Ok, I'm sold on Dillon

[Firehand]

I'd thought about one for a long time, then a couple of weeks ago I found one for sale at a Fort Worth gun show. Guy loads ammo as a business, had just bought a 650 to supplement his 550 and decided to get rid of the B. It came with dies for .45acp and 9mm and a bunch of brass and cast bullets for both for a very good price.

I finally had time today to set it up fully and tweak the adjustments for my loads, then started loading. Taking my time, I loaded 100 rounds in less than an hour, which included double-checking some things to ease my mind. Very consistent, very easy. I like it.

I'm going to get a lot of use out of this thing.

By the way, I got a set of primer pickup tubes and they're worth every penny for loading the primer magazine.

 

[loadedround]

You won't be sorry with that purchase!

 

[Dr. Dickie]

Another Smurf is born!

 

[Firehand]

That's MR. Smurf to you...

 

[stellarpod]

Glad you're happy with the 650. I've certainly been pleased with mine.

After you use the 650 for awhile you'll find that loading primers is the bottleneck in the process. It becomes really frustrating when juxtaposed against all of the other superior aspects of this fine machine. Do yourself a favor; go to Midway USA right now and order a Franklin Arsenal Vibra Prime.




http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=656090

This is FAR easier and faster than picking up primers one at a time. I use the Dillon tubes with the pick-up nipple end removed, hold the bare end firmly in the Vibra Prime and rock & roll. It takes about 20 seconds to fill the tube. This will really speed up your primer work.

The Vibra Prime is a low-tech solution that cost a small fraction of what Dillon wants for their primer loading contraption.

Check it out.

stellarpod

 

[Firehand]

I'll have to take a look at that, thanks

 

[GaryL]

stellarpod,

Do the primers have to be properly oriented first? It looks like it drops them into the tube 'as is'.

 

[1911user]

The bottom of the tray is ribbed like every other primer flip tray. Drop in primers, shake to get them turned, then turn on the vibrate button to load the tubes.

 

[stellarpod]

Just like 1911user said.

I use Winchester primers. The box is sized such that I can lay it on the open tray and carefully slide the cover (of the Winchester box) off, thereby depositing most if not all of the primers on the Vibra-Prime tray in the proper orientation. I have very little flipping to do.

stellarpod

 

[Firehand]

Ok, this is getting bothersome

The other day I decided to load 'a few' before I had to get ready for work.

Now I need to buy more primers, and I've got to dig through the shed and find that bag of .45 brass I'd set aside...

 

[SASS#23149]

Now I need to buy more primers, and I've got to dig through the shed and find that bag of .45 brass I'd set aside

Yep,you've got the fever......




the BLUE fever!!