Anyone closeby use dillon equipment? Particularly the 650 and 1050 units. I am considering moving from my hornady stuff to dillon, or at least adding one. I would like to see a dillon unit in action first hand before I make the investment. I am really interested in the 1050, and an autodrive setup would be great to see in action.

Thanks,
Jason

Just my opinion but unless you are going to shoot thousands of rounds a month 1050 is overkill. Dillon considers it "commercial" equipment and doesn't warranty it like other presses. Love my 650 though. What do you plan on reloading?

I currently use a hornady progressive press to load (or process brass for): 223, 308, 30-06, 300HH mag, 45-70, 6.5 CM, 30-30, 270 win, 22-250, 300 WM, .380, 9mm, 38, 357, 44 mag, 45 ACP, 45 colt, maybe a couple others. I also have a hornady single stage press that I load my more accurate stuff on. I trim on the press for several rifle calibers with a dillon RT-1200. I am not sure I "need" a 1050, and maybe a 650 will do just fine. I am just not certain there is enough benefits in a 650 to "upgrade" from my hornady now that I have most of its bugs figured out. I was considering a 1050 as much for the on press swaging of 223, 308 and 9mm as much as anything. I doubt I would spend the time and money to have any other calibers setup for that machine. Maybe I am overthinking it, but hornady customer service has pissed me off this week and I am not opposed to never dealing with that again. How is your 650 setup? Do you have both case and bullet feeders? I would like to see one in action before I make a decision, do you have any bulk loading planned soon?

Thanks,
Jason

I don't really bulk load. I have the case feeder not the bullet feeder. I'd guess I'd be the slowest operator you would see on a Dillon. Maybe somebody else will chime in later. I've never had or heard any thing bad about Dillon customer service.

Rl550C will do you. 1050 for high volume ammo.

I load on a 550B and really like it. I use it as a progressive press for .223 and pistol ammo and as a single stage for my hunting rifle ammo.

Thanks for the reply, I think I would have to at least have a 650, I dont think there is room on a 550 for a trimmer? There is barely enough on my hornady, and I think it is a little bit larger diameter circle. Maybe I need to take a look at a 650,


That makes for a complete setup, I too have never heard a bad thing about dillon, my only concern with their products is lack of a close dealer. I dont know of a single dillion dealer nearby.


Thanks for the info,

Jason

Dillon doesn't sell thru retail outlets that I'm aware of, only from their website/manufacturing plant/store

I have only seen one dillon dealer in my travels, I visited a large gun store that had a TON of dillon stuff on the shelves from dies to 1050 machines. Only one I have ever seen, it was just outside of ashland Ky. I am going to try to get a look at a 650 in action, it may just be my next press..

Jason

Thinking back on when I was in Shooters Warehouse north of Cullman, he had some presses set up in there for customers to pull the handle on but I don't remember if he had any Dillon gear

He is a hornady dealer, some of my gear came from him. Good guy, Jim Cox is his name.

Dillon has a 30 day money back trial period look at them on web life time warranty