XL 650 Casefeeder ?

[dmftoy1]

Does anyone run theirs on "High"?

I just finished setting up the XL-650 that my wife got me for christmas and all I can say is WOW . . . .wish I had done it sooner. I really like not having to feed in empty brass. I think it'll take me a bit to develop the appropriate rhythm but it looks like a winner. (Much different than my 550 which was advance, put in a case, put on a bullet, pull the lever . . . this is more like place a bullet, pull the lever, place a bullet, pull the lever.) (forgot the visual check on powder!)

Another stupid 650 question . . .can you visually check that a primer is there? On my 550 I had a habit of watching the bar as it came out of the primer magazine with a new primer to make sure that there was a primer AND that it was right side up.

Ok, back to playing.

Have a good one,
Dave

 

[taliv]

i normally only put about 200 cases in it at a time and run it on low. when i fill it more than half full, it needs to be on high to move.

i have a 1050 not a 650, but no direct way to observe the primer that i know of other than potentially watching the follower drop a little bit.
however, the powder check station will definitely let you know because if there's no primer, it will dump 5 grains or so into the chassis below the shell plate and that's enough to set off the powder check buzzer.

 

[JMB]

I only run mine on high when I initially fill the drop tube with brass, then I switch to low. If you find yourself waiting on brass to drop into station 1 then put it on high.
You can see a primer but not like you can on a 550. If you look to the right of the shell plate between staions 1 & 2 you will barely see a primer sitting in the primer disc. But the primer you see there will be seated in another 3 or 4 pulls of the handle. Just keep filling that primer tube when you low primer sensor buzzes and you won't have a problem. Always take the time when you pull out the finished rounds from the bin to visually check a primer didn't get seated upside down. I always o this when I transfer the ammo from the bin to ammo boxes, the time is minimal.
Once you get going on the 650 you'll find your own knack. I love mine it's only purpose is to feed my 1911.

 

[dmftoy1]

Thanks guys! I think I'm really going to like this. I"ve got 2 big boxes of .45acp brass all ready and waiting . .just have to fill the primer tubes.

Have a good one,
Dave

 

[ilbob]

I bought the plastic doohickey that orients the cases and loads them into the case fill tubes on my Lee 1000. It is amazing to me how much nicer it works, and it was only like $20. Just put a handful of cases in the hopper, gently shake it for thirty seconds or so and the tubes fill right up. I wonder if it could be adapted to a Dillon press.

 

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Lee case feeder works great for me on 380 and 40's. Twenty to thirty dollars with collator and small and large feeder. Dillon's price !!!!!!
My Square Deal ( bought 2 months ago) has about 200 rounds loaded on it. The price of the 380 conversion I bought for it was crazy. Bought a Load Master,380 and 40, complete set up for both calibers, for less than SQ. Deal press alone. Love it, the Deal goes on E-Bay as soon as I have time .

 

[jmorris]

I only use the high setting when loading rifle ammo. Both the small and large pistol case feed plates have 30 slots for casings; the small rifle plate has 12 and the large rifle only 6. Congratulations on your new press, if you think it’s fast now get a bullet feeder for it.

 

[dmftoy1]

Do they make such a thing? I've been sitting here at work all day just anticipating getting to the bench and getting the dies set correctly. (Spent last night mounting it and playing with it with no dies.

 

[jmorris]

Gsiinternational.com and bulletfeeder.com both have them. I have the GSI unit with a collator of my own design. The feeder is a good unit that still lets you use the powder check system (I think that’s imperative). A friend just received his KISS collator, I’ll see it this weekend, and first reports are that it works. There are others, the Lee is going to cost you more time than it saves. Another advertised in Front Sight magazine is cheap <$150 but it takes away the powder check (and no collator). It seems the collator is the most difficult part to design (and work with all bullets). Magma engineering sells the MA Systems collator and they work with anything except hollow base wadcutters but cost +-$1000.

 

[dmftoy1]

Wow!

I'd have to be shooting alot more than I am now to justify that but it's really cool!!