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snuffy · May 21, 2007, 11:21 AM

I agree with Shoney. The dillon is old technology, it's a bar type measure. The sliding bar presents a cavity formed by the bar and a settable sliding stop under a powder hopper. The powder drops into that cavity, then slides out to drop into the shell. The setting is crude, a 1/4 " bolt with a 7/16 head sets the sliding stop. No means of returning to any given setting, such as a mirometer barrel.

Then, adapting it to work on another machine would require some modification to that machine. The dillon measure works by the action of the shell entering the powder die to dump the powder. Then it must be pulled back by means of the rod that is hooked into the base of the shell plate. IF you could devise some sort of bracket to be attached to your ram, then the dillon measure would work.

May 21, 2007, 11:21 AM	#8
snuffy Senior Member Join Date: May 20, 2001 Location: Oshkosh wi. Posts: 3,055	I agree with Shoney. The dillon is old technology, it's a bar type measure. The sliding bar presents a cavity formed by the bar and a settable sliding stop under a powder hopper. The powder drops into that cavity, then slides out to drop into the shell. The setting is crude, a 1/4 " bolt with a 7/16 head sets the sliding stop. No means of returning to any given setting, such as a mirometer barrel. Then, adapting it to work on another machine would require some modification to that machine. The dillon measure works by the action of the shell entering the powder die to dump the powder. Then it must be pulled back by means of the rod that is hooked into the base of the shell plate. IF you could devise some sort of bracket to be attached to your ram, then the dillon measure would work. __________________ The more people I meet, the more I love my dog They're going to get their butts kicked over there this election. How come people can't spell and use words correctly?