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[Jal5]

If someone wants to get rid of a Loadmaster let me know by PM. THX
JOE


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[MOshooter]

I've been reloading on 2- Dillon 550's and Dillon 450 since the late 80's and very happy with the product and Dillon warranty. I actually consider the 450's and 550's a semi progressive since it's not fully automated like the 650's and LNL's.

That's what I like about the 550's, it can be used as a single stage press or progressive press

[packnrat]

i will stick to both of my hornady l-n-l presses, one set up for pistol, the other rifle. and on the bench is the one i will not part with it is a rcbs rock chucker.
have a couple lee cheap presses for special one only duty's. (de-prime, and bulge reducer). if i can afford will get a special use only for making jackets and filling for bullets.

[Buffet Bill]

I've got 2 press's set up, a Dillion 550 for what I call my blamo ammo. Pistol, 9mm, .40 and .45. And for rifle or a few straight wall pistol, a Redding T-7 turret. It gives me more confidence when I'm loading for a rifle caliber I might be shooting at 500 yds. Or a pistol caliber I might use on steel targets out to 200 yds. Weigh every load, no hurry to load 100-200 rds. Whatever makes you feel comfortable!

[Griff]

I moved from an RCBS Jr single stage when it became my wife, son & I shooting cowboy action in '87. I had two gents local to me and several that recommended the Dillons... One of the local guys had a Square Deal, the other a 450. The 550B was new as of my order date, and I bought a couple of spare tool heads, so I could keep my RCBS dies mounted for 45ACP & 45 Colt. A single extra powder die and expander for the .45 was all that was needed. About 2002 I bought a 2nd 550B used so I could keep one set up for large primer & one for small. About 5 years ago I found myself struggling with the older 550 and contacted Dillon. They said to strip everything non-essential off the press and send it to 'em. A couple of weeks later I received a new 550C. I probably had an easy ½ million rounds loaded on that 550B. It certainly didn't owe me anything. Over the years, Dillon has proven their worth by sending out bits & pieces, even when I call and explain that I screwed up or simply can't find something. I finally replaced that RCBS Jr. with a Rock Chucker Supreme for ease of loading my .40-90SBN and loading brass 12 ga shotshells... and like a good neighbor, passed along the Jr. to my B-I-L so he could start reloading. One of the most convenient reloading presses I have is a Lyman "Spartan" that's mounted on a 3'x3' piece of 1" marine plywood that I then c-clamp on a nearby shooting bench at the range for "on-the-spot" load development. I'm not particularly partial to "blue"... 3 of my Chevys are white, one's two-tone and the other2 are different shades of primer gray. Nor am I partial to Chevys... two of my farm tractors are Ford... ok one's a "New Holland"... the yard tractor is green & yellow and the lawnmower is red.

[Rockindaddy]

I have owned em all over the years. I crank out a pile of ammo on a 1050 Super making 7 rounds per minute just pookin along. My old Dillon 1000 is still makin 30-06 too. But for pistol calibers I have three dedicated CH in line presses that have turned out plenty of ammo for many years. Also have a pair of Dillon 550's that really are a simple progressive no BS press that change calibers easy. You can easly go from a pistol caliber to a rifle caliber. The shell plate has to be rotated by hand. Too bad no one has devised an automatic indexer for the 550. I'll bet there is a Boolit Master reading this text right now that has devised an automatic indexer for the shell plate. The Dillon 650 / 750 is a good choice too. When I had the gunshop I ordered several Hornady progressive presses for customers. To this date none have complained. Stay away from Lee !! The presses are flimsy and will try your patience. I have three Lee Loadmasters that I still use from time to time but they require patience! Good luck finding a press. A used Dillon 550 would be a good starting press. They don't seen to wear out and just keep on turning out good reloads.

[Cujo665]

I run the following on four inline fabirication quick change mounts on two custom built benches. One 30 inch desktop height, the other a 36 inch desktop height.
Lee Challenger III single stage press
Lee Six Pack Pro 6000 Progressive press
RCBS Pro Chucker 7 Progressive press
RCBS Lube-A-Matic with heater base
Lee Load-All II for 12 gauge shot shell

A few Lee Deluxe powder measures on hard stands.
A Lyman Universal Case Trimmer on an inline fabrication mount

Lyman 310 hand press tool. (4/sets, 2 large and 2 small) with dies for 9mm, 30-30, 308, and 30-06

Lee hand press (still new in box, I’ve never used it since getting the Lyman 310.

and Lee Classic loader sets in:
9mm
30-30
308
30-06
12 gauge

Lyman dry tumbler and 25 pounds of walnut media and nu-finish polish….

Lee molds for several bullets, two melting pots, furnace tools, 60 lbs of Lyman #2 and hardball lead. A gallon of Alox, a few pounds of powder coat, two toaster ovens, several punch and sizing dies for the lube-a-matic….

Thousands of brass - new and once shot and twice shot - in all calibers I load, along with thousands of bullets in each caliber. 17 pounds of powder, and about 12,000 primers in mostly large rifle, small pistol and shotgun.

It’s a bottomless hole because there’s always something else to buy.