Would you buy a twenty-five year old or more Dillon RL1050?

[KevH]

I'm thinking of buying an old RL1050 to setup to load 9mm (I use a 550B for multiple calibers right now).

It would come with an older Mr. Bullet Feeder and one of the older aftermarket electric drives (AmmoBot I think).

Would $1k shipped for at least the RL1050 and bullet feeder be a decent deal worth the risk of buying it without seeing and testing it?

[LittleLebowski]

I’d do it.

[KevH]

I'm thinking of buying an old RL1050 to setup to load 9mm (I use a 550B for multiple calibers right now).

It would come with an older Mr. Bullet Feeder and one of the older aftermarket electric drives (AmmoBot I think).

Would $1k shipped for at least the RL1050 and bullet feeder be a decent deal worth the risk of buying it without seeing and testing it?

So it turns out its just the press (with a 9mm shell plate) and the case feeder.

He wants $400 for the bulletfeeder and $750 for the drive.

Still a decent deal?

[LittleLebowski]

So it turns out its just the press (with a 9mm shell plate) and the case feeder.

He wants $400 for the bulletfeeder and $750 for the drive.

Still a decent deal?

So, the total is $1150? Confirmed on the drive brand?

[KevH]

So, the total is $1150? Confirmed on the drive brand?

RL 1050=$1000
Mr. Bulletfeeder = $400
AmmoBot v1 = $750

I'm not really interested in the AmmoBot, I am interested in the Bulletfeeder, but they're around $460 new aren't they?

[DDTSGM]

The problem I would have is this:

The Super 1050 and RL1100 are both $2,000.00 (on Dillons site) In view of the fact that Dillon's doesn't offer their forever warranty on the commercial style presses, I'd be hard pressed to pay a grand for a machine that is, per your post, over a quarter century old. Add to this the fact that it has been used with an ammobot for some of that time and I think you may be asking for headaches.

Of course your post doesn't have much in specifics, if it has been recently overhauled by Dillon that might make a difference, etc.

Mr. Bulletfeeders run $470 to $499 (on the Dillon's site) Your post doesn't say how old the Mr. Bulletfeeder is, just that it is one of the older ones. It is my impression from talking with a couple of guys who had them, and reading Dillon's site, that earlier models were temperamental. In this case a 15% savings (for 9mm) wouldn't seem to be a particularly good deal.

JMO perhaps worth exactly what you paid.

[andre3k]

I wouldn't drop the coin for the old ammobot and mrbullet feeder, but would definitely be interested in the press. Sounds as if its an old commercial brass prep or loading setup. Hopefully, the seller is honest and will give you an accurate round count but I would plan on buying some replacement parts simply due to age and knowing its been automated. Dillon still fully supports the 1050 so you'll have no issue getting parts, but they won't be free.

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[mmc45414]

Probably a good deal for a 1050, but you would probably be spending the same or more compared to getting a brand new 750.

I have no 1050 experience but went from the 550 to the 650. IMO the indexing and case feed are the big gains, and a bullet feeder could be added. You would give up primer swaging, and that could be a consideration.

Is the thing local so you could see it and maybe run it?

IMO having a 750 sitting there ready to do your nine and a 550 covering all other bases would be a nice setup. Others with actual 1050 experience might tell me to get back in my lane :cool:

[SecondsCount]

I have an old 1050 with a casefeeder. I think I paid $800 four years ago and it came with a 223 and 45ACP conversion kit with dies, and a bunch of spare parts. It's a little worn but runs well enough. I leave it setup for 223 and use a 650 for 9mm. If you are only going to be loading pistol ammo, then I would just get a 650/750 setup with a casefeeder.

[paherne]

You're going to make enough money on OT with this Coronavirus thing to pay the extra $500 for a new 1050 and case/bulletfeedeers. It's only $500-700 more for new, and that's 5-7 hours of OT. BOOM! No worries about worn out presses and a new machine..

[KevH]

You're going to make enough money on OT with this Coronavirus thing to pay the extra $500 for a new 1050 and case/bulletfeedeers. It's only $500-700 more for new, and that's 5-7 hours of OT. BOOM! No worries about worn out presses and a new machine..

Not here.

So far we are working in an emergency schedule with 7 12 hour shifts on, followed by two weeks off. All OT gigs have been cancelled. I'm on straight time pay for the foreseeable future.

[paherne]

Not here.

So far we are working in an emergency schedule with 7 12 hour shifts on, followed by two weeks off. All OT gigs have been cancelled. I'm on straight time pay for the foreseeable future.

Wait till your government entity declares an emergency and the Federal OT dollars start flowing. I'm not a betting man, but the stupidity I've seen at Costco and supermarkets so far leads me to believe the jack-assery will escalate because, "Muh, TP, muh water!" Our EOC is open and a declaration is imminent.

[willie]

I'm thinking of buying an old RL1050 to setup to load 9mm (I use a 550B for multiple calibers right now).

It would come with an older Mr. Bullet Feeder and one of the older aftermarket electric drives (AmmoBot I think).

Would $1k shipped for at least the RL1050 and bullet feeder be a decent deal worth the risk of buying it without seeing and testing it?

You might ask Dillon about their service policy on this model and how much does "refurbishing" one cost.

[bofe954]

If you got the press for 1K you'd probably do OK. Casefeeders are electric and can crap out and cost about $250. Last I knew refurb for a 1050 was $185 plus parts. It'd almost be tempting to buy it for 1K and just have him mail it to dillon. You might have $1300 refurbed press. Buy a new bulletfeeder and you'd have a nice set up for $1800 vs. $2500. If the casefeeder dies you'd be over 2K though...

I think there were some old Mr. Bulletfeeders that mounted to the bench and were kind of a huge contraption relative to the new ones. I wouldn't pay $400 for one when the new ones are $469, and again you are buying an electric machine that can just die at any moment.

[BN]

I have a 30 year old RL1050 that still works okay. I leave it set up for 9mm.

I might buy the press only if all the parts are there. If you have to buy parts to get it working it will not be cost worthy.