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Originally Posted by blue02hd
I have been using a Dillon 650 for the past 4 or 5 months, and it is treating me pretty good. I do think however I would have gone with the 550 knowing what I know now. I simply don't use the extra die space offered for the powder check/ safety feature with the 650, as I have made it a habit to eyeball each round as it rotates out of the powder station.
At a slow pace, I can usually drop 250 rounds an hour. I haven't attempted rifle yet, but the 650 can do both pistol and rifle, just like the 550.
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Every now and then, I sort of wished I had a 650. Having 5 stages would make a few reloads easier. When I needed a extra stage, I would combine bullet seating and crimping in one die/stage. A extra stage would be for "filler" for BP loads.
Like you I try to eye ball the powder too. Only problem with the 550, was getting use to the primer feed and getting it set.
Dillon makes a case feeder for the 550:
http://www.dillonprecision.com/#/con...t_Large_Pistol
Coolest accessory is the primer tube feeder.
I still have my single stage press. I use it for small loads, and case forming. Both RCBS and Lyman makes a bullet proof press.
As it was mentioned, If it wasn't for friends who used the 550, I might have gone another way. After getting use to it, I really like it.
IMHO, Lee makes some really good and cost effective tools.
Biggest attribute about Dillon that I like, is change over time. one can set up the dies in a tool holder. That saves time for repetitive reloads in that caliber. It also helps if one reloads a number of different calibers. On the last count I reload for around 35 different rounds.