Where to buy my Dillon? I am in Nashville

[serbu50]

I think you might be right based on what I've read. It's Ford vs Chevy. Both made good and bad stuff. Both different. Both you like because that's what your family had.

[Guest 6.8 AR]

Well, I'm Ford, so Dillon must be Chevy! :D

 

BigK, I've always thought that, too.

[Guest 6.8 AR]

That horse race I mentioned above, the most I've ever cranked out, being .223, was right at a thousand in one

day. It is a little cumbersome with some components and thank God my powder drop hasn't fooled me. The

alarm thing on the Dillon is okay, but I just stop when my trays empty and start the process up again from the

beginning.

 

I'm kinda glad I won't sell the stuff I loaded because the amount of work involved and the profit would be close

to nothing, but with Gordon's load data, that stuff is primo. If I have the components together and the wife isn't

"Honey Doin'", that's how I actually can relax, put on some music or an audio book, and crank them out. It was

one of the reasons I was going to apply for an FFL, though. Just not worth it.

[mikegideon]

I think a topped out Dillon 650 is as good as you're gonna get for volume. It's also expensive. So far, I don't need that kind of volume. Maybe one of these days. I stay way ahead on ammo with just my auto indexing turret. Still loading a couple of things single stage.

[Guest K7Sparky]

 Still loading a couple of things single stage.

 

I agree with keeping the single stage also.  My Rock Chucker was the first press and still gets plenty of action.  Universal decapper, pocket swedger, some case conversions.  When I need a few rounds of something new test.  Getting the bottle necks decapped and sized.

 

Most of the rifle fodder is still on the single stage.

 

I didn't even consider getting a progressive till I got a Glock.  Then it became a necessity.

 

I like to clean bottle neck cases after sizing & decapping.  Most of the Rifle fodder loaded on the Dillon is already sized & cleaned so the first station is priming only.  Service rifle is sometimes an exception if I'm short on time and long on need.

[mikegideon]

I do AR blaster loads (300 BLK and .223) and pistol on the turret. Good rifle (precision .223 and .458 SOCOM) on a Forster Coax... the best single stage press in the world! :)

[leroy]

To add to what others have said; ya need a single stage for load development (...small batches...).  Progressives (...we have a dillon 650...) are used to crank out pistol loads once youve found a load ya like.   Ya can change toolheads easily to change calibers.  "Good" rifle loads are loaded on our single stage (...RCBS Rockchucker...).

 

Hope this helps.

 

leroy

[alingo2001]

My dad ordered his directly from Dillon. The shipping was 24.99 and that worked out to less than the sales tax here.