Greeting gents,
Can I use a Dillon Powder measure on a single stage press? Don’t want the rest of the setup. Just want the case flaring powder dispensing.
Bluejay
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Greeting gents,
Can I use a Dillon Powder measure on a single stage press? Don’t want the rest of the setup. Just want the case flaring powder dispensing.
Bluejay
Sure. There are two styles of powder measures. You would want the old style that has a spring to return the measure.
might look at the hornady, they would do what you want and are more stable with the weight of throws.
Sure, why not? Trying new things is the life blood of our hobby!
Can you put a link to the one you’re referring to please.Quote:
Originally Posted by garandsrus
The old style referred to was used on the 450 press. A word of caution, I dont think Dillon has any parts for the old style. There is a large and small powder slide so try to get both slides for more rage of powder throws. The old style is not case activated. It is manually operated when the ram is up.
Also the new style has to be "reset" by the Dillon press.
Per Dillon the dual return springs are the old style and the lock link bellcrank is the new system. I run them both ways but I find better accuracy with the old style so most of my measures have been converted back to the old style. I am running them on 650's or 1050's with a powder check die. Pics of both in the link above.
https://www.dillonprecision.com/old-...350_14_112.htm
OLD STYLE POWDER MEASURE
January 19th, 2008 at 8:35pm
Does Dillon still offer conversion kits to upgrade the old style powder measure, with the dual return springs, to the newer lock link bellcrank system?
There are actually 3 generations of linkage. The first one used two springs to return the bar. The 2nd worked the same but had a fail safe rod that would pull the measure down if the springs didn't return it, preventing the possibility for squib loads. The 3rd one has no springs and a lockout on the crank so a partial stroke cannot produce double charges, like is possible with the spring return ones, as the bar is not reset until the ram moves low enough to have indexed the shell plate.
Photos of all 3 in #117 of this thread.
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.ph...#post-11100676
With a twisty or zip tie and springs or even rubber bands one could use even the 3rd gen linkage on a SS without a fail safe rod.
The old style I referred to is the one with the springs and no fail safe. The only place you will find one is used since Dillon doesn’t make that style any more. Every time you raise the press ram with a shell in place, it will dump a charge of powder.
There was a manual version on the 450 as was mentioned and is not what I referenced. I don’t know if it can be converted to case activated. The Hornady measure gets good reviews also.
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I have used a Dillon 450 measure but have upgraded to 550s on my Lyman T2s, they work great. Dillons are very consistent. But why mount it on your single stage press. Find a 450, lyman or whatever, mount it on a stand, bolt or clamp it to your bench and use an expander die in your press. Expand, throw your powder and set the case in a block. Doing what you’re thinking you still wind up with an expanded and powder loaded case but then you’ve got to deal with a measure full of powder that will need to be mty’d or put in some kind of stand or holder. Mty’ing hoppers are a big pita to me. Here’s one of the stands that I built.
Yes you can you just have to set it up correctly. Thread already produced several ways to "skin the cat".
Is this the one?
https://www.dillonprecision.com/rl-5...120_23599.html
That's the failsafe & lock out linkage the previous two as well as that one can be seen in the link I posted above, in #9.
They could all be made to work on a SS though.
Yes...that is the correct powder measure.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluejay75
Here is the return spring that your gonna need also (stock # 14036). Your going to need 2 return springs. The 2 springs will guarantee the linkage returns to it's home position. The linkage on the side of the powder measure can be bolted together by using a bolt and a nut. I used blue loctite to ensure they don't loosen up and come apart. I'll attach a picture to show you how I have mine setup on my Redding T-7 Turret Press.
Old style powder bar return spring stock # 14036
As a side note, the powder funnel does not come with the powder measure. You will have to order one from Dillon Precision.
Powder Funnels
Yes you can. The older measures wit the 2 springs will work better but you still need to watch the powder slide bar to make sure it fully returns.