Great bench...with a few easy modifications:
Plug the holes in the top (plastic caps @ Home Depot)
Throw away the lower shelf and replace with 2 x 6's (put some cinder blocks on the shelf if not...
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Great bench...with a few easy modifications:
Plug the holes in the top (plastic caps @ Home Depot)
Throw away the lower shelf and replace with 2 x 6's (put some cinder blocks on the shelf if not...
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Same here. I have the ~$20 one and the bigger more expensive one...both work well and are accurate to one tenth a grain.
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Some pretty amazing examples....thanks guys.
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I knew primers were tough to kill...but wow !!!
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I'd say in order of priority:
Strong Mount (If you didn't order one from Dillon with the press)
Light
Roller Handle
Also, do a search on spent primer cup mods. I used to have primers all over...
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Nice score.
Check out the videos online from Dillon for cleaning and lubing the 550. It's probably fine, but it's been sitting for 8 years and working through the cleaning will teach you about...
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There is a cost now for rebuilds. I think it was ~$65. Still a bargain....my used 550 came back like new.
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If I had a nickel for every time I dropped something and it bounced under my bench....
;-)
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Not sure where you got the idea that the Dillon's are inaccurate. My experience is the exact opposite while using typical pistol powders (Win231, Bullseye, Titegroup, VV N320). Dead nuts on...and...
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Sadly, I don't even recognize some of the tools you are using in your project ;-)
Again....WOW !!!
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The crushed walnut at Harbor Freight is tough to beat for the cost. Always on sale or on a coupon (like everything else at Harbor Freight) Treat with mineral spirits and NuFinish.
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So much BLUE.....that's nice !!!
The only issue I can see is that it's so clean you can eat off of it ;-)
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Interesting topic. I don't have any wisdom to add especially since the other folks have a lot more experience than I do. Listen to them.
I would guess for most people, ultimate handgun reload...
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Pretty cool. I like how "idiot proof" it makes the timing process....lost track of how much time spent futzing with those rotary/tiny button timers ;-)
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I will take a box of 9MM for $60. PM inbound. Thx.
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My recent experience with Dillon and a used 550 was the exact opposite. Couldn't be happier.
If you were willing to pay for the parts why not just ship it back and pay them to rebuild ? You'll end...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |