Dillon RL1100 is in the house

[George16]

As the title states, finally received my Dillon RL1100 after 5 weeks of waiting. I ordered it .223 without the dies to accelerate receiving the press and also to save money since I already a set each of Dillon and Lee .223 dies. I also bought extra toolheads for processing and loading .223 and 9mm.

I had to add additional plywood top on my reloading table since the 1100 is huge and heavy compared to my 650.

Here are some pictures.
Big box


Out of the box


Installed:




Now I have to decide which reloading machine to sell, the 650 or the 550.

[skin]

 That's nice!

[Togmaster]

Dream machine.

[Earl Keese]

Dream machine.

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[SI VIS PACEM PARRABELLUM]

Very nice indeed!

[Wobbly]

I thought we agreed to ship that to my house !   

Very nice ! Congrats !

[George16]

Thanks guys.

It’s really nice to load with it particularly since I use S&B cases which are known to have right primer pockets. I do use a different toolhead for processing using FW Arms decapper and auto centering Swage foot dies.

Loading processed brass makes reloading smoother. It also help that I use same headstamp brass. Mounting the bullet feeder separately from the casefeeder helps in reducing movement. It also allowed me to use it for both presses instead of buying an second MBF.

I thought we agreed to ship that to my house !   

Very nice ! Congrats !

I lost the message you sent containing your address.

[newageroman]

wow, that is cool! congrats! I too, have a separate brass processing head for rifle brass.
I bent another RCBS decapping pin yesterday, looking at the Mighty Armory decapper/swager, but will look at the   FW Arms decapper and auto centering Swage foot dies - Why did you choose them by chance?

[George16]

wow, that is cool! congrats! I too, have a separate brass processing head for rifle brass.
I bent another RCBS decapping pin yesterday, looking at the Mighty Armory decapper/swager, but will look at the   FW Arms decapper and auto centering Swage foot dies - Why did you choose them by chance?

Thank you.

I have a friend who processes brass for sale and uses the FW Arms Decapper and Swage foot die. He told me that he’s happier with the FW compared to his MA decapper with flicker spring and Swage foot because of the less amount of bent necks on the brass. He has an Evolution with MK7.

I received mine last Saturday and installed it immediately. I processed 2000 pieces of Lake City .223 brass without any problems at all. I can go fast without fear of bending the necks and breaking a decapping pin. The only thing I don’t like is they’re very tall. They’re about twice the size of regular dies.

Here are some pictures pair of FW Arms dies.


Next to a lee sizing die


Installed


For processing 9mm, I installed a Lee U-Die without the decapping pin installed across the Swage foot die.

[wdfwguy]

For processing 9mm, I installed a Lee U-Die without the decapping pin installed across the Swage foot die.

I just ordered my RL1100 to process and load 9mm.

But I'm curious about something.  I'm not familiar with the term "foot die"  Is that the same as a hold down die?  It literally holds the case in place while it's swaged?

And what's meant by installing a sizing die "across the" swage foot die?

Thanks

[George16]

For processing 9mm, I installed a Lee U-Die without the decapping pin installed across the Swage foot die.

I just ordered my RL1100 to process and load 9mm.

But I'm curious about something.  I'm not familiar with the term "foot die"  Is that the same as a hold down die?  It literally holds the case in place while it's swaged?

And what's meant by installing a sizing die "across the" swage foot die?

Thanks

Yes, it’s the same as the hold down die.  The good thing about the FW arms Swage foot die is, it is auto-centering to prevent bending the necks not rifle cases and doesn’t expand or bell the case. I’m using a MBF die on the powder measure which expands the case to prevent the bullet from tipping over when the shellplate indexes.

When I said installing a sizing die across the Swage foot die, it means the sizing die is installed on the  mounting hole directly across it. By doing this, each case is decapped, swaged and sized on a single pass using the same die.

I have another die for loading ammo. The reason I process the brass first is to eliminate any reasons such as a ringer (primer is decapped but the surround metal is stuck in the primer pocket) that will stop the reloading process.

[wdfwguy]

I have another die for loading ammo. The reason I process the brass first is to eliminate any reasons such as a ringer (primer is decapped but the surround metal is stuck in the primer pocket) that will stop the reloading process.

That's what I had in mind, setting up a toolhead for brass processing, and another for loading.  Thanks for answering my questions!