For the economically disadvantaged 550 guy

[Jamie]

I'm bumping this back to life as I have no friggin' idea how I missed this before.

I couldn't even guess how many hundreds of thousands of rounds my '88 vintage 550 has produced and this issue has always been a PIA. Dillon has graciously replaced all manner of primer parts over the years and I've simply developed a routine of disassembly and cleaning of the primer system every 500 rounds.

I just ordered the JW Systems plate off of Amazon (affiliate link above folks ^).

https://www.amazon.com/JW-Systems-Di...gateway&sr=8-1

Thanks for initially posting this @Hambo

[MGW]

I’m tempted to order one of these. My dad won’t even deprime on his 550 anymore. He runs them all through a single stage, then cleans the brass, then loads everything on then 550.

[Jamie]

I’m tempted to order one of these. My dad won’t even deprime on his 550 anymore. He runs them all through a single stage, then cleans the brass, then loads everything on then 550.

I've just received my ship notification email. So hopefully I'll get to try it out within the week.

[WDR]

The JW Systems roller bearing and extended primer slide plate was the best thing I have done to my 550. I have not had a hangup with the priming system since I added it to the press. ~$30 well spent, for sure.

I have not felt the need to replace the spent primer cup on mine, but I did replace the factory wire clip on the "catcher"(I forget the real name for this part), and added a small magnet as a weight to help keep it open at the proper time. I lose a few spent primers, but not many. I put a strip of duct tape over the sharp edge of the cup, against the frame, to reduce the number of primers that bounce off the edge/top of the cup.

[OlongJohnson]

I’m tempted to order one of these. My dad won’t even deprime on his 550 anymore. He runs them all through a single stage, then cleans the brass, then loads everything on then 550.

I bought a $28 Lee single stage just for depriming so I could do that in a "dirty" location not my loading room, and before cleaning. CDO is a mofo.

[rsa-otc]

I recently got this part and can vouch for it's effectiveness. Made everything much smoother.

[Jamie]

I've just received my ship notification email. So hopefully I'll get to try it out within the week.

Wow. That was fast and easy.
I received the plate on the 28th, set it up yesterday afternoon and ran a quick 100 rounds through my old 550. Sweet!
Very smooth and works as advertised.
Thanks again P-F!

[03RN]

I'm so poor I do all my loading with a single stage

[mmc45414]

I'm so poor I do all my loading with a single stage

A shooting buddy of mine, who is not poor anymore, persists in using a single stage press. On our practice scenarios I tend to fire multiple 9mm rounds while he will slowly fire a singe 45 round. I always joke that he has a single stage, I have more than one Dillon

[paherne]

I'm so poor I do all my loading with a single stage

Whew, I was feeling bad about my Square Deal B until you posted...