Comments on: Reloading Presses http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/10/05/reloading-presses/ The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:49:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Laughingdog http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/10/05/reloading-presses/#comment-50651 Laughingdog Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:44:22 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=13378#comment-50651 I have a Dillon. I do like it a lot. But if I was buying one now, I'd have a hard time choosing between the Dillon 550 I have now and the Hornady Lock-N-Load progressive presses. Dillon's are nice, but adding calibers is expensive. You can save money by not getting extra heads, and just swapping out the dies themselves. But that makes caliber changes significantly longer. I've also noticed that Dillon seems to be the only one that uses the same spot to feed the powder and flare the case. This means, even if you want to use another brand of die, you still have to get the Dillon powder funnel. I have a Dillon. I do like it a lot. But if I was buying one now, I’d have a hard time choosing between the Dillon 550 I have now and the Hornady Lock-N-Load progressive presses.

Dillon’s are nice, but adding calibers is expensive. You can save money by not getting extra heads, and just swapping out the dies themselves. But that makes caliber changes significantly longer. I’ve also noticed that Dillon seems to be the only one that uses the same spot to feed the powder and flare the case. This means, even if you want to use another brand of die, you still have to get the Dillon powder funnel.

]]> By: Kristopher http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/10/05/reloading-presses/#comment-50627 Kristopher Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:33:31 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=13378#comment-50627 I have a thumbler ... if you want to process brass, get one. You can let it run for hours and forget about it. Don't waste money on their media, just get a small bottle of re-activator liquid from thumbler, and a five pound bag of reptile/snake terrarium litter ( crushed walnut shell ) from a pet store. I have a thumbler … if you want to process brass, get one.

You can let it run for hours and forget about it.

Don’t waste money on their media, just get a small bottle of re-activator liquid from thumbler, and a five pound bag of reptile/snake terrarium litter ( crushed walnut shell ) from a pet store.

]]> By: The Packetman http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/10/05/reloading-presses/#comment-50626 The Packetman Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:11:05 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=13378#comment-50626 So, how much did Lyman pay him?! So, how much did Lyman pay him?!

]]> By: guy http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/10/05/reloading-presses/#comment-50619 guy Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:32:29 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=13378#comment-50619 I've used the Model A-R2 No. 115 tumbler for years and for the small batches of brass I do it works well. It's also quiet enough for me to throw a batch in before I go to bed and let it run overnight if the brass is really dirty. I’ve used the Model A-R2 No. 115 tumbler for years and for the small batches of brass I do it works well. It’s also quiet enough for me to throw a batch in before I go to bed and let it run overnight if the brass is really dirty.

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