100 rounds on a 550b demonstration

[stand125]

Definately quicker than my depriming, sizing and priming 50 cases in 30 minutes in front of the fire place on my LEE CLASSIC LOADER while watching the news this evening.

[bootcamp]

Must be the video but when you downstroke the handle it all seems a lot louder than my 550.

[Fishslayer]

I just loaded 100 rounds on my 550b on videoed it. Enjoy. I smash a case at 6:55, so just fast forward it if you need a chuckle.

[Cowboy T]

cheater...You gotta count the time to pick primers in your overall time!! But nice work!!

+1

I average around 350 round per 60 minutes including weight checks, primer pick up tubes, final case inspection, and packing them all in plastic ammo boxes.

That's about right for a good progressive press, including all the steps. And this is why I like progressive presses so much. You can just turn out the ammo at a very good rate.

[XDRoX]

I had given up on 9 but I pick up an X5 on Saturday. That and my Caspian slide G34 are just fun for the low recoil, accuracy game.

I'm set up for 223, 30-06, 30 Carbine, 308 Winchester, 10m/.40S&W, 357Sig, 45acp., 450 BM, 44M, 44S, 41M, 50AE, 500S&W, 50 BMG, 12Gauge and I'm sure that I'm missing a couple of little weird calibers. Not counting BP of course.

Still contemplating the weirdness of reloading 7.5 Swiss.

Man's got to have a hobby.....

Quit drinking , have a girlfriend and a fast car. What else am I supposed to do?

An X5 huh? I've never shot one but always drooled over one. You told me what you load on but I forgot. It's not Dillon though right?

[HighLander51]

the bigger the case the easier it is to load... Just easier to pick up a bigger case. And you have to average the TOTAL reload time, primer fill tubes, powder fill, bullet tray and case tray. An automatic indexer is still faster, and a case feeder is faster still. I run a Dillon Square Deal, and average 300 rounds per hour.

[Inkman]

Your press and loading area are too clean lol.

After the buzzer goes off, i always put the plastic indicator back in. Nothing like filling those blue boxes with 99 rds and realizing a primer is still at the bottom of the tube

Al

[TKM]

An X5 huh? I've never shot one but always drooled over one. You told me what you load on but I forgot. It's not Dillon though right?

Pro 2000. Sold my 550.

Missed the 45LC, I'm sure there are others. I went to Wallyworld and picked up 23 storage containers, one for each caliber. Keeps my shell holders, bullet molds and die plates separate.

New caliber, just grab the appropriate box and swap everything over, dial in the powder charge and away I go.

[StaTiK]

I've considered buying a 650 many times. I'm trying hold out for a 1050 though. I really dig the priming on the down stroke and the swaging station.

From what I've seen so far, everyone who buys a 1050 still keeps the 550 for the less common calibers...

-StaTiK-

[XDRoX]

From what I've seen so far, everyone who buys a 1050 still keeps the 550 for the less common calibers...

-StaTiK-

That's my plan. I would never consider selling my 550b. It's just too nice of a press. And it works all the time reliably. I would only get the 1050 for 9mm.

[Antihero47]

Makes me my XL650 so much more now

+1 I loved mine with casefeeder and dillon trimmer.

[Gio]

Okay so I goofed up last night while loading some 9mm and broke the auto indexing ring/ramp on my XL650 so I decided to time myself loading with a casefeeder and manually indexing the machine. Took me 6:54 to load 100 rounds the same way as seen on your demo. The machine was loaded with primers and powders but I have a casefeeder aiding me. The only hard part for me is that I lost the ability to just push up and get the center of the case from breaking that part. So I did have to manually center some of the cases first and then I would put the bullet on the case before pulling the handle. That was about the only sucky part of the whole thing besides having a broken machine that can still load fine ammo.

Embrace teh suck

[chesterthehero]

That's my plan. I would never consider selling my 550b. It's just too nice of a press. And it works all the time reliably. I would only get the 1050 for 9mm.

let me know if you do plan on selling it... i was very happy when i did 100 rounds in around 90 minutes on my rcbs turret but at the same time really really not happy about it..