Maximizing Speed On Dillon 550?

jtduncan · May 1, 2000, 01:53 PM

Right now I'm at about 250/hour on my Dillon 550. How can I get to 400 an hour?

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ArmySon · May 1, 2000, 02:25 PM

I'm at 250-300 an hour. I have no intentions of going faster. Speed leads to being careless. Being careless leads to .....

If you want faster results, buy a bunch of primer pickup tubes and load them ahead of time.

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johnwill · May 1, 2000, 04:46 PM

I'd STRONGLY recommend that you don't rush the process! On a good day, I get 375-400 45ACP rounds an hour, but I'm not trying to hurry, you just get in a rhythm some days. Other days, I'm lucky to get 300, it just seems that everything takes a little longer, maybe those are my fumble-finger days.

alan · May 1, 2000, 06:40 PM

jtduncan:
Perhaps you can't, though you might get everything carefully organized,, including having several primer pick-up tubes. Of course, it takes time to fill them, however/whenever one does it.

250 rounds per hour of properly loaded ammunition might be a much better bargain that 400 rounds per hour of junk. Might be safer too.

plinkr · May 2, 2000, 09:31 AM

IMHO speed with a reloading press = lost time cleaning up jammed dies,or putting band-aids on mashed fingers
I've learned to just go a steady pace,and examine a shell now and then to see what's happening.These were never meant to be production machines,just good presses.
Plinkr

May 1, 2000, 01:53 PM	#1
jtduncan Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 1999 Location: Seattle, Washington, USA Posts: 1,686	Right now I'm at about 250/hour on my Dillon 550. How can I get to 400 an hour? ------------------ *The Seattle SharpShooter*

May 1, 2000, 02:25 PM	#2
ArmySon Staff Alumnus Join Date: April 14, 2000 Posts: 2,926	I'm at 250-300 an hour. I have no intentions of going faster. Speed leads to being careless. Being careless leads to ..... If you want faster results, buy a bunch of primer pickup tubes and load them ahead of time. ------------------ ArmySon 1911 Addiction "Rangers Lead the Way!"

May 1, 2000, 04:46 PM	#3
johnwill Senior Member Join Date: April 6, 2000 Location: PA Posts: 3,451	I'd STRONGLY recommend that you don't rush the process! On a good day, I get 375-400 45ACP rounds an hour, but I'm not trying to hurry, you just get in a rhythm some days. Other days, I'm lucky to get 300, it just seems that everything takes a little longer, maybe those are my fumble-finger days.

May 1, 2000, 06:40 PM	#4
alan Senior Member Join Date: June 7, 1999 Posts: 3,847	jtduncan: Perhaps you can't, though you might get everything carefully organized,, including having several primer pick-up tubes. Of course, it takes time to fill them, however/whenever one does it. 250 rounds per hour of properly loaded ammunition might be a much better bargain that 400 rounds per hour of junk. Might be safer too.

May 2, 2000, 09:31 AM	#5
plinkr Member Join Date: February 26, 2000 Posts: 17	IMHO speed with a reloading press = lost time cleaning up jammed dies,or putting band-aids on mashed fingers I've learned to just go a steady pace,and examine a shell now and then to see what's happening.These were never meant to be production machines,just good presses. Plinkr