Progressive Press

[capitol]

thanks everyone for the advise.

how many rounds can i expect to load in 1 hour and will they be the same quality my single stage produces?

[ar15barrels]

how many rounds can i expect to load in 1 hour

1000rds an hour is a liesurely pace on the 650 if you don't have to fill a primer tube every 100 rounds.
When you get to loading rates like this, the slowest part is filling primer tubes.
Get the primer tube filler or buy a bunch of extra tubes and fill them ahead of time.

In reality, you probably won't load more than 700-1000 rounds per session.
It gets tiring at about that point.

I like the highest rd/hr loading rate so I can spend less time at the machine getting the same amount of work done.
I usually load a couple hundred rounds of pistol and a couple hundred rounds of rifle ammo the night before a match.
Maybe 10 minutes per machine and the ammo goes into the match bag.

[capitol]

In reality, you probably won't load more than 700-1000 rounds per session.

Well, I'm going to get the 650!

[TonyM]

1000rds an hour is a liesurely pace on the 650 if you don't have to fill a primer tube every 100 rounds.
When you get to loading rates like this, the slowest part is filling primer tubes.
Get the primer tube filler or buy a bunch of extra tubes and fill them ahead of time.

In reality, you probably won't load more than 700-1000 rounds per session.
It gets tiring at about that point.

Totally correct.

I've slowed my pace a little bit, so I usually run about 700 per hour when loading handgun calibers. I usually load about 1000 rounds then take some time off from the press.

[eckerph]

I love my Hornady L n L, its very simple and smooth and i can change calibers very quickly. Everyone i know has at least one 650 or multiple 650's set for specific calibers, and i have to say the Hornady press is very overlooked.

[Turbinator]

Not to mention that Dillon has one of the best warranties in the business. Anything goes wrong on your press, even if it's 2nd or 3rd hand, and they'll take care of you no questions asked.

Turby

[ar15barrels]

Not to mention that Dillon has one of the best warranties in the business. Anything goes wrong on your press, even if it's 2nd or 3rd hand, and they'll take care of you no questions asked.

Including gross negligence.
Say you drop it off the back of the truck at the range because the board you have it screwed to was not clamped down to the tailgate...
They replace anything, for any reason, even your stupidity.