The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Talk me into getting a Hornady LnL AP OR Dillon 550/650 !!!!!

Nnobby45 · February 6, 2005, 06:30 PM

"Either machine will serve you well but the 650 is faster."

Mr. Boren is correct, but the 650 is practically a commercial machine, not something that most of us need. Nothing wrong with having one. I do know that my 550B is consistently accurate to .1 gr. One nice feature in favor of the 550B is that if something goes wrong, the maunal indexing operation allows you to back up and correct the problem, then resume loading with a minimum of fuss. Little speed is sacraficed with that feature.

CAUTION: if you can back things up and correct a problem (a great feature), obviously you must keep your head together and not DOUBLE CHARGE when you resume reloading .

February 6, 2005, 06:30 PM	#9
Nnobby45 Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2004 Posts: 3,150	"Either machine will serve you well but the 650 is faster." Mr. Boren is correct, but the 650 is practically a commercial machine, not something that most of us need. Nothing wrong with having one. I do know that my 550B is consistently accurate to .1 gr. One nice feature in favor of the 550B is that if something goes wrong, the maunal indexing operation allows you to back up and correct the problem, then resume loading with a minimum of fuss. Little speed is sacraficed with that feature. CAUTION: if you can back things up and correct a problem (a great feature), obviously you must keep your head together and not DOUBLE CHARGE when you resume reloading .