The Firing Line Forums

Go Back   The Firing Line Forums > The Skunkworks > Handloading, Reloading, and Bullet Casting

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old February 16, 2013, 08:43 PM   #1
thealex
Member
 
Join Date: January 31, 2012
Posts: 35
hornady vs dillon

Well. I swallowed the koolaid then had an epiphany. I tried and tried the hornady lnl ap. Just bought a dillon 650. Its almost like hornady isnt even trying. Its too bad really. I still like the lnl bushings and lockrings. A
thealex is offline  
Old February 16, 2013, 10:23 PM   #2
serf 'rett
Senior Member
 
Join Date: June 25, 2009
Location: Stuttgart, AR
Posts: 1,569
For the record, could you give details of your experience or list other threads you started concerning your problems.
__________________
A lack of planning on your part does not necessarily constitute an emergency on my part.
serf 'rett is offline  
Old February 17, 2013, 08:26 AM   #3
cryogenic419
Senior Member
 
Join Date: March 29, 2009
Location: NW Ohio
Posts: 569
Some folks are happy with their Hornady setups, some folks ae happy with their Dillon setups. Every progressive press system has its own little quirks and pros and cons.

What was it about the Hornady that didn't work out for you?
cryogenic419 is offline  
Old February 17, 2013, 08:31 AM   #4
Nathan
Senior Member
 
Join Date: July 1, 2001
Posts: 6,285
I would love to here the details on this because I have been using my Hornady pretty happily for so long, I can't imagine changing, but it may eventually wear out, or I might call them and they say....it's just too old!
Nathan is offline  
Old February 17, 2013, 10:59 AM   #5
thealex
Member
 
Join Date: January 31, 2012
Posts: 35
re:

Well, To start I had to adjust the pawls when i first got it. Not a super big deal but i just dropped a fair amount of money on it to have to be adjusting it.
Then i had a problem with the casings hanging up while loading 45acp while sizing/depriming. This forum+my metal lathe taking off .002 or so fixed that. (Before I turned the shellplate hornady sent me another one no charge. It didnt fix it.)
I have the exact opposite problem with longer cases such as 38 special and 44 mag. The retaining spring holds the cases to tight and they flare.I use hornady and rcbs dies. They both do it.
I know I can put my hand inside the press to line up the casings. What fun.
The slightest amount of powder that shakes out of the cases causes all sorts of fun problems. Primer hangups, indexing issues. Dissasemble/clean/lube/repeat. Yes I use hornady dry lube.(yes I use ALOT of air). At this point I am $700 between 5 shellplates lnl bushings and misc.
Done. Sold

I don't feel I should have to babysit this thing for that kind of money.


Btw 200 rnds through the new 650xl not even a hiccup. A

Last edited by thealex; February 18, 2013 at 12:43 PM. Reason: sold. update
thealex is offline  
Old February 17, 2013, 03:27 PM   #6
rajbcpa
Senior Member
 
Join Date: August 27, 2012
Posts: 321
i owned a hornady LNL progressive that would not run. I bought a dillon 550b and never looked back....

the new hornady products have a TON of quality control issues. people with older LNL presses seem to like them, however.
rajbcpa is offline  
Old February 17, 2013, 04:34 PM   #7
Misssissippi Dave
Senior Member
 
Join Date: December 5, 2009
Posts: 1,411
I've read both good and bad about Hornady presses. The Dillon presses have a few quirks that might need to be worked out from time to time. I like the Dillon presses I have and they do what I need them to do. I load a fair amount of pistol ammo with them. A slower press like a turret would probably not get it for me. Not everyone loads enough to get the speed advantage a progressive press gives.
Misssissippi Dave is offline  
Old February 17, 2013, 09:47 PM   #8
Ole 5 hole group
Senior Member
 
Join Date: November 13, 2002
Location: Red River Valley of the North
Posts: 203
I have a LnL and I've been very pleased with its performance and I personally know 3 other people with the LnL and they haven't experienced any problems either and we're all happy campers in the reloading room.

Now I do know a guy with a Dillon 650 and he's also happy with his set-up but he paid a little more money then we did but he felt it was worth it to him to have a Big Blue in his room.
Ole 5 hole group is offline  
Old February 18, 2013, 12:54 AM   #9
USMC EOD
Member
 
Join Date: January 6, 2013
Location: Virginia
Posts: 60
I've got the Dillon 650, and I love it! It has had a few trial and error moments when I first got going, but it is running smooth. In the 2 months or so that I've been loading with it, I've loaded about 1500 .45 Auto. I am about to try some .308 here shortly.
USMC EOD is offline  
Old February 18, 2013, 01:11 AM   #10
TXGunNut
Senior Member
 
Join Date: January 16, 2010
Location: If you have to ask...
Posts: 2,860
I'm the proud owner of a very, very early 550 but folks I trust have good things to say about the LNL. If I were going down that road today the LNL and a few others would get a look from me, IIRC correctly they weren't around when I ordered my 550.
__________________
Life Member NRA, TSRA
Smokeless powder is a passing fad! -Steve Garbe
I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it. -Woodrow F. Call Lonesome Dove
My favorite recipes start out with a handful of used wheelweights.
TXGunNut is offline  
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:46 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
This site and contents, including all posts, Copyright © 1998-2021 S.W.A.T. Magazine
Copyright Complaints: Please direct DMCA Takedown Notices to the registered agent: thefiringline.com
Page generated in 0.09899 seconds with 10 queries