up, as I have over a five gallon bucket full of 223 brass.
Right now my set up consists of this: RCBS Single stage press Lee De-capping die Dillon RT1200 w/ 223 sizing die RCBS case prep center It's not bad de-capping then sizing. However, removing the primer crimps takes forever and isn't an exact science on the RCBS case prep center. I plan on purchasing a Dillon swagger tool next, to save my finger tips from removing the primer crimps. The other thought is possibly another press instead of the single stage. I was looking at either a Redding T7 turret press or a Dillon 550 Basic (not the RL550) That way I could either use a lube die (they seem to have... mix reviews), or just spray them all, then put them through the process of decapping, sizing & trimming. Then use the dillon swagger on it? The other answer is to just throw money at the problem and get an 1050. But that's out of the budget at the moment. Any advice? |
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Not really a good way to get around the swaging part. Since you need to have the primer gone before you can swage, it may look something like this:
* Decap with universal decapper * Swage all the things (I use a Dillon Super Swage and it is *excellent*) * Set up a progressive press (Hornady L-N-L can be had for about $380) with your resizer and RT1200 trimmer. Won't save a lot of steps but it will probably save you a lot of time. |
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Not really a good way to get around the swaging part. Since you need to have the primer gone before you can swage, it may look something like this: * Decap with universal decapper * Swage all the things (I use a Dillon Super Swage and it is *excellent*) * Set up a progressive press (Hornady L-N-L can be had for about $380) with your resizer and RT1200 trimmer. Won't save a lot of steps but it will probably save you a lot of time. I have the Lee Universal decapper. And I have a LnL. Just the RT1200 trimmer doesn't play well with the LnL bushings is my issue. It keeps wanting to twist out, Which is why I was thinking of getting another press for just trimming duties and the like. The reviews of the Dillon super swage have been good, so I'll just go a had and order one. |
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I have the Lee Universal decapper. And I have a LnL. Just the RT1200 trimmer doesn't play well with the LnL bushings is my issue. It keeps wanting to twist out, Which is why I was thinking of getting another press for just trimming duties and the like. The reviews of the Dillon super swage have been good, so I'll just go a had and order one. Quoted:
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Not really a good way to get around the swaging part. Since you need to have the primer gone before you can swage, it may look something like this: * Decap with universal decapper * Swage all the things (I use a Dillon Super Swage and it is *excellent*) * Set up a progressive press (Hornady L-N-L can be had for about $380) with your resizer and RT1200 trimmer. Won't save a lot of steps but it will probably save you a lot of time. I have the Lee Universal decapper. And I have a LnL. Just the RT1200 trimmer doesn't play well with the LnL bushings is my issue. It keeps wanting to twist out, Which is why I was thinking of getting another press for just trimming duties and the like. The reviews of the Dillon super swage have been good, so I'll just go a had and order one. Call Hornady and tell them you have the dillon 1200 and they will send you a bushing so your die bushing will not back out |
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The other answer is to just throw money at the problem and get an 1050. But that's out of the budget at the moment. How far in the future is it for a 1050 to be in budget ? worth holding off on spending $$ that could be saved to twards a 1050? I didn't care for the SS600, for me I liked the Hornady reamer on a 1/10hp motor, but the SS600 has a good resale if you were to get a 1050 in the future |
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How far in the future is it for a 1050 to be in budget ? worth holding off on spending $$ that could be saved to twards a 1050? I didn't care for the SS600, for me I liked the Hornady reamer on a 1/10hp motor, but the SS600 has a good resale if you were to get a 1050 in the future Quoted:
The other answer is to just throw money at the problem and get an 1050. But that's out of the budget at the moment. How far in the future is it for a 1050 to be in budget ? worth holding off on spending $$ that could be saved to twards a 1050? I didn't care for the SS600, for me I liked the Hornady reamer on a 1/10hp motor, but the SS600 has a good resale if you were to get a 1050 in the future Later on this year at best. October / November at the earliest. More realistically early next year, assuming the house & property I want doesn't come up for sale. I can justify a few hundred here or there... But dropping probably $2k is a bit much. |
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