| Posted: Wed Mar 21st, 2007 06:31 PM |
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billt
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Here is the deal. In the late Summer or early Fall I'm going to a dedicated progressive press for .223/5.56MM. I am more governed by avaliable space, than I am cost. At present I've got 2 progressive presses for metallic reloading, both Dillon's. A Square Deal, (.44 Mag.), and an older RL-450 with manual powder charging and priming that I've had since the early 80's. It has served me well, and still does, but Dillon doesn't make shell plates for it anymore. I can "convert" it to a RL-550B, but that will cost more than it's worth, so I'm afraid one of them will have to go because I just don't have enough bench space to support another press. The 3 I'm considering are the Hornady Lock-N-Load AP, the Dillon 650, or the Dillon Super 1050. All 3 are quite large, and have a large footprint so like it or not, I may have to get another bench, and make room for it somehow. If I go with either the Hornady or the Dillon 650 I'll get the case feeder to optimize efficiency. I like the strength of the Hornady, (it doesn't have the large cutout to accommodate the tool heads), and I really like Hornadys powder measure setup far more than Dillons which are kind of cheap die cast and don't meter really fine ball powder well. (I've had trouble with both of my Dillon measures). They were very good replacing both with their excellent guarantee, but that doesn't make up for it's design. As far as the presses themselves the Dillon Super 1050 is no doubt the best, but it's also the most complicated. I do like the fact the 1050 primes on the upstroke, and takes care of swaging primer pockets in military brass that I will no doubt be reloading at some point. I would like to hear from anyone who loads on a Hornady Lock-N-Load on what you think of it. Bill T.
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