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    Dot Driver Kyle Reese's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by LittleLebowski View Post
    Yup, he's offered me use of it and I know I shouldn't try it, it will just cost me.
    Just duuuuuh ittt. [emoji2]

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    Quote Originally Posted by LittleLebowski View Post
    I keep pondering a 650 or 1050 for dedicated pistol and keeping the 550 for all other calibers. Finances get in the way.
    The journey begins with a single step

    I only added the second 550 a few years ago.

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    I used to have three Dillon Square Deals (one in 9mm, 40S&W, and 45ACP), plus two MEC shotgun presses (12 and 28), and a single stage on the bench. The Square Deal is a great solution for one pistol caliber (with the strong mount).

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    Quote Originally Posted by ranger View Post
    I used to have three Dillon Square Deals (one in 9mm, 40S&W, and 45ACP), plus two MEC shotgun presses (12 and 28), and a single stage on the bench. The Square Deal is a great solution for one pistol caliber (with the strong mount).
    Indeed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hambo View Post
    If I'm counting correctly you ordered press #4. That's a good start, not a fetish.
    But then a couple of buddies bought up the stuff I replaced, a regression [emoji3]



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    A 650 with a fully adjusted toolhead for each caliber is not exactly roughing it.

    Sometimes I ponder a second 650 to have one each dedicated to small and large primers....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Greg View Post
    A 650 with a fully adjusted toolhead for each caliber is not exactly roughing it.

    Sometimes I ponder a second 650 to have one each dedicated to small and large primers....
    I still have the first 550. Part of my decision to do the 650 is still have the 550 with all of my setups.

    Not shooting so much 45 these days, may never bother with large primers on the 650. But I am never saying never...

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    I just scored a 550 set up for 9mm
    A Midway Tumbler
    A rifle case trimmer
    430 pieces of .30/06 brasss
    Several hundred .38 Special brass
    Several hundred .357 brass
    3000 124 grain 9mm SJHP bullets
    Several thousand pieces of 9mm brass
    2 pounds of Accurate #2
    1 pound of Accurate #4
    $400

    I sold the .30/06 brass and recovered slightly over 1/4th of my investment.

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    I have been using the same Dillon 550 since 1986. Lately I load 9mm almost exclusively but in the past I have loaded huge amounts of .45ACP and smaller amounts of .357 Mag, .30 carbine, .38 Super and .30-06. The worst part of caliber changes is when you have to change primer sizes and shell plates. I would love to have a second machine so I could set up one for large primers and the other for small. I also have the large Dillon case tumbler and the Dillon case/media separater. The tumbler and the media separater save a huge amount of time because of the large capacity. My dream setup would be a 1050 for each caliber I shoot a lot of, and the 550 for load development and stuff I only shoot small amounts of, but then if I had the money to put all that togther I probably would not bother to reload.

    My problem right now is I have 2 weeks off of work because of shoulder surgery. Of course it had to be my right shoulder so I have a lot of free time but I can't reload, go to the range, or even dry fire. Well, I have been doing some dry fire but it is all weak hand only.

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    Part of the reason I was slow to jump to the 650 is I have the 550 setups for 380, 9mm, 38, 357 (seperate dies and tool head), 40, 44, 45 and 223.

    For the last two years or so I have had two 550s, one set up with the case feed. Seems I have kept it set up for 9, 40 or 45 and just load a bunch. That leaves the other one for whatever else needs done.

    I have just been removing and cleaning the primer feed and switching the slide without diasembling the little ram.

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