Holy Carp! I made Ammo!

[RomanDad]

Ok.... .223 officially sucks &$$.

Im on a dillon 550. There is a LOT of "flop" in the shell casings. Getting all 4 into the right tube at the same time is a PITA! Is it supposed to be that sloppy or did I majorly screw the pooch somewhere?

And yeah- Before anybody asks, I rechecked that I had the right shell plate and right buttons three or four times.... It just didnt seem like it could "right".

[RomanDad]

357 Sig is a bottle necked cartridge no? Does it have an expander die to bell the case mouth? You would think it would be sort of like rifle ammo needing to decrease the case mouth diameter.

Yep... 357 is bottle neck.... Bottle neck seems harder. I figured out, the SMALLER the bell the better.... Counter intuitive to me.... But you cant argue with results.

.223 No good.... Next up is 308.

[Chief-7700]

Ok.... .223 officially sucks &$$.

Im on a dillon 550. There is a LOT of "flop" in the shell casings. Getting all 4 into the right tube at the same time is a PITA! Is it supposed to be that sloppy or did I majorly screw the pooch somewhere?

And yeah- Before anybody asks, I rechecked that I had the right shell plate and right buttons three or four times.... It just didnt seem like it could "right".

Tighten your shellplate down until it will not move then back the center bolt off 1/4 turn.
Dillon RL-550B manual Page # 8 Fig. #10

[joelogic]

Google...Dillon thrush bearing mod. It really helped me out. Just finished loading all the prepped .223 I had. Time to process brass again, argh.

[RomanDad]

50 Rounds of .308.... This was the smoothest yet (although I did manage to eject a powdered case with no bullet in it.... )
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So total count- 450 Rounds, 4 different calibers- 24 hours.
BTW- Am I really out of shape, or is this an aerobic exercise?

[Antihero47]

Haha, what press you using?

[joelogic]

Ur out of shape...but my left arm does hurt from putting the bullet into the case...maybe I am out of shape too.

[Joe]

Pics!

[anyracoon]

I think the Dillon thrush bearing mod is for the 650 only.

[Regulus]

RD, I have some once fired .223 brass (200-250) if you want them.

I'm just across the street.

[joelogic]

I will have to check out a 550 so I can get to know it, thanks.

I think the Dillon thrush bearing mod is for the 650 only.

[RomanDad]

RD, I have some once fired .223 brass (200-250) if you want them.

Hell yeah!

I'm just across the street.

Stalker!

[Californio]

Hell yeah!

Stalker!

Don't turn into USNChief and start loading 1000's and hoarding powder

[CSACANNONEER]

With Dillon presses, you use the powder die to slightly flair the top of the case while putting a powder charge into it. Since you said the .223 was not "belled", I'll assume that you just need to adjust your powder die a little.

Of the 4 calibers that you have mentioned, .357 sig is the hardest to load for. It is really a finicky round so, good luck at the range.

[RomanDad]

With Dillon presses, you use the powder die to slightly flair the top of the case while putting a powder charge into it. Since you said the .223 was not "belled", I'll assume that you just need to adjust your powder die a little.

Of the 4 calibers that you have mentioned, .357 sig is the hardest to load for. It is really a finicky round so, good luck at the range.

I dont see how the powder funnel for the .223 can bell the case at all.... its basically straight up and down.... Anyways.... I had a hell of a time with that one.