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Hornady LNL AP...
1-1/2 years, over 7000 centerfire rifle rounds...
Never a hiccup.
From what I've heard from others, the half-stroke indexing of the Hornady is a big advantage over some of it's competitors.
Honestly, I looked at the Dillon 550 manual online, and it looks ridiculously complicated compared to the LNL. There are no primer shuttle adjustments on the LNL, their simple spring mechanism to retain the shells in the shellplate is ingenious and makes removing and replacing shells quickly for visual and weight checks a piece of cake. The Dillon schematics look like it was built for the space shuttle...I can't believe how many parts, and how complicated a machine it is compared to the simplicity of the Hornady.
The powder drop on the LNL is based around a simple "piston" that snaps in and out of the drop- they're a few bucks each, buy one for every caliber you load for and no fuss...
Go online and read the manuals for the machines from the various manufacturers, it'll help in your decision process.
Last edited by tobnpr; February 16, 2012 at 10:34 PM.
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