Quick Question: Dillion 750 XL

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Alright, this is not a question about who/why/where Dillion raising prices.

In a previous locked post, Dillion 750XL don’t come with a conversation kit anymore.

Here the question : if my local is still selling the 750 with the caliber conversion kit included for $695 (Probably old stock) , should I go ahead and pick one up? Sound like a good deal, and a good opportunity for a layaway
 
buck460XVR said:
Definitely a saving of a c-note or more over MSRP. Kinda gets down to if you want/need one. Ain't really a deal otherwise.
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it’s not a great deal, but… I kindda always wanted one. Could probably pay it off in 2 months.

What does the conversion kit come with? Dies?
 
Cartridge specific shell plate,pins, and powder die insert.

Dies not included, but in most cases you can use what you have
 
Yep, $100 and that doesn't include the dies, die plate, powder measure....
But that being said, I still like my Dillon better than my Hornady.
 
Buy once, cry once.
You can find dies and such for reasonable prices on several gun forum's B/S/T classifieds.
You MUST do your homework and know the going rate for what you need and be ready to pounce when you see a deal.
My experience is, every classified section(if it has enough traffic) has some hawks lurking for ANY good deal.
 
I didn't know they no longer include a conversion kit. But yeah you can just look up the price of the kit and figure out the savings. You don't necessarily need a caliber kit for every caliber. Often times a lot of the parts are interchangeable. Before you buy a whole kit compare the part numbers included with what you already have. You might only need one or two of the parts. Which if that's the case it's cheaper to buy the individual parts then a whole kit. I've done it a few times.
 
I have a 550 and don’t mind indexing.

But I have decided I need a different powder measure and tool plate for every caliber.

You may not!!!

I want a plug and play system.

The quality of the finished product is the most important to me.

Changing out components on the tool plate, wasting materials trying to get the next caliber right isn’t something I want to mess with.

I figure my 550, with tool plates and powder drops will cost me $1,200 total to have setups to load ; 9mm, .40, .38, .357, .357 rifle, .223.

But I can change a tool plate with the powder drop, check a few powder weights and OALs and start reloading that caliber.

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Buy it! :D But I'd want to make sure it was not a return (lemon)

I have bought caliber conversion parts a le carte, when the kits were out of stock. It's more expensive that way. Dillon has a PDF on their site that lists all the part numbers for each cartridge, and there's a significant bit of overlap. Things in the caliber conversion include such as: locating pins for each station - diameter of the pin heads varies for different case rim diameters. The 5 position shell plate itself. And various case feed parts - the elevator ramp, case funnel, etc. Even using just the included case feeder tube and not an automated case feeder was a big upgrade for me over manually feeding my turret press.
 
THEWELSHM said:
Buy a Hornady LNL

Dillon vs Lee vs Hornady (rangehot.com)

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Good paper. But in the end, it's just personal opinion. When I bought my first Dillon, I was really torn between the LNL and the 650. Really torn. Was in analysis paralysis for a couple of months over it. Another plus for the LNL was that our local Bass Pro stocks them and has lots of accessories for them. But after combing through a lot research, a theme came out about the LNL's. They can need a fair amount of adjustment. Nothing major, but adjustments/tweaks were pretty common during a loading session.

I was coming from a older RCBS Ammomaster progressive, and it was like that. Maybe have to tweak the powder drop linkage, or the primer timing, etc pretty much in every reloading session. So the idea of getting away from that is what swayed me to a Dillon. And it is pretty much true. Once dialed in, it almost never needs anything but primers, cases and powder to continue churning out shells. I'm sure the LNL is a fine machine too, but I'm sure happy with the Dillon line.
 
Mark_Mark said:
Alright, this is not a question about who/why/where Dillion raising prices.

In a previous locked post, Dillion 750XL don’t come with a conversation kit anymore.

Here the question : if my local is still selling the 750 with the caliber conversion kit included for $695 (Probably old stock) , should I go ahead and pick one up? Sound like a good deal, and a good opportunity for a layaway
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Buy it! You know you want it! Pro Tip: Instead of buying caliber conversion kits.....use the cross reference sheets that Dillon provides and look up the parts you need for a caliber. You will save GOBS of money over buying a complete kit for every caliber...if you do a LOT of calibers. For a reference point: To change a caliber over requires several pieces, this is in addition to dies. You need the pieces that allow the case feeder to work with a caliber, a piece that feeds the case onto the shell plate, the shell plate, and locating pins to keep the cases in the shell plate. All of these can be purchased separately and many of them are common across multiple calibers. So you could pay a hundred bucks for caliber X's conversion kit.......or maybe.....use shell plate A from Caliber Y, locater pins from Caliber W, and case feeder adapters from Caliber Z that you already own. It doesn't take long before you have a shelf of conversion pieces that ultimately cover every round you'll ever need.
 
EricBu said:
Buy it! You know you want it! Pro Tip: Instead of buying caliber conversion kits.....use the cross reference sheets that Dillon provides and look up the parts you need for a caliber. You will save GOBS of money over buying a complete kit for every caliber...if you do a LOT of calibers. For a reference point: To change a caliber over requires several pieces, this is in addition to dies. You need the pieces that allow the case feeder to work with a caliber, a piece that feeds the case onto the shell plate, the shell plate, and locating pins to keep the cases in the shell plate. All of these can be purchased separately and many of them are common across multiple calibers. So you could pay a hundred bucks for caliber X's conversion kit.......or maybe.....use shell plate A from Caliber Y, locater pins from Caliber W, and case feeder adapters from Caliber Z that you already own. It doesn't take long before you have a shelf of conversion pieces that ultimately cover every round you'll ever need.
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Hummmm… you know the Dillion SDB is a good vaule for the price! dies and factory setup. !!
 
Mark_Mark said:
Hummmm… you know the Dillion SDB is a good vaule for the price! dies and factory setup. !!
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The SDB is a good little machine...just keep in mind, it uses proprietary dies. If you've already got a heavy investment in dies, the 550 or 750 is a better deal depending on whether you want auto indexing or not...and the extra station in the 750.
 
Do you load enough of a single caliber to justify that additional expense. I change my preference and interests to often. Last 2 years was 9mm this year is 38/357. To couple that I'm loading 5 or 6 cases in a ladder and changing the load for the next batch. Do you have dialed loads that you need to mass replicate? These presses are ideal for guys that shoot weekly matches.
 
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