Questions about Dillon?

[ARlife4me]

That's nothing.....I had a used 550 (the ones without lube points) and after many years of use the linkages started galling. I wrote asking to purchase new linkage arms and they sent me a complete set along with the alignment tool (shown in the upper right corner of my photo) at no cost to me.
They will always get my vote.

That was the 1 without the zerts, but the 2nd 550 has them. Maybe bought it 5 or 6 years ago.

 

[epags]

That was the 1 without the zerts, but the 2nd 550 has them. Maybe bought it 5 or 6 years ago.

Yes, I have one of those....err my grandson now has one of those.

 

[ARlife4me]

Here's what I've done for my stands and toolheads. PVC and wooden dowels that cost about 6 bucks each.

 

[QuietTexan]

I changed all my Dillon throwers to the DAA short bar, the detent screw adjustment seems to work well. Mainly 9mm, 223, and 300 BLK on a 650.

For some things though I use a powder-thru die and dump from my Auto Trickler V4 into the case on the press . Not sure excactly which one I have but one like these:

Interchangeable Funnel Heads

419 Powder Funnel Heads (Single Head Only)

www.area419.com

Dillon Powder Through Die Adapter

Dillon Powder Through Die Adapter MK Machining is now offering a Dillon Powder Through Die Adapter that allows our antistatic funnels to be used with Dillon 450, 550, and 650 presses. Note that this will not work with the Dillon 1050 due to primer tube interference with our antistatic funnel...

www.mkmachining.com

I've seen the toolhead knockoffs. However, I was talking about the powder measure. I'll probably start with swapping it between the toolheads at first.

You don't have to get a knock off, Whidden makes a floating die head that is a solid upgrade over the Dillon head for more precise work.

Floating Dillon Toolheads - Whidden Gunworks

The Floating Die Toolhead is available for two different Dillon Presses, the Dillon 550 and 650/750. The Floating Die Toolhead includes the Toolhead and two (2) Lock Rings.

www.whiddengunworks.com

 

[ARlife4me]

I changed all my Dillon throwers to the DAA short bar, the detent screw adjustment seems to work well. Mainly 9mm, 223, and 300 BLK on a 650.

For some things though I use a powder-thru die and dump from my Auto Trickler V4 into the case on the press . Not sure excactly which one I have but one like these:

Interchangeable Funnel Heads

419 Powder Funnel Heads (Single Head Only)

www.area419.com

Dillon Powder Through Die Adapter

Dillon Powder Through Die Adapter MK Machining is now offering a Dillon Powder Through Die Adapter that allows our antistatic funnels to be used with Dillon 450, 550, and 650 presses. Note that this will not work with the Dillon 1050 due to primer tube interference with our antistatic funnel...

www.mkmachining.com

You don't have to get a knock off, Whidden makes a floating die head that is a solid upgrade over the Dillon head for more precise work.

Floating Dillon Toolheads - Whidden Gunworks

The Floating Die Toolhead is available for two different Dillon Presses, the Dillon 550 and 650/750. The Floating Die Toolhead includes the Toolhead and two (2) Lock Rings.

www.whiddengunworks.com

Those cost more than the Dillon's. I bought a powder thru also for doing different charge weights and also have a manual throw adapter for the rcbs thrower. I don't have the area419, but do have the lyman