Dillon order - crazy wait times!

[stevie]

Orders a set of 45ACP dies on Nov. 2020, still waiting. Heck i forgot about them until i saw this thread.

My dies shipped today.

[ysr_racer]

You guys know Lee dies work just as well as Dillon, right?

[BIGOX]

You guys know Lee dies work just as well as Dillon, right?

Oh watch what you say here. All these Dillon fans might take offense to that. 😆

[ysr_racer]

I load on a Dillon 750 with a bullet feeder and a case feeder, Lee dies work just fine.

[Rgarbarino]

RCBS dies work fine too...

[ds272]

Holy cow...I ordered some carbide rifle dies for 300 BLK and 45 Cal on Nov 17, 2020 and I am still waiting. When I ordered the website said there was a 6-8 week backorder. When I last checked it said there was a backorder of 62 weeks. I just checked today and the website now the backorder is 24 months... I'm glad I bought other dies so I can run my new press instead of just waiting. I feel so much better when Dillion says "we are in it together".

[ysr_racer]

Wow. Bought a 550 kit in March. Upgraded from a rockchukar. Still waiting on Dillon dies to date. But at least I had Lee dies to setup tool heads with for now. Swap to Dillon dies when they come in

Why ?

[Rgarbarino]

Holy cow...I ordered some carbide rifle dies for 300 BLK and 45 Cal on Nov 17, 2020 and I am still waiting. When I ordered the website said there was a 6-8 week backorder. When I last checked it said there was a backorder of 62 weeks. I just checked today and the website now the backorder is 24 months... I'm glad I bought other dies so I can run my new press instead of just waiting. I feel so much better when Dillion says "we are in it together".

Insane right! Took me over a year to get my .45 caliber exchange kit with dies.

[jtv3062]

Why ?

If his lee dies are like my lee dies they are short and the dies mouths are not beveled

[ysr_racer]

If his lee dies are like my lee dies they are short and the dies mouths are not beveled

I use both Lee .38/357 and Lee 9mm dies in my Dillon 750 with a bullet feeder and a case feeder, and don't have any problems.

What problems are you experiencing?

[ysr_racer]

Oh watch what you say here. All these Dillon fans might take offense to that. 😆

I'm a Dillon fan too. My buddy was married to Mike Dillon's daughter. Here's a picture of me, with Mike in the background.

I still use Lee dies.

[XDJYo]

I've had my 9 mm conversion kit and dies for so long, I've kinda lost interest in reloading 9. Can't find primer at a reasonable cost, so I'm thinking of selling mine. What a pain. Got a bunch of brass saved too.

[jtv3062]

I use both Lee .38/357 and Lee 9mm dies in my Dillon 750 with a bullet feeder and a case feeder, and don't have any problems.

What problems are you experiencing?

They are short as in not enough threads and the mouths are not beveled. LOL.

[ar15barrels]

I've had my 9 mm conversion kit and dies for so long, I've kinda lost interest in reloading 9.
Can't find primer at a reasonable cost, so I'm thinking of selling mine.
What a pain.
Got a bunch of brass saved too.

Yeah, because loaded 9mm is so much cheaper than primers.
Your unreasonably priced 10c primers, powder and bullets should still be a fair bit cheaper than buying factory ammo unless you are buying primers 100 at a time, powder in 1lb bottles and bullets in 100 count boxes at a local gun store.

Order your bullets 5000+ at a time and powder in 8lb jugs for a better price.

[uechikid]

Wow. Bought a 550 kit in March. Upgraded from a rockchukar. Still waiting on Dillon dies to date. But at least I had Lee dies to setup tool heads with for now. Swap to Dillon dies when they come in

If your still waiting for Dillon dies, you might consider Hornady dies. A friend of mine load with Hornady on his 550 and swears by them.