I have 2 vibratory cleaners. One is the Midsouth brand (who knows who actually made it) and the other is the large Dillon.
I only keep the midsouth around for lube removal duty. The Dillon does a much better job of cleaning. Neither of them are real noisy.
I got rid of my Dillon 600. It wasn’t fast, and unless you had all matching headstamps, it gave somewhat irregular results.
Now I just use a drill bit mounted reamer. It’s inexpensive and easy.
How do the primers look after you shoot the rounds? If they are flattened much or flowing out, then I think I’d work up my own loads.
You might find a load that is more accurate with less recoil.
I use a Dillon 650 and so I seat and crimp in 2 different dies. IF you’re using a single stage press I know some guys will say learn how to do both operations in a single step. The dies are made to do it that way. However it’s much easier to seat and crimp in 2 different operations.
I think that’s wishful thinking. Many people after sandy hook couldn’t find .22 because of the panic. It took years before I saw .22 ammo (besides shotshells) in my area. Years.
Now we’re in the worst primer panic in forever. It’ll take a long time before it evens out.
I hope I’m wrong.
Always -always- lube bottle neck cases. It makes life SO much easier. I will also lightly lube pistol cases too.
I highly recommend using Dillon spray lube, or make your own (lanolin based recipes are online). I once got a .308 case stuck in my die after using Hornady one shot. I’ve also...
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