Buzznrose
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Dillon 550 was my choice in 2020…I have zero regrets.
I load 9/38/357/40/10/45/.223/.308
I load 9/38/357/40/10/45/.223/.308
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goal of 300 rounds per month loaded
300 loads a month can easily turn into 500.....
You may only want to load 300 rounds a month now, but what do you think you'll want to load in a few months, or a year, from now?9mm, 44 mag , 223 , 308 ,
Dillon 550 was my choice in 2020…I have zero regrets.
Pro’s: You will NEVER wear one out. Your great grandkids will be using them.
I bet a lot of people would be interested in what you might suggest......I would. We are all different with different needs, and skills, and interests....so the more people give opinions the better. Jo Jo may find your view is the one that rings his bell.Everyone has their opinions on what press is best. It depends on your budget (plus all the extras you will need) Not just how many rounds you think you will need
What works for me, may not work for you, so I am not gonna suggest one
I used a single for many, many years.....then it started hurting......we all get old eventually. So when it started hurting (arthritis, and other things, I decided it was either find a hobby for old people or buy a progressive. I chose to reload easier...
ETA: I am sorry, I did not see the “voting” part or the choice of the two you are considering. My bad. Sorry for the off topic comment.Dillon 550 was my choice in 2020…I have zero regrets.
I load 9/38/357/40/10/45/.223/.308
this is my concern as I had a Dillon 550 and somehow I managed to load 2 squibs over the course of a few years , sold the press because somehow I messed up with the manual indexing.I prefer batch mode for loading with a single stage anyway......I think it makes for fewer mistakes
I look in each case before seating with my 550 and also my T7. Of all the speed gains offered by the various presses not checking each case before seating isn't one to be sacrificed. I have never had a squib.
100 % agree and not blaming the 550 but the manual index is not for me ,There is NO reloading operation where QC is not involved
I started in the progressive club, the December after Obama was elected the first term.....it was a manual indexing Pro 2000. But I did so ONLY because there was a run on the auto advance version of that press and they were out of stock everywhere......but I was able to also order the conversion kit to make it into an auto advance version. I chose that press because it was significantly cheaper to add calibers to it, not requiring Dillon's expensive caliber kits for their 650, and it had a safer primer system. The down side? It didn't come with a case feeder and I mistakenly thought that wasn't important. I will tell you one thing for sure, case AND bullet feeders are VERY important IMO. I have since added both to All my progressive presses! and the Lee APP too! ($60 a piece 3D printed myself)this is my concern as I had a Dillon 550 and somehow I managed to load 2 squibs over the course of a few years , sold the press because somehow I messed up with the manual indexing.
Even though 2 squibs out of 10k plus rounds is low and only happened to me I just cant take a chance
since my Son , Daughter , Wife and mostly myself shoot my reloads I have to be 100 % spot on so no manual indexing for me and have decided to choose between the auto progressive or the turret
True, that.300 rds. a month is easily accomplished with any press.
100%There is NO reloading operation where QC is not involved…
I already have my sons inherentence in cast bullet molds
my reloads I have to be 100 % spot on so no manual indexing for me and have decided to choose between the auto progressive or the turret
I'd consider the T-7 to be manually indexed/advanced. IMHO, the T-7 has more of a 'single-stage, visually open' vibe than a 550, even if both are manually indexed/advanced.If "manual indexing" is off the table, why is a T-7 even a choice? Isn't a turret press a manual indexer?
In a year or two you probably won't even remember what you paid for it.