dillon tip.

[unclebill]

you guys probably already do this but...
i used a silver sharpie on my dillon shellplates and wrote what i use them for.
it isnt a big deal if you only have a couple of them .
but it is one when you end up with 17 like i did.
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[unclebill]

the less i have to memorize .
the happier i am.

[missionary5155]

Good morning I foto copied the list and taped it to the wall behind my 550...

[Shiloh]

the less i have to memorize .
the happier i am.

Amen.

Shiloh

[Dan Cash]

Why did I not think of that. I will do it as soon as I can find all of mine. I think I will add the locater pin # along with the caliber.

[unclebill]

Why did I not think of that. I will do it as soon as I can find all of mine. I think I will add the locater pin # along with the caliber.

thats a good idea.
im gonna write the pin number on the other side!:drinks:

[unclebill]

dan
i only thought of half of the helpful hint.
you supplied the other!

[Hardcast416taylor]

I`ve been doing this same practice since I got my second shell plate for my Hornady Pro-7, now Pro-Jector. I now have a whole set of their shell plates and all are marked as are the 4x6" zip lock bags I store each in when not in use. Why does this make me sound organised? :roll: Robert

[cajun shooter]

Use a black marker for a long time now. The newer 550 manual has a list that can be posted next to your loader. It has all the this fits this info.

[unclebill]

Use a black marker for a long time now. The newer 550 manual has a list that can be posted next to your loader. It has all the this fits this info.

my plates are black.
how can you easily read black on black?

[mike in co]

put the list from dillon on the wall, put the plates in one of the 550 cartridge bins, in order.1-9 a to z, and bag the the pins, marked 1, 2, 3 etc....., leave the powder funnels loose, a thru what ever in a bin.......jus look up your needs and put it together.......you'd be surprised just how many calibers you can relaod by just adding pins or a funnel....

mike in co

[unclebill]

ive got plates, dies, toolheads and toolhead holders for 22 calibers.
the plates are somewhat interchangable so i only have 17 of them.
i put them in the holder i used last.
but having them marked is my way of making it easier on myself.

[Ugly Dwarf]

I've sharpied the tool heads for each caliber so I don't need to try and read the micro stamped print on the dies (that always seems to be turned to the most difficult place to read), but I just keep my shell plates and locator buttons in the little blue box provided by Dillon.

I've printed out the cross reference chart I found at Brian Enos' site, but so far none of my calibers cross over well. I hope to change that by building a .260 (or .243) AR, so I can use my .45 plate and locator buttons - nothing like using a potential $30-$40 savings to justify building a $1000 gun.

[happy7]

I just write on the flat side of the tool head the caliber, and underneath that, the number or letter of the shell plate, a dash, and then the number of the pin.

So my 44 mag tool head would look like this

44 mag
4 - 4

[garandsrus]

Here's a very nice piece of software for the Dillon 650 (http://www.nfatoys.com/dillon/)... You tell the program what conversion kits you have and it will tell you what you need to load any other caliber.

John

[Geraldo]

I've printed out the cross reference chart I found at Brian Enos' site, but so far none of my calibers cross over well. I hope to change that by building a .260 (or .243) AR, so I can use my .45 plate and locator buttons - nothing like using a potential $30-$40 savings to justify building a $1000 gun.

That's shooter logic, although my preference is for a good deal on dies for a caliber I do not possess, then I have to buy a rifle or pistol so I can use them.

[Ugly Dwarf]

That's shooter logic, although my preference is for a good deal on dies for a caliber I do not possess, then I have to buy a rifle or pistol so I can use them.

I ended up with a bunch of .257 Wby brass from a guy I talk with at the range now and then... while I haven't bought a rifle (and dies) to use it yet, the thought crosses my mind now and again.

[LUBEDUDE]

Thanks for passing something this simple along!

Many times we are just too complicated for our own good.

Dave

[unclebill]

I just write on the flat side of the tool head the caliber, and underneath that, the number or letter of the shell plate, a dash, and then the number of the pin.

So my 44 mag tool head would look like this

44 mag
4 - 4

that is the best.
mine alreay have the caliber but not the last two items.
thanks for thinking for me!:drinks: