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Posted: 12/25/2016 6:39:15 PM EDT
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I always wanted a Dillon press and saw them as the pentacle of reloading presses and still do...but
after owning a 650 for several years I don't enjoy it anymore it just feels like work. I learnt on a RCBS Rockchucker and prefer to load on it just for fun and relaxation,just me? Or any of you guys feel the same... |
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I'm using a 550b and this time of year it is work for me as I try and do all my loading for the year December thru March witch means I need to load north of 2k a month for 4 months of handgun plus 2k total of 223 but that has to be run twice. So yes its work but lets me shoot as much as I want to.
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I started on a rock chucker over 30 years ago, still have and use it. I load all my rifle calibers on it, mostly precision loads so going slow is fine since I'm not shooting huge volume.
5.56 is the only rifle rd I shoot in volume, I just buy it... I load all my handgun ammo on a progressive. If time rolled back, and i had to load 380, 9mm, 40, 38/357, 357max, 41m, 44m and 45acp on a chucker again, I'd give up shooting handguns 
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I enjoy the process on my single stage my 650 is boring to me more like work,clearly it's the choice if I want to knock out a large run of 9mm or 223 I just don't enjoy it... In think I understand now. yeah, loading single stage is more hands on and, interactive. Loading on the progressive, I kinda feel like a handle pulling robot some times... |
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I prefer the joy of the 1050. If I need to get in touch with my single stage press, I can resize .223 brass on my Rock Chucker. I always resize .223 on my single stage. It slows me down enough to inspect the brass prior to trimming.
Reloading is my therapy. Speed of production is not always the most important element. |
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In think I understand now. yeah, loading single stage is more hands on and, interactive. Loading on the progressive, I kinda feel like a handle pulling robot some times... Quoted:
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I enjoy the process on my single stage my 650 is boring to me more like work,clearly it's the choice if I want to knock out a large run of 9mm or 223 I just don't enjoy it... In think I understand now. yeah, loading single stage is more hands on and, interactive. Loading on the progressive, I kinda feel like a handle pulling robot some times... Exactly! |
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I always wanted a Dillon press and saw them as the pentacle of reloading presses and still do...but after owning a 650 for several years I don't enjoy it anymore it just feels like work. I learnt on a RCBS Rockchucker and prefer to load on it just for fun and relaxation,just me? Or any of you guys feel the same... You perspective has simply changed is all. You're more involved in the journey right now than the destination. This could change back without notice, so hang on to the 650! |
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I enjoy the process on my single stage my 650 is boring to me more like work,clearly it's the choice if I want to knock out a large run of 9mm or 223 I just don't enjoy it... In think I understand now. yeah, loading single stage is more hands on and, interactive. Loading on the progressive, I kinda feel like a handle pulling robot some times... Exactly! I kinda understand boring reliability LOL the joy comes from having giant amounts of quality ammo. ---- with all the new powders on the market, the 650 is still a good machine for working and testing loads. when adjusting the powder measure, one allen screw stops the primers from advancing, and a piece of coat hanger wire bent into a "U" shape stops the casefeed advancement. |
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No where near as much work as paying for commercial ammo. While I am retired now and it allows for more free time, my free time is still valuable to me but so is my limited income. There is no way I could afford to shoot Federal Gold Medal Match or even Black Hills at the same levels that I shoot now.
It's always been worth it to me even after 35 years at the reloading bench. |
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I always wanted a Dillon press and saw them as the pentacle of reloading presses and still do...but after owning a 650 for several years I don't enjoy it anymore it just feels like work. I learnt on a RCBS Rockchucker and prefer to load on it just for fun and relaxation,just me? Or any of you guys feel the same... Welcome to becoming older (with more money to waste, and less time to do stuff instead), and it just time to step up to a 1050 with drive for your production runs instead. Its still kind of work since you have to keep everything full, but your no longer having to crank on the lever as you are kicking out close to 800 rounds a hours instead. Note: the machine still has to stop now and then, since it not safe to allow it to run when you have to fill the primer tube or powder dispenser. As for your match and one off loading's, that still have to be done on a single stage press, but lets face it, most of that work is not being done on the single stage press actually isntead. |
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Welcome to becoming older (with more money to waste, and less time to do stuff instead), and it just time to step up to a 1050 with drive for your production runs instead. Its still kind of work since you have to keep everything full, but your no longer having to crank on the lever as you are kicking out close to 800 rounds a hours instead. Note: the machine still has to stop now and then, since it not safe to allow it to run when you have to fill the primer tube or powder dispenser. As for your match and one off loading's, that still have to be done on a single stage press, but lets face it, most of that work is not being done on the single stage press actually isntead. Quoted:
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I always wanted a Dillon press and saw them as the pentacle of reloading presses and still do...but after owning a 650 for several years I don't enjoy it anymore it just feels like work. I learnt on a RCBS Rockchucker and prefer to load on it just for fun and relaxation,just me? Or any of you guys feel the same... Welcome to becoming older (with more money to waste, and less time to do stuff instead), and it just time to step up to a 1050 with drive for your production runs instead. Its still kind of work since you have to keep everything full, but your no longer having to crank on the lever as you are kicking out close to 800 rounds a hours instead. Note: the machine still has to stop now and then, since it not safe to allow it to run when you have to fill the primer tube or powder dispenser. As for your match and one off loading's, that still have to be done on a single stage press, but lets face it, most of that work is not being done on the single stage press actually isntead. |
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For me, work would be going back to my Rock Chucker to make handgun ammo. Pulling a handle the least number of times is what drove me to get the XL650. It makes reloading much more enjoyable. Agree.. I enjoy watching perfect finished rounds fall off my progressives... "first world problems", OP |
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