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Hi all, I am having an issue with 308 Win headspace and I’d love to hear what you think might be the problem. Background: I have a Dillon650 that I’ve been using over a decade for various calibers and thousands of reloads later (mostly once fired mil brass), I’m having an issue with 308 which I...

Hello all. I have an XL-750 with a case feeder that I use to reload my AR calibers (5.56 and 6.5 Grendel). I have purchased a few extras for it over the last couple of years and am considering a few more. Before I buy anything else, however, I would like some input from folks who run an XL650 or...

Good afternoon all! Recently purchased an XL-750 (transitioning over from an LNL AP) for loading 9mm, 40, 357 SIG. (At the moment, with 223 and other calibers surely coming later) I’ve modded the Dillon with certain upgrades to make it smoother and fit my needs better, but the one thing that...

Hello all, My newly purchased Dillon XL-750 arrived today, and I’m excited to get loading on it! That being said, the one thing I do not like is how the Dillon powder measure funnels for pistol are only the expanding type. When I still had my LNL AP, I’d flare with a Lyman M-die in station 1...

I have been reloading on a Dillon 550 for 5 years. Multiple calibers - 9mm, 45ACP, 380A, 38S, 357, 223. Total rounds about 45000 over that period. Question should I upgrade to a 750 with case feeder for these rounds. Is there significantly more effort to change calibers on the 750...

New here! Reaching out for help from some reloading experts. I have only been reloading for about 2 years. Just upgraded my press to a Dillon 750 with a bullet feeder. My issue is that I can’t seem to get it dialed in to get an appropriate OAL of my 9mm. Seems to be one of a few factors that...

OhhhKaaay!! I'm about done for the evening!! Issue: Brass comes out with a .020 +/- variance (no kidding .... 1.727-1.754 OAL) .... and it no longer fits the Go/No-Go case gauge Process: Once Fired Range Brass, mostly mine from American Eagle, Frontier, or whatever Tumbled Full length resized...

Newbie looking for some direction. Considering the >20 week backorder - I really need to order the right items the first round. Intended setup: RL1100, setup with a bullet feeder and powder check, and I was going to order the Dillon carbides. Dedicated heads set for 9, 45, 223 - each with...

To all that replied to my earlier post, thank you so much. I’ve received excellent advice, and I am so glad that I posted here before purchasing anything. To recap, I shoot USPSA and 3 Gun, and I’m looking to load bulk 9mm now and add on .223 in the future. Per advice from the previous thread...

I have five gallons of 9mm range brass that is full of sand and absolutely filthy. Wet tumbling with pins is the only option to get the mud out of the inside of the cases. Should I: 1.) Wet tumble with pins then decap on my 750 during loading? (Potentially getting sand in my press from...

No idea how long these have been out. Just discovered this with my latest order.... New Primer Alarm Design Dillon has been through at least 2 other designs on the mounting portion of the primer alarm. When the pinch screw was over-tightened the housing plastic would crack. My son's was so...

It's been a while since I sold my Hornady Lock N' Load press and all the goodies I had with it in favor of trying out a Dillon 650. A couple people wanted me to write an update with my opinions on it, but I really wanted to get to know the press before I made any comments on its operation. So...

I ran up on a topic hear about the 9x25. Someone said it rattled Rob Laethem's fillings loose. Well I have a Glock 29 with a 20# RSA and I sometimes carry it with a Lonewolf 9x25 barrel. Loaded with Underwood's 125gr Nosler Bonded. They averaged 1522 fps over my chrono from the 3.8" barrel. My...

I have come across a few comments in reviews about certain brands not being tall enough to hit the ban on some beam scales. Also if you bought tricklers that you regret please share.

does anyone reload for their M1a on their Dillon 650? My plan is to get the national match dies from Forster, and set up a tool head dedicated for the M1a only. I’m planning on buying a couple thousand sized, trimmed, annealed and deprimed 308 lake city cases from txbrass to start with. So no...

how reliable is it? how frequent is required maintenance and what needs to be done how many primer tubes have you loaded with it? how much time required to change small <-> large primer? Thanks!

I'm just getting rolling with the xl650 and have had a few questions here and there. The guys on the phone are excellent and email turnaround is about 1/2day which is fine with me because I would have called if it was urgent. I'm not making any statement relative to any other mfg - just that...

I know this topic has been hashed over many times before, but I have a little spin on it. I just upgraded my old single stage press to a Hornady Lock-N-Load AP press and I love it!! I am also in the process of aquiring the gear needed to reload .223/5.56 . I have 2,000 pieces of Lake City brass...

Are the dillon dies _that_ much better? If so I'd appreciate if anybody can explain why in terms a non-mechanical engineer can grasp? Is the difference likely to matter to somebody who loads maybe 1000 30-06 rounds a year?

Y'all I swear upon the memory of Elmer Keith, John Browning and that Garand guy that I'm not trying to start a flame war _but_ I'm just about set to file the order for a dillon 650 but I'd be interested to hear opinions of people who have a dillon and a hornady or rcbs progressive as to which...