What did you do in the reloading room today?

[Slapps74]

I think the 650 is perfect and is what I have. The 1050 is overkill for most and caliber changes are expensive! The 550 is too much handling. I can load 800 rounds an hour with my 650 and have loaded over 20k rounds in the year and a half that I have had it. Take a trip to The Reloading Zone in wheatridge and talk to Mike. Tell him Chris sent you and you will be able to try a 550, 650 and a Lock n Load. And if you decide you want a 550 or 650 he will have it in stock at the same price as you can buy it online.

[KS63]

I think the 650 is perfect and is what I have. The 1050 is overkill for most and caliber changes are expensive! The 550 is too much handling. I can load 800 rounds an hour with my 650 and have loaded over 20k rounds in the year and a half that I have had it. Take a trip to The Reloading Zone in wheatridge and talk to Mike. Tell him Chris sent you and you will be able to try a 550, 650 and a Lock n Load. And if you decide you want a 550 or 650 he will have it in stock at the same price as you can buy it online.

When I was in there a few weeks ago, he had a Dillon 1050 set up too. I don't think the Hornady LnL gets much attention over there.

[Great-Kazoo]

The 650 is perfect for 9mm. Granted not the volume like the 1050, but it works. DEPENDING how much the one reloads annually. IMO the 550 (outside no case feeder) is an almost perfect press. Simple, ease of use for the novice or expert loader.

The 1050 as mentioned is a bigger start up cost, tool head wise.

The 550 with 9mm conversion, strong mount, roller handle, spare parts kit, extra primer pick up tubes and bullet tray is $620. Excluding dies.

The 650 with same items as the 550, but including a case feeder and powder check is $1040, OTD.

[Rucker61]

This might be a weird question, but would anyone be willing to let me try out their Dillon 650? I'm currently using a Lee turret, and 4 pulls per bullet just isn't doing it for me. I want to get the Dillon, but I'd hate to blow thru $1200 bucks without ever even touching one. I'd like to try it out with either 9mm or .223 if possible.

I went from LCT to 550b (shut up, Jim). I reload multiple calibers and didn't have the cash for multiple 650 setups, and I don't shoot 1000s of rounds per month. If I hit the lottery, there will be more Blue in my new shop on my new land, but until then the 550b is perfect for me.

[Slapps74]

My setup.

[roberth]

Slapps74 - NICE!!!

[Slapps74]

Slapps74 - NICE!!!

Thanks man!

[shooter_mcgavin]

I think the 650 is perfect and is what I have. The 1050 is overkill for most and caliber changes are expensive! The 550 is too much handling. I can load 800 rounds an hour with my 650 and have loaded over 20k rounds in the year and a half that I have had it. Take a trip to The Reloading Zone in wheatridge and talk to Mike. Tell him Chris sent you and you will be able to try a 550, 650 and a Lock n Load. And if you decide you want a 550 or 650 he will have it in stock at the same price as you can buy it online.

Thank you so much! I guess a trip to weatridge might be in my weekend plans. Also, question.....why did you choose the inline fabrication mount over the strong mount? Is it lower?

[Slapps74]

Yes it is lower and I think he was out of the strong mount. As solid as the strong mount is, I think the inline is a little better and Dan at Inline is a really good dude to deal with. The Reloading Zone now carries his stuff now.

[shooter_mcgavin]

Sweet! I guess this is the last question/comment I have.... You have the junior mount right? And you posted a pic of it all mounted, so obviously it mounts. Inline themselves say that you can't use the 650 on the junior without shimming the legs. I'm quite confused... Did you have to modify anything or does it just work regardless of them saying it shouldn't work?