Hi Guys ,
Does any one use one of these presses , if so what do you think of It ?
Later Chris
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Hi Guys ,
Does any one use one of these presses , if so what do you think of It ?
Later Chris
Used one found it ok.....
Saved a lot of time.
I have the Lyman equiv
To be honest, saves little time in my opinion.
Time saved is screwing out die and another back in.
Lockrings can be done up so die is pre set, so it really negates that
You 'could' load 1 round start to finish at a time, but you'd prob loose time with turning the head for each stage.
If you load 2 calibers only then you could leave dies setup.
Both the Lyman and the Redding so have a nice leverage ratio - both alot better than my single stage Boss
Thanks guys
Our club has a new one and for the $700? it cost it seems over-priced. You could do 2 calibers at once, but I cant see why getting a Lee classic turrect 4 hole press and a $22 spare head per caliber doesnt solve that one far cheaper (<$300). Its a nice green....but Im a red guy....
:thumbsup:
Or for about the same money ($800) you can get a Dillion 550B which comes with a die set of your choice.
(Im ok with blue as well)
:cool:
$700 seems a little expensive???
This is the price DED are selling them for:
Deadeye Dicks - Redding
Go a forster bonanza press - no shell holders needed and the dies just slide straight in.
Co-Ax ® Press with "S" jaws, Model B3 - Forster Products
I found a second hand one on trademe.
Right or wrong , I look at the lower dillons as not that good ? , and If I want a progressive in the future ( one that works real good & can do rifle cals , it will be probably the 1050 , .
And yeah was thinking under 500 for one .
Cheers Guys
+1 best press on the market IMO. Had mine for nearly 20 yrs. Its almost pink now the colour has faded that much. Never had an issue with it.Quote:
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I would go the Dillon 650 not the 1050 - the 650 uses standard reloading dies where the 1050 uses dillons own dies - if they don't make the die that you want your shit outa luck.
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I just had a quick look at the 1050 , and the info I can find says std 7/8x14 dies , the only Dilln with onw dies is the Square deal press ?
550,650 and 1050 all use standard dies.
The SQD uses dillon prop dies and is pistol cal only.
I have 1x 550, 1x SL900, 2x 650 and 2x 1050
I would not recommend a 650 or 1050 as a 1st progressive machine.
If you plan to load more than 1 caliber in batches under 1000rds at a time the 550 is by far the way to go.
Lee classic turret press, $265, so that $220 would almost get me a set of redding comp dies.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bryan
Dillion 550 is $799 ish with a set of 308 dies.