Setting Up a Dillon 750

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I have a friend who I got into reloading. He bought a Dillon 750 and will be setting it up in my garage, until he finds room in his house (career change), on a Inline Fabrication Ultramount (already mounted on my bench).

I helped another friend set up a used 650 a while back and we applied most of the popular hacks, to get it to run smoothly, over time. I'm aware that the 750 already incorporates many of these hacks.

Are there any quirks I should be aware of when setting up this Dillon?

Besides the press, he also has the case feeder and several Inline Fab accessories (Ergo handle, switchable top plate, lighting, and bullets trays). He has his choice between my Hornady or RCBS 9mm die sets (I'm using a Redding Pro set)

TIA
 
The "spent primer chute" has always been a big one with me. All the mods your pal already has will contribute heavily towards making a LOT of trash... in the form of spent primers and smut. If you don't handle the out-going trash as well as you handle the in-coming brass, primers and powder, then you have set yourself up to be drowning in waste materials in a very short time.

Just my 2 cents.
 
You guys have to do mods to that expensive of a press? I thought mods for smooth operation was only for the Lee loadmaster?

Haha
 
The "mods" improve the functionality of the press. One gives you much larger spent primer storage. One allows you to quickly remove the powder measure by pulling a knob, instead of unscrewing two bolts, the other stops the case feeding.

They have nothing to do with smoothing the operation, but instead are time savers.
 
BigBore45 said:
You guys have to do mods to that expensive of a press? I thought mods for smooth operation was only for the Lee loadmaster?
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Well, some people buy a Porsche and then have Ruf work it over (or a Corvette with Lingenfelter, or a BMW with Alpina or Dinan, or....). People buy very nice "base guns" to have engraved or turned into tricked-out race guns.

The idea that higher-priced goods aren't subject to performance enhancement aftermarket stuff is.... well, it's not true. It's not true in cars or firearms... don't know why you'd think it would be true with reloading presses. Anything people are enthusiastic about is something that some of those same people will try to improve.
 
ATLDave said:
Well, some people buy a Porsche and then have Ruf work it over (or a Corvette with Lingenfelter, or a BMW with Alpina or Dinan, or....). People buy very nice "base guns" to have engraved or turned into tricked-out race guns.

The idea that higher-priced goods aren't subject to performance enhancement aftermarket stuff is.... well, it's not true. It's not true in cars or firearms... don't know why you'd think it would be true with reloading presses. Anything people are enthusiastic about is something that some of those same people will try to improve.
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You left out the HAHA. It was a semi joke. Just a laughing poke. I run lee and dillion. I have a few automated 1050s. I know all about performance upgrades
 
9mmepiphany said:
If that were true, they wouldn't have introduced the 750 to correct the shortcomings of the 650
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You left out the HAHA. It was a semi joke. Just a laughing poke. I run lee and dillion. I have a few automated 1050s. I know all about performance upgrades
 
9mmepiphany said:
I'm waiting the see the "upgrades" to start appearing for the Mark 7 Evolution/Revolution
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I run forcht drives on my 1050s
Only downfall is the lost of height but it will do 5.56 and down. I use them commercially in the 100,000's a year. Good machines
 
You are right, of course. There is no such thing as a perfect car, gun, or reloading press. Some are allowed more slack than others however. Often unfairly.

Same thing applies to humans......
 
Nature Boy said:
blue bashing :eek:
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Wouldn't think of it!.......well maybe except for in politics.:)

Progressive reloading presses.....I would like to have one of each.....3 blue ones, 2 red ones, and 2 green ones......and I'd add personal improvements to every one. That's half the fun......yet even improved none will be perfect....no such thing.

9mmepiphany: I admit I'm a little jealous, I love new presses....I would like one to play with....maybe next year. I kind of want one of the new cheap lightweight Lee's too, but both will have to wait til I make room for another bench......mine's full.

I will resist any temptation to get a Mark 7, though. I know my limitations.....I'd probably kill myself with one of those.

Eddietruett said:
I installed either this one or one very similar on my 650 and its the best money I've ever spent on reloading equipment. Drops the primers in a gallon jug and it takes forever to fill it up.
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Yes, I have similar capability on all my presses. Of mine, only the latest green one comes that way from the factory. What about 1050's and Hornady's.....do they?
 
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If that were true, they wouldn't have introduced the 750 to correct the shortcomings of the 650
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I suppose I would start by reading the manual and following it as far as setting up any press. Dillon has always had phenomenal manuals with lots of information, enough where most people don’t even read them and just ask questions on forums instead.

The largest change from the 650 to the 750 is putting the 550 priming system on the 650.

Anyone that has used progressive presses from all manufacturers knows that the weak link is the priming system and the 650 has the most reliable feed system out of them all.

Dillon engineers would have been much better served figuring out how to put the 650 rotary feed system on the 1050 that also swages pockets.

I guess the folks at Mark7 beat them to it though.
 
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