savanahsdad
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just gave up ? or did you get something else ?the 2nd most exciting day in my reloading life was when I bought my Loadmaster. The 1st was when I got rid of it.
just gave up ? or did you get something else ?the 2nd most exciting day in my reloading life was when I bought my Loadmaster. The 1st was when I got rid of it.
THISWent blue.
Did you notice in the video how it dumped a primer on the floor when he put the reservoir on the feed tube?great video ! press runs just as it should , and the first vid I've seen that has a size die at the prime station , same way I set mine up over 8 years ago , no tinkering need , I'd bet he read the directions !.....
mine came with a spring metal retainer that keeps the primer tray lid on and holds it on the feed chute , and the direction say to use that to keep the primers from falling out when installing the primer tray, I see the new ones have a tab on the primer tray to lock the lid on , the old ones didn't ,I use a paperclip a bent the tip on with a pair of pliers to keep primers from escaping when I load the tray onto the chute.
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Lee makes good stuff, but their progressives leave a lot to be desired and require more time spent working ON them than time working WITH them in my experience.
Why you gotta turn this into a bash Dillon thread? The op asked about the load master and that's what we are discussing.hummmm...... I would rather adjust something than replace something , View attachment 195765
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I know here on THR the Dillon is the go to for progressive presses and you almost never here anything bad about them , however both of these pictures were pulled off here "THR" in the thread "feeling sad and blue" another poster said he had broke that same cast link 3 times , now I'm not saying Dillons are bad , But they aren't any better than the Hornady L-n-L , Lee LoadMaster, or RCBS, unless you drop 2 G's on there top of the line press , but then your in a whole other class and once your in that class I'd go looking for an old Star. " I prefer the dark blue over the handy-cap parking blue,
Why you gotta turn this into a bash Dillon thread? The op asked about the load master and that's what we are discussing.
ahhh bashing at it's best , HighRoad ? I wonder why the one in the video works so well as dose mine ? may be it's not the press , maybe it's ........... never mind ,I foolishly and tediously loaded about 80k rounds on a Toadmaster before I wised up and bought a 650. Gave the Toadmaster to a forum member on another forum, although I told him I didn't think the press was worth the postage to get it to him.
I felt so guilty about taking any money from him, that I even paid the postage to ship it to him.
In my humble opinon, the Toadmaster is the most amateurishly-designed progressive press ever made. I'd be amazed if anybody with an education higher than about the 6th grade ever did any design work on the Toadmaster.
Any money that you think you're saving by buyin a Lee progressive will be spent tenfold on Valium.
congratulation , so much for your budget, lol. you went from looking for a used LoadMaster to a new Dillon , I was hoping someone would have chimed in on the RCBS , as I've heard little about them , any way good luck with your new Dillon .Really appreciate everyone's input. I went ahead and ordered a 650 last night! Its probably overkill for how much we shoot, but all things considered it appeared to be the best investment for my particular needs. I wanted the manual case feeder with the ability to only add the whole system if I really needed to. That ruled out 550 and lock n load. I may do rifle progressively someday so SDB was out. I spoke with several Lee sellers and users and they all hand prime and I want to press prime. I got a 650 set up in 9mm, 380 acp conversion kit, carbide size dies for both calibers and the strong mount for under $750. Thanks again guys!
Congratulations. Although I've never used a 650 it's got to be every bit as good as the 550 (and then some so I hear.) I'm sure you have lowered your future stress levels a lot. Sure you can make a Lee Loadmaster work, but the Dillons just work without being forced to. If not then 1 phone call will get you a complete new machine if that's what it takes to get you loading ammo rather than a bunch of tinkering. After all, loading ammo is the mission you set out to accomplish.Really appreciate everyone's input. I went ahead and ordered a 650 last night! Its probably overkill for how much we shoot, but all things considered it appeared to be the best investment for my particular needs. I wanted the manual case feeder with the ability to only add the whole system if I really needed to. That ruled out 550 and lock n load. I may do rifle progressively someday so SDB was out. I spoke with several Lee sellers and users and they all hand prime and I want to press prime. I got a 650 set up in 9mm, 380 acp conversion kit, carbide size dies for both calibers and the strong mount for under $750. Thanks again guys!