Need help setting up a Dillons press

[bluenoise]

Alcohol and handloading do not go together, just as firearms and alcohol es no bueno.

You should be using a single stage press as a new handloader, that way you're already familiar with proper die setup when you begin using a progressive.

[hitthecoast]

If anyone is available tomorrow, Sunday, let me know

[elsolo]

There is a jam screw on the left side below the shell plate that puts tension on it. If it's too tight, the shell plate will be inhibited from rotating correctly, and you might even break the ring indexer.


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[ar15barrels]

I have a dillons 650xl I haven’t been able to get working because the tolerance between my die and the press is off.
I’ve been toying with it for over a year.
I have all the components ready to rock.

Did you ever loosen the two screws that hold the platform to the top of the ram?
If you did, you need the alignment tool from Dillon to locate the platform while you tighten those screws.
That aligns the dies with the shellplate.

[MarikinaMan]

The shell plate is indexed by the ball bearing detent below.

When the bolt that holds the shell plate down is over torqued, the shell plate won’t index properly.

Other things that can prevent indexing is dirt/powder in shell plate or primer feeder and primer stuck in feeder plate.

Good luck.

[ar15barrels]

The detent lives in the platform.
If the platform is misaligned, the shellplate is also misaligned.
This is regardless of If the shellplate moves freely or not.