Planning to buy a reloading press?

[THE COOP]

I've been looking to buy a Dillon

Dillon Square Deal 'B, but recently picked up a new caliber in .357 sig so I thought now I'll have to get the RL550B but I don't see .357 sig listed as available dies so now do I have to up to a XL650 just for this caliber? Any one know or have suggestions? Thanks!!! COOP

[LngRngShtr]

.357 SIG and the .40S&W are the same case head so the only problem I would see is the powder drop tube, a .38Spl or 9mm powder funnel should work with a .40 shell plate/pin combo..

Square Deal takes its own kind of dies the RL550 and 650 and others take dies from any die maker using the standard 7/8" / 14 TPI Dillon,Lyman,RCBS,LEE,Redding etc.

The 650 does pistol and smaller rifle cartridges but the combinations for a 550 are almost limitless at one time .25ACP to .458Win Mag though I think Dillon discontinued the .25acp kits

I am probably the only guy who loads .401 Herters Mag. on a Dillon:

10mm dies and a .30-30 Win Shellplate conversion

A call to the reloaders bench in Mt.Juliet may be helpful they deal Dillon..

J

Edited December 23, 2009 by LngRngShtr

[THE COOP]

.357 SIG and the .40S&W are the same case head so the only problem I would see is the powder drop tube, a .38Spl or 9mm powder funnel should work with a .40 shell plate/pin combo..

Square Deal takes its own kind of dies the RL550 and 650 and others take dies from any die maker using the standard 7/8" / 14 TPI Dillon,Lyman,RCBS,LEE,Redding etc.

The 650 does pistol and smaller rifle cartridges but the combinations for a 550 are almost limitless at one time .25ACP to .458Win Mag though I think Dillon discontinued the .25acp kits

I am probably the only guy who loads .401 Herters Mag. on a Dillon:

10mm dies and a .30-30 Win Shellplate conversion

A call to the reloaders bench in Mt.Juliet may be helpful they deal Dillon..

J

Thanks for the info and I'll stop by there today to look around and ask a few questions!!! COOP

[Guest flyfishtn]

Call Brian Enos. He can answer all your questions regarding the Dillon presses.

Edit for linky: http://www.brianenos.com/

[frankmako]

call dillon they will tell you what you need to know. the 550/650 takes any standard dies. the sq deal takes dillon sq deal dies.

[McAllyn]

SDB can't do necked cases. If you want to do .357 Sig, you'll need a 550 or 650. Only real difference in the two is 550 is manual index and the 650 is auto index. The 650 also has a fifth hole in the toolhead for an extra stage if you want it. There are casefeeders available for both.

[Hershmeister]

Buy a 550 if you plan on doing any rifle reloads. The square deal is too limited IMHO.