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Upgrade Dillon RL 450 to RL 550C
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yes, considerable
adds the auto feed primer & powder funnel function
what REALLY makes the 650 shine IMHO, as another step, is the case feeder, which IIRC has now been configured to work on the 550b.
I started on the 450 about 40 years ago, & never had a single stage to this very day.
adds the auto feed primer & powder funnel function
what REALLY makes the 650 shine IMHO, as another step, is the case feeder, which IIRC has now been configured to work on the 550b.
I started on the 450 about 40 years ago, & never had a single stage to this very day.
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To upgrade from 450 to 550c, there are 3 different upgrades: Frame, auto primer and auto powder drop. Is this correct?
Edit: The $110 upgrade is only for frame.
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Try it out first. See if it fits your style of reloading.
I have an old Dillon (really old). Anyway, I prefer to load my straight walled pistol ammo on a LEE M1000. I have one in .38 Special, one in .45 ACP and one in 9mm. That way I keep all of the dies, powder drop, bullet crimp, etc... settings as I like them. If I need ammo in a different caliber.......I just switch out the press on my bench.
Yup.....KISS also applies to NOT buying too many different calibers. So, do I really need a massive production level of ammo in a new caliber? How much will that cost me? Is it worth it? Or maybe I should just use the old single station press for a small run of ammo?
Which brings me to.....
Because of brass trimming, removal of military primer crimps and headspace issues for bottle necked brass (rifle brass)......I keep a single station RCBS Rock Chucker on hand for that duty (also for the small runs of ammo in a different caliber). If I could get a satisfactory production level for reloading .30-06, .308 Win and/or my .223 Rem that would be cool. But, it hasn't happened even with my Dillon. Mostly it's because of the way I like to reload for my rifle cartridges.
Aloha, Mark
I have an old Dillon (really old). Anyway, I prefer to load my straight walled pistol ammo on a LEE M1000. I have one in .38 Special, one in .45 ACP and one in 9mm. That way I keep all of the dies, powder drop, bullet crimp, etc... settings as I like them. If I need ammo in a different caliber.......I just switch out the press on my bench.
Yup.....KISS also applies to NOT buying too many different calibers. So, do I really need a massive production level of ammo in a new caliber? How much will that cost me? Is it worth it? Or maybe I should just use the old single station press for a small run of ammo?
Which brings me to.....
Because of brass trimming, removal of military primer crimps and headspace issues for bottle necked brass (rifle brass)......I keep a single station RCBS Rock Chucker on hand for that duty (also for the small runs of ammo in a different caliber). If I could get a satisfactory production level for reloading .30-06, .308 Win and/or my .223 Rem that would be cool. But, it hasn't happened even with my Dillon. Mostly it's because of the way I like to reload for my rifle cartridges.
Aloha, Mark
