so tonight I go to dillon's website to see if 550 vinyl covers are back in stock, and BAM I see that there is a casefeeder for the 550.
and apparently there has been one for quite some time now - since 2006 after a quick google.
I think I will partake in this awesomeness.
I really hope this can significantly speed me up.
anyone use the casefeeder for the 550? how does it work?
also, does it come with all the mounting hardware? I despise finding such things at home depot.
Although I have a 550, I don't have any personal experience with the casefeeder. I was thinking about it before my wife surprised me with a 650 and casefeeder. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by fuse
My record on the 550 was 480 rounds per hour without a casefeeder. The casefeeder would probably increase that by 100 per hour.
I average a little over 400 rounds per hour on my 550. I find the big limiting factor is loading the primer feed tubes more than case or bullet feeding. I have been looking at their auto primer accessory.
I also like to take the time & look into each case check to make sure there is powder.
I found out the hard way last year at a match when my electronic ear pro failed and I didn't hear the primer fire, thought I had a dud of some type, tapped and racked and sent a second slug down the barrel. Good thing was that I had 2 down zero shots on target, bad was the slide locked back over the swelled barrel and needed a mallet and new barrel to get the gun up and running again. :rolleyes:
If it were me, I would upgrade to a 650 or 1050 with a casefeeder. I'm not sure how much you would get out of a 550 casefeeder.
Take a look at this post/poll if you want some user feedback:
http://www.brianenos.com/forums/inde...%20feeder&st=0
The auto indexing makes a big differenceQuote:
Originally Posted by TAP
I have a case feeder on a 550 which has what I consider two drawbacks.
1. Only does pistol calibers.
2. Not a quick / simple removal for doing rifle calibers.
If you only load pistol rounds and already have a 550 it is nice and to me was well worth the cost..