Steve's dillon 45 seating die?

Twister1969 · January 14, 2016, 01:21 AM

I'd like to know where to buy one, thanks.

F. Guffey · January 14, 2016, 06:53 AM

Steve's dillon 45 seating die?

I do not know. I have seating dies, one of them is a Dillon 45 ACP, I guess I could call it ‘Guffey’s Dillon seating die. It would help if I knew where your information came from. You could start with ‘I was at the pool hall when I heard someone talking about it’.

The die I use depends on how I am loading. If I am using a RL550B Dillon I seat and crimp on one position, I have the option of seating on the 550 and crimping after. There are times I use a carbide sizing die for crimping.

F. Guffey

Twister1969 · January 14, 2016, 10:35 AM

I was reading a thread on reloading here on the firing line, and someone said to get a Steve's dillon seating die, when I went to the site they mentioned, I couldn't find the die listed, so I joined this web site so I could ask where to buy one.

54 guns · January 14, 2016, 10:53 AM

http://www.dillonprecision.com/conte...n_Seating_Dies

I don’t know where the Steve’s part comes from. I think Steve Dillon is the engineer responsible for Dillon’s Gatling gun project. Mike Dillon, who I think is Steve’s father, started Dillon Precision. But that is just what I heard.

F. Guffey · January 14, 2016, 10:08 PM

Twister 1969, you could be a victim of a name dropper. It was not enough to just say Dillon, he had to let everyone know he knew Steve.

F. Guffey

I have the Dillon 45 ACP set, let me know if you are interested.

Jim Watson · January 15, 2016, 10:29 AM

Well, darn.
I hoped Steve had come out with an adjustable Dillon seating die. Trying to fine tune OAL by turning the die body in sloppy 7/8x14 threads is very tedious. The quick removable seating plug is not worth it for me.
I use a Hornady .45 seating die with micrometer adjustment on the Dillon press.
My 9mm Dillon die is left at a compromise setting that works for most of the bullets I load in the caliber. I only have to tinker with it to load hollowpoints.

expendable · January 15, 2016, 05:43 PM

Possibly they meant to say get one of Steve's Dillon 45 seating die inserts, they work great.

http://m.ebay.com/itm/Dillon-45-Cal-...582?nav=SEARCH

At least I think his name is Steve.

Koz

January 14, 2016, 01:21 AM	#1
Twister1969 Junior Member Join Date: January 13, 2016 Posts: 2	Steve's dillon 45 seating die? I'd like to know where to buy one, thanks.

January 14, 2016, 06:53 AM	#2
F. Guffey Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2008 Posts: 7,249	The problem with a short stroy Steve's dillon 45 seating die? I do not know. I have seating dies, one of them is a Dillon 45 ACP, I guess I could call it ‘Guffey’s Dillon seating die. It would help if I knew where your information came from. You could start with ‘I was at the pool hall when I heard someone talking about it’. The die I use depends on how I am loading. If I am using a RL550B Dillon I seat and crimp on one position, I have the option of seating on the 550 and crimping after. There are times I use a carbide sizing die for crimping. F. Guffey

January 14, 2016, 10:53 AM	#4
54 guns Member Join Date: November 17, 2015 Posts: 37	http://www.dillonprecision.com/conte...n_Seating_Dies I don’t know where the Steve’s part comes from. I think Steve Dillon is the engineer responsible for Dillon’s Gatling gun project. Mike Dillon, who I think is Steve’s father, started Dillon Precision. But that is just what I heard. Last edited by 54 guns; January 14, 2016 at 11:08 AM.

January 15, 2016, 05:43 PM	#7
expendable Member Join Date: September 18, 2009 Posts: 44	Possibly they meant to say get one of Steve's Dillon 45 seating die inserts, they work great. http://m.ebay.com/itm/Dillon-45-Cal-...582?nav=SEARCH At least I think his name is Steve. Koz Last edited by expendable; January 15, 2016 at 05:59 PM.

January 14, 2016, 10:35 AM	#3
Twister1969 Junior Member Join Date: January 13, 2016 Posts: 2	I was reading a thread on reloading here on the firing line, and someone said to get a Steve's dillon seating die, when I went to the site they mentioned, I couldn't find the die listed, so I joined this web site so I could ask where to buy one.

January 14, 2016, 10:08 PM	#5
F. Guffey Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2008 Posts: 7,249	Twister 1969, you could be a victim of a name dropper. It was not enough to just say Dillon, he had to let everyone know he knew Steve. F. Guffey I have the Dillon 45 ACP set, let me know if you are interested.

January 15, 2016, 10:29 AM	#6
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,541	Well, darn. I hoped Steve had come out with an adjustable Dillon seating die. Trying to fine tune OAL by turning the die body in sloppy 7/8x14 threads is very tedious. The quick removable seating plug is not worth it for me. I use a Hornady .45 seating die with micrometer adjustment on the Dillon press. My 9mm Dillon die is left at a compromise setting that works for most of the bullets I load in the caliber. I only have to tinker with it to load hollowpoints.