mixing Dillon 550 w/Lee Pro 1000?

max it · October 29, 2012, 11:25 AM

Hi Ya Reloaders,
I have two Dillons and two powder hoppers for them. Actually three, the third is manual feed old one I got with the 450 press. I also have a Lee which I retired. But the auto feed (upgraded to a powder bar not the disks, which i have also) is good and I have a .45acp powder thru and bell die for it. I am considering using that one on the Dillon and save the Dillon powder measure failsafe for another caliber, yet to be decided. The manual Dillon is on .38 expander die.
Any thoughts?
much obliged,

Max

Jimro · October 29, 2012, 12:22 PM

Go for it, you wouldn't be the first person to have an AutoDisk on top of a Dillon.

Jimro

hodaka · October 29, 2012, 03:58 PM

When I finally gave up and threw my Lee 1000 in the trash I put the Autodisk powder measure on my Dillon toolhead with the Lee .45 dies. Been using it for years.

max it · October 29, 2012, 04:44 PM

You Guys made me laugh, ok I am up for it.

Mucho obligado,

Max

dickttx · October 29, 2012, 10:52 PM

I have all my Lee dies and the Pro Auto Disk on my LnL. Works as well there as on the Classic Turret, which is excellent.

max it · October 31, 2012, 03:04 PM

Guys, the Lee Auto Disk doesnt bell the case as well. It seems to work on spring pressure and I am screwing it in the maximum amount to get a minimal bell. Am I doing it right?

Much obliged,

Max

dickttx · October 31, 2012, 04:48 PM

You are using it on a Lee powder through/expander/flaring die?
The PAD itself does not expand or flare, the die does.
Sorry if you already know this.

max it · October 31, 2012, 06:28 PM

Hi Dick, I should have said that. Yes correct die. In fact I started out reloading with that Lee set up for .45ACP now with two Dillons, PTL.
Do I need to do something special with the seating setting?
much obliged,

Max

dickttx · October 31, 2012, 07:11 PM

Max it,
I had to go down to my LCT and run through it a couple of times. I am pretty much a mechanical midget.
When I removed my Lee dies from the LCT and installed them in the LnL quick lock bushings it changed everything completely, not only because of the bushings, but also because the LnL tool head is thicker than the LCT turret.
I don't remember anything special that I did. I just put them in the bushings then screwed them down (with the PAD installed) until I achieved the flare I wanted and the disk hole was directly over the powder drop tube. At this point the front of the disk is just about even with the front of the base, and the lever was all the way down, i.e., ram all the way up.

lee n. field · November 2, 2012, 09:01 PM

Quote:

When I finally gave up and threw my Lee 1000 in the trash I put the Autodisk powder measure on my Dillon toolhead with the Lee .45 dies. Been using it for years.

Fish it out. I'll take it.

October 29, 2012, 11:25 AM	#1
max it Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: SoCal; are we done yet? Posts: 272	mixing Dillon 550 w/Lee Pro 1000? Hi Ya Reloaders, I have two Dillons and two powder hoppers for them. Actually three, the third is manual feed old one I got with the 450 press. I also have a Lee which I retired. But the auto feed (upgraded to a powder bar not the disks, which i have also) is good and I have a .45acp powder thru and bell die for it. I am considering using that one on the Dillon and save the Dillon powder measure failsafe for another caliber, yet to be decided. The manual Dillon is on .38 expander die. Any thoughts? much obliged, Max

October 29, 2012, 12:22 PM	#2
Jimro Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2006 Posts: 7,097	Go for it, you wouldn't be the first person to have an AutoDisk on top of a Dillon. Jimro __________________ Machine guns are awesome until you have to carry one.

October 29, 2012, 10:52 PM	#5
dickttx Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2011 Location: Fort Worth Posts: 500	I have all my Lee dies and the Pro Auto Disk on my LnL. Works as well there as on the Classic Turret, which is excellent. __________________ Education teaches you the rules, experience teaches you the exceptions (Plagiarized from Claude Clay)

October 31, 2012, 03:04 PM	#6
max it Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: SoCal; are we done yet? Posts: 272	Lee powder can on Dillon 550 Guys, the Lee Auto Disk doesnt bell the case as well. It seems to work on spring pressure and I am screwing it in the maximum amount to get a minimal bell. Am I doing it right? Much obliged, Max

October 31, 2012, 04:48 PM	#7
dickttx Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2011 Location: Fort Worth Posts: 500	You are using it on a Lee powder through/expander/flaring die? The PAD itself does not expand or flare, the die does. Sorry if you already know this. __________________ Education teaches you the rules, experience teaches you the exceptions (Plagiarized from Claude Clay)

October 29, 2012, 03:58 PM	#3
hodaka Senior Member Join Date: April 23, 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 2,010	When I finally gave up and threw my Lee 1000 in the trash I put the Autodisk powder measure on my Dillon toolhead with the Lee .45 dies. Been using it for years.

October 29, 2012, 04:44 PM	#4
max it Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: SoCal; are we done yet? Posts: 272	You Guys made me laugh, ok I am up for it. Mucho obligado, Max

October 31, 2012, 06:28 PM	#8
max it Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: SoCal; are we done yet? Posts: 272	Lee Auto Hi Dick, I should have said that. Yes correct die. In fact I started out reloading with that Lee set up for .45ACP now with two Dillons, PTL. Do I need to do something special with the seating setting? much obliged, Max

October 31, 2012, 07:11 PM	#9
dickttx Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2011 Location: Fort Worth Posts: 500	Max it, I had to go down to my LCT and run through it a couple of times. I am pretty much a mechanical midget. When I removed my Lee dies from the LCT and installed them in the LnL quick lock bushings it changed everything completely, not only because of the bushings, but also because the LnL tool head is thicker than the LCT turret. I don't remember anything special that I did. I just put them in the bushings then screwed them down (with the PAD installed) until I achieved the flare I wanted and the disk hole was directly over the powder drop tube. At this point the front of the disk is just about even with the front of the base, and the lever was all the way down, i.e., ram all the way up. __________________ Education teaches you the rules, experience teaches you the exceptions (Plagiarized from Claude Clay)