May want to try RMR Bullets. I'm having great results with them and they're a good price. Lots of good reviews on the hi road site.Quote:
Originally Posted by whitewalrus
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May want to try RMR Bullets. I'm having great results with them and they're a good price. Lots of good reviews on the hi road site.Quote:
Originally Posted by whitewalrus
Well I have had 6,000 of them on order for a while, so I will know more soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by whitewalrus
But right now I am impressed with their quality. And the owners are good dudes.
Did some reloading for the first time in 3 months (work had been crazy over the spring, so didn't get much shooting in).
Pulled out the turret with the 9mm dies. Put the correct drum (already pre-set for my 5.2 grains of CFE) into my Lee auto-drum measure. Poured about 1/2 of a hopper full of powder in, and watched as it poured out of the openings in the powder measure, all over the bench and floor. I had installed the drum upside down, and it doesn't seal when installed that way. The drums are "keyed" but keyed every 90 degrees.... not sure why they designed it that way.
Anyway, once I cleaned up from my stupidity, I loaded 400 rounds of 9mm.
Eggleston brothers are good dudes and their bullets are good. The coating is not quite as thick as some other poly coated bullets, so it does pay to use the lightest crimp you can safely apply.
Recently one of my neighbors commented on while taking a late night stroll with his wife, he could view me in my garage reloading. Sooo, I just sprayed my windows with Rustoleum "Frosted Glass" rattle can. Very pleased with the results. In daylight hrs, the light seems to be amplified. Really helps brighten up the place.
Highly recommend.
I loaded some 45 colt and 454 for the Ruger black hawk and sat there wishing i had a bigger gun, 475 or 500 would be nice! Or one of the BFR's in 45-70 or something.
Loaded up a bunch (6,000) of pink 147gn Eggleston coated bullets in 9mm. Then spent a few hours linking them for belt fed fun.
This might be a weird question, but would anyone be willing to let me try out their Dillon 650? I'm currently using a Lee turret, and 4 pulls per bullet just isn't doing it for me. I want to get the Dillon, but I'd hate to blow thru $1200 bucks without ever even touching one. I'd like to try it out with either 9mm or .223 if possible.
We will need video when you test them in your new toy. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoser
I think the consensus here is go with a 550 or 1050. The 650 doesn't really offer much to the money/value ratio.Quote:
Originally Posted by shooter_mcgavin
Take this with a grain of salt, because I have neither and am single staging for precision rifle only. Either way, good luck. Lots of people on here are really friendly and may be willing to let you test drive their gear.
I think the 650 is perfect and is what I have. The 1050 is overkill for most and caliber changes are expensive! The 550 is too much handling. I can load 800 rounds an hour with my 650 and have loaded over 20k rounds in the year and a half that I have had it. Take a trip to The Reloading Zone in wheatridge and talk to Mike. Tell him Chris sent you and you will be able to try a 550, 650 and a Lock n Load. And if you decide you want a 550 or 650 he will have it in stock at the same price as you can buy it online.
When I was in there a few weeks ago, he had a Dillon 1050 set up too. I don't think the Hornady LnL gets much attention over there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Slapps74
The 650 is perfect for 9mm. Granted not the volume like the 1050, but it works. DEPENDING how much the one reloads annually. IMO the 550 (outside no case feeder) is an almost perfect press. Simple, ease of use for the novice or expert loader.
The 1050 as mentioned is a bigger start up cost, tool head wise.
The 550 with 9mm conversion, strong mount, roller handle, spare parts kit, extra primer pick up tubes and bullet tray is $620. Excluding dies.
The 650 with same items as the 550, but including a case feeder and powder check is $1040, OTD.
I went from LCT to 550b (shut up, Jim). I reload multiple calibers and didn't have the cash for multiple 650 setups, and I don't shoot 1000s of rounds per month. If I hit the lottery, there will be more Blue in my new shop on my new land, but until then the 550b is perfect for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by shooter_mcgavin
Slapps74 - NICE!!!
Thanks man!Quote:
Originally Posted by roberth
Thank you so much! I guess a trip to weatridge might be in my weekend plans. Also, question.....why did you choose the inline fabrication mount over the strong mount? Is it lower?Quote:
Originally Posted by Slapps74
Yes it is lower and I think he was out of the strong mount. As solid as the strong mount is, I think the inline is a little better and Dan at Inline is a really good dude to deal with. The Reloading Zone now carries his stuff now.
Sweet! I guess this is the last question/comment I have.... You have the junior mount right? And you posted a pic of it all mounted, so obviously it mounts. Inline themselves say that you can't use the 650 on the junior without shimming the legs. I'm quite confused... Did you have to modify anything or does it just work regardless of them saying it shouldn't work?
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I will have to measure it when I get home but almost 100% it is the junior. No shims required. But the lower part of the press hangs off the front of the bench. So I guess it technically would not work.
Oh ok, that makes sense. So that's pretty much exactly what they said. Thanks for the help! I'll be ordering my 650 this weekend most likely! I'm already excited as can be!
If you go to The Reloading Zone they will have everything you need. You will have to pay the tax but no shipping. You will love it!Quote:
Originally Posted by shooter_mcgavin
Cranked out 900 rounds of 40 S&W, 475 of 223 bolt gun ammo for my practice rifle, and loaded up 35 rounds of 6X47L for Load and dope confirmation tomorrow for the match rifle. If I'm happy with it (and I'm 99% sure I will be) I'll load up about 350 rounds of that tomorrow evening so I'm ready to go for the Quiet Riot in 2 weeks.
Subsonic 300 Whisper just got a lot cheaper...
Cast up a bunch yesterday and today. With my lead they are dropping about 191-192 gns.
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400 223, 500 147gn 9mm 400 135gn 10mm between Sunday and Monday.
Unboxed my new 650 and loaded up 100 rounds of .223 to try it out. Realized its wayyyy too hot in the garage and had to move the press downstairs.
Congrats! Did you get it from The Reloading Zone?Quote:
Originally Posted by shooter_mcgavin
No. I just haven't had the time to make it up to Denver so I ordered from BrianEnos.comQuote:
Originally Posted by Slapps74
Brian is a great dude. Known his personally for 15-20 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by shooter_mcgavin
The amount of info I got from his site made me feel like I absolutely HAD to give him my money. What an outstanding website. I hope he keeps it around LONG after he closes up shop in August.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoser
I'll second Brian E. Any question you have about a Dillon he's right there. His forum is also wealth of knowledge and people willing to help.Quote:
Originally Posted by shooter_mcgavin
Do what we did, installed a mini-split in the garage.Quote:
Originally Posted by shooter_mcgavin
Chucked up the new drill to the rcbs trimmer and saved myself tons of time and energy trimming brass.
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I'm about to do the same thing. I was thinking that if I can mount the trimmer on the wall, I can set the height so the drill can sit on the bench and I won't even have to hold it.
You're making bank. Buy a Giraud. AND that 550 you were looking at.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
I could, but I'd rather fund my retirement.
Start packing it all up on Sunday. Moving to TX
1K LC on the 1050. tumbling to remove lube ;)
Is that Long Colt or Lake City?Quote:
Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo