Hey everyone,
I have successfully made a automatic Dillon 1050. It uses a drive motor to pull the handle (with slim gear to protect your machine), Automatic bullet feeding, automatic primer feed (Meaning you poor in up to 600 primers into the feeder while the machine is running non-stop) and lastly I added a 6lb capacity powder reservoir. The machine runs at 1200 revs per hour put I am considering a 1500 rev per hour system. Everything is very beefy and heavy to keep the machine steady.
The main reason i started developing this machine is to bridge the gap between a 1050 and the $40,000.00 Camdex auto-loaders.
When running the machine there are 3 things to watch. Station 1 where the case in pushed into your shellplate, The primer arm to make sure it fully goes forward (so your primer pin doesn't hit the primer slide and possibly bend) and the powder check (this is a personal choice and many loaders do not do this).
If something should go wrong simply let off the foot pedal! The machine is turned on and off with a sewing machine like foot pedal and stops within 1/4 inch when you let off the pedal. It has forward and reverse as well. This machine when assembled weighs right around 150lbs.
The machine is pretty pricey but for the smaller commercial loader its perfect. The cost will be up to $7,000.00 Also keep in mind if you run sized/deprimed brass or new brass you can operate 2 machines at the same time. The reason for this is the amount of tension with new brass is so low the slim gear can be set wear absolutely nothing can be hurt is it gets jammed. Fired brass requires much more tension to size therefore pins and small parts may be broken if you do not watch carefully.
So folks my question to you all is would you buy a machine like this?
I have successfully made a automatic Dillon 1050. It uses a drive motor to pull the handle (with slim gear to protect your machine), Automatic bullet feeding, automatic primer feed (Meaning you poor in up to 600 primers into the feeder while the machine is running non-stop) and lastly I added a 6lb capacity powder reservoir. The machine runs at 1200 revs per hour put I am considering a 1500 rev per hour system. Everything is very beefy and heavy to keep the machine steady.
The main reason i started developing this machine is to bridge the gap between a 1050 and the $40,000.00 Camdex auto-loaders.
When running the machine there are 3 things to watch. Station 1 where the case in pushed into your shellplate, The primer arm to make sure it fully goes forward (so your primer pin doesn't hit the primer slide and possibly bend) and the powder check (this is a personal choice and many loaders do not do this).
If something should go wrong simply let off the foot pedal! The machine is turned on and off with a sewing machine like foot pedal and stops within 1/4 inch when you let off the pedal. It has forward and reverse as well. This machine when assembled weighs right around 150lbs.
The machine is pretty pricey but for the smaller commercial loader its perfect. The cost will be up to $7,000.00 Also keep in mind if you run sized/deprimed brass or new brass you can operate 2 machines at the same time. The reason for this is the amount of tension with new brass is so low the slim gear can be set wear absolutely nothing can be hurt is it gets jammed. Fired brass requires much more tension to size therefore pins and small parts may be broken if you do not watch carefully.
So folks my question to you all is would you buy a machine like this?
