Should I sell my Dillon 550B ??

[Wobbly]

What I would expect from the 650 is...
? Auto rotation
? Cleaner primer ejection and primer smut collection

The reason I might upgrade is to add a bullet feeder. 

That may well be in the near future. At least it opens up the option.

[Wobbly]

The next complete pull will rotate the disc and that is when Primer (1) enters the top of the ski ramp....and heads downhill without ever taking lessons on a bunny slope.  The now vacant hole that was carrying Primer 1 continues to rotate around empty until under the vertical primer tube.  As I said before, wrap a rubber band around the bottom of the ski slope.

The primer tube drops primers into the primer plate, and the primer plate rotates around and move primers to station 2.  The red arrow points to the piece that indexes the indexing trigger shown in the previous trigger.  If the primer is not seated in a case at Station 2 for whatever reason, it keeps getting indexed counter-clockwise, and on the second index after Station 2, the unused primer falls into a chute (which Amada appropriately referenced as the ski ramp.  The bottom of the ski ramp in the photo has an orange arrow pointing to it, labeled unused primer, and it appears to be holding either a few unused primers, OR some spilled powder.  Regardless, that is where the unused primers are supposed to stop.  He calls it a ski ramp because it looks a little like one, and sometimes the primer jumps out of it at the end and hits the floor, though that is EASILY remedied with a rubber band.  I have marked with Yellow the box that catches used primers as cases are de-capped at Station 1.

Jeez. Sounds fairly complicated.

But for $650 I'm surprised the unused primers aren't put back into their original container and gift wrapped.

 

So, when you change from small primer 9mm to large primer 45, you have to change out the primer wheel as well as the primer tubes ? On the 550 you swap the complete primer shuttle using the 2 screws that hold on the primer tube tower. Very easy to complete; takes maybe 3 minutes.

I only load large primers once every 2-3 months, so a swap over is not a big deal, but I would like to know about it going in.

[IDescribe]

... when you change from small primer 9mm to large primer 45, you have to change out the primer wheel as well as the primer tubes ?

• After pulling off detaching the priming system -- two hex bolts, there's a hex bolt on the underside to remove, then a spring tensioned retaining clip holding the primer plate on its axle.  Then swap plates and reconstruct. = 4 minutes
• Unscrew thread lid from primer tube blast shield.  Pull primer tube and replace with proper size tube.  Screw lid back on.  = 1 minute
• Unscrew one primer ram.  Screw in the other primer ram.  = 2 minutes.

I'm in the same boat, Wobbly.  I need large primer loading so infrequently and irregularly that it doesn't matter much.  I'm also the guy who doesn't own separate tool heads because I don't mind taking the 15-20 minutes to swap out and set up dies.

[IDescribe]

Almost forgot:     

[amada8]

Changing over requires a few things primer related.

Primer disc change is required 4-5 minutes
Tube inside the vertical column changes 1 minutes
Primer punch change 2 minutes

[amada8]

uhhhhhhh, late pony is late....but funny how our change over times are so different 

[IDescribe]

Yes, VERY.   

[Wobbly]

I'm also the guy who doesn't own separate tool heads because I don't mind taking the 15-20 minutes to swap out and set up dies.

Huhh ?? 

[IDescribe]

I am assuming you keep separate toolheads for your 550 with their own powder drops and with the dies always in place, and when you change calibers, you simply pull the pins securing the toolhead and swap in the toolhead for the caliber you want to load for?

I have the toolhead the machine came with.  That's it.  When I switch calibers, I unscrew all the dies from the toolhead and put them away, then screw in the dies for the new caliber and set them up.  It's a bit of a pain, but no big deal. 

[IDescribe]

When I switch calibers, I unscrew all the dies from the toolhead and put them away, then screw in the dies for the new caliber and set them up.  It's a bit of a pain, but no big deal.

Just checked.  Why didn't anyone tell me toolheads were only $28?!?!?!?! 

[IDescribe]

I also discovered that Brian Enos no longer seels Dillon Precision merch.  He is endorsing a company KrakenPop, which has agreed to take over service for his customer base.

[painter]

Ahhhh, but you have pictures with words and arrows and stuff. 

27 8x10 color glossy photos with circles and arrows, and a paragraph on the back of each one sayin' what each one was...

[amada8]

week and a half late reference...but very nice 

[painter]

week and a half late reference...but very nice 

I can only work with what's served up...you and ID are the ones who are late...

but thanks for the compliment.

[Wobbly]

27 8x10 color glossy photos with circles and arrows, and a paragraph on the back of each one sayin' what each one was...

That was a Thanksgiving story. This is Christmas. You're late !!