funnelcake
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Some time back I bought several boxes of "reloading stuff" from a buddy. Among the loot was a Dillon 450jr press. He mentioned a couple things were missing but could be purchased & it'd been some time since he'd boxed the stuff up and couldn't remember all of it.
Not having reloaded before, I'd also gotten a free Lee Challenger, etc. from another friend. After scratching the noggin and looking at the pile of parts vs. the single-stage...well, yep. Fast-forward several months & I've purchased a few more necessities & niceties and most importantly learned a lot (had some fun too).
With 2 single-stage presses, a Perfect Powder measure, etc. I've pretty much optimized (I think) my single-stage loading. Problems are:
-A bit slow: Both to change calibers, & ammo production
...ok, that's the problem, I'd like to crank out a bit more ammo in a given hour.
I mostly load handgun calibers (all the common stuff + .38 Super), so I started looking at Lee's Turret presses and thought "Hey, I've still got that Dillon stuff". Why not try to get the 450 running instead of shucking out maybe more cash? I'm reasonably mechanically inclined but do have the occasional struggle with assembling things (have to be honest with yourself).
So, I'd appreciate someone familiar with Dillon equipment having a look at the below & telling me what's missing. I'm also going to go & download the instructions, but they normally assume all the parts are there. One last thing: I really like Lee dies; will they work w/ the press in some capacity?
Pictures of press & all parts:
Thanks...Funnel
Not having reloaded before, I'd also gotten a free Lee Challenger, etc. from another friend. After scratching the noggin and looking at the pile of parts vs. the single-stage...well, yep. Fast-forward several months & I've purchased a few more necessities & niceties and most importantly learned a lot (had some fun too).
With 2 single-stage presses, a Perfect Powder measure, etc. I've pretty much optimized (I think) my single-stage loading. Problems are:
-A bit slow: Both to change calibers, & ammo production
...ok, that's the problem, I'd like to crank out a bit more ammo in a given hour.
I mostly load handgun calibers (all the common stuff + .38 Super), so I started looking at Lee's Turret presses and thought "Hey, I've still got that Dillon stuff". Why not try to get the 450 running instead of shucking out maybe more cash? I'm reasonably mechanically inclined but do have the occasional struggle with assembling things (have to be honest with yourself).
So, I'd appreciate someone familiar with Dillon equipment having a look at the below & telling me what's missing. I'm also going to go & download the instructions, but they normally assume all the parts are there. One last thing: I really like Lee dies; will they work w/ the press in some capacity?
Pictures of press & all parts:
Thanks...Funnel