PRESS RECOMMENDATIONS

[Marine24]

There isn't any crimp required on any rifle round short of rounds in tube mags. The seat/crimp issue isn't an issue.

The more I think I know about reloading, the more I realize I don't know.

Thought on bottleneck cartridges, there was a taper crimp applied or is that marketing speak?

[Hoser]

[silentshooter]

On rifles if your bullet has a cannelure then it was designed to be crimped. Most 7.62 and 5.56 military brass is crimped and sealed. This is so that things like full out, belt fed and ruff handling of ammo/mags does not loosen the bullet seating and the sealant is for moisture.

If you are going to be doing mag dumps with your ammo then crimping it is a good idea. Some say crimping increase accuracy and others say it hinders it. You bullet does not need a cannelure to be crimped. You can always experiment with crimping to see how it performs in your rifle.

[Marine24]

Feels like I'm playing Texas Hold'em and just went all in. Picked up a 550 in 454 Casull, along with the conversion and deluxe quick change kits for 9mm, 45 ACP, .223 and .308. Showed some restraint and didn't order kits for .257 Wby and 338-06 (sure hope the Jennings 22 I'm selling pays for this).

Dillon sells the ktis for .257 Wby but what do you do for 338-06? Would a conversion kit for 30-06 work since the case for a 338-06 is a necked up 30-06 or would the powder funnel be wrong? Since I'm weighing individual charges and using the 550 like a single stage, powder funnel probably doesn't matter.

[silentshooter]

You just dropped a good bit of coin. You don't have to use dillon dies. Last dillon I was using we had a forster seating die inplace of the dillon to get a more consistent seating.

[Hoser]

Would a conversion kit for 30-06 work since the case for a 338-06 is a necked up 30-06 or would the powder funnel be wrong?

Standard 45 ACP/308/30-06 shellplates are the same.

[Marine24]

Thanks Gents. Another stupid question. Assume with a progressive, you use shellplates instead a shell holder in the press.

[sellersm]

Correct. Take a look at this chart (you can download it as a spreadsheet): http://www.brianenos.com/pages/dillo...onv.chart.html

[Marine24]

Makes it easy when planning your loading sequence. Run 45 ACP, 308 and 338-06 and only need to swap the tool head.