Loading 44 mag on dillon square deal?

[Randall53]

Does anyone load 44 magnum on their SD-B?. I have one i bought new a couple of years ago, and i usually load 38 sp and 380. I've heard that the 44 mag is a bit much for this loader. I want to start loading these but thought I'd ask before spending another hunnert bucks for the conversion kit.

 

[Plain Old Bill]

I do.

I am very lazy...have SDB's set up in 45ACP, 9MM, 38 special/357 and 44 mag. so I don't have to change them out. Never a problem, I use 2400 and both cast and jacketed bullets.
I once actually broke a SDB but it was on 9 MMs. Go figure...had a new press pretty quick, they certainly believe in their guarantee. Good luck with the 44 mags.

 

[Randall53]

Thanks for the fast response bill. I'll go ahead and order the kit for 44 mag then. I'll probably be buying another square deal soon also. One for small pistol and one for the 44. I have a model 29 and a marlin 1894 in44 mag and shoot them quite a bit.

 

[JerZsquid]

I know lots of sass guys who load 45lc on em no problem.

 

[mahansm]

I used to load .44 mag on my Square Deal B, but when I bought a .500 magnum I had to get a bigger press. There are no .500 magnum dies/shellplates available for the Square Deal and with factory ammo at $2-$6/round, reloading was definitely going to happen.

Since I now have two presses, I decided to segregate by primer size and moved .44 mag duties over to the new RL 550. .45 ACP was added after the new press purchase so the choice of which die set/conversion kit was obvious.

The Square Deal was able to load .44, but it was tight. Resizing could get interesting. The RL 550 makes it much easier, with more leverage and more space between casings for my fingers.

 

[dgod]

I used one for 10 years, super reloader, my on;y complaint was that it had a habit of flipping primers in the tube (Un Seen), then thy were seated in the shell, well you can figure out the rest.

 

[Corey ACP]

.44

I use one of my square deals for large primer rounds and the other for small primer rounds. When I load .44 magnums it helps to very lightly lube a few cases and insert one of them into the sizer die every once in a while when the handle feels like it is getting harder to press. Probably every 10 or 20 rounds.

 

[4895]

I load .44 mag on a Dillon Square Deal press. First I run then through as resizing/depime only followed by trim/chamfer/debur.

I use a RCBS bench mount priming tool then set up my dies and make a run from station 2 dropping powder and belling the case mouth.

For me, I get more consistent OAL with this method and. I have made them in full progressive mode but wasn't very happy with the results. I would get a dimple in the primer and OAL was all over the place. It does work ok for range fodder but I like the results with my approach.

I don't always shoot .44 mag but when I do, I prefer H110.

 

[cfullgraf]

I load .44 mag on a Dillon Square Deal press. First I run then through as resizing/depime only followed by trim/chamfer/debur.

I use a RCBS bench mount priming tool then set up my dies and make a run from station 2 dropping powder and belling the case mouth.

For me, I get more consistent OAL with this method and. I have made them in full progressive mode but wasn't very happy with the results. I would get a dimple in the primer and OAL was all over the place. It does work ok for range fodder but I like the results with my approach.

I agree on this method for operating an SDB. Much more consistent ammunition. Resizing dies and priming system have been removed from both my SDB's.