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kdkaiser · November 17, 2004, 01:09 PM

My first press was a Dillon 450 (still have it), because I knew I was going to be shooting a lot.
If your are going to reload more than a couple of hundred rounds at a time, You would be better spending your money on a Dillon 450 or a 550. I have two Dillon 450's with the 550 updates (but I kept the solid frames) one for small primer and the other for large primer. I can load 400 rounds a hour, of 38's or 45 ACP.
I've seen several used 450's and 550's on Ebay, some with lots of extras.
If you can ask around, see if someone has a Dillon that you can have a test-run on.
Try it You'll like it.

November 17, 2004, 01:09 PM	#4
kdkaiser Junior Member Join Date: November 17, 2004 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 2	Dillon Presses My first press was a Dillon 450 (still have it), because I knew I was going to be shooting a lot. If your are going to reload more than a couple of hundred rounds at a time, You would be better spending your money on a Dillon 450 or a 550. I have two Dillon 450's with the 550 updates (but I kept the solid frames) one for small primer and the other for large primer. I can load 400 rounds a hour, of 38's or 45 ACP. I've seen several used 450's and 550's on Ebay, some with lots of extras. If you can ask around, see if someone has a Dillon that you can have a test-run on. Try it You'll like it.