Ammunition & Hand Loading > Cartridge and Shotshell reloading
I just drank the blue kool aid
Gary:
I admire folks that have the mindset to reload. Someday, I may venture into it.
OnTheFly:
--- Quote from: bkoenig on May 25, 2014, 03:40:33 PM ---Definitely not for beginners, though.
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I would disagree. It just depends on your level of technical knowledge and abilities. I doubt, considering the projects you have tackled, that a younger bkoenig with no reloading experience would have had any problems handling a 550 or XL650. I started on a 550, though I had problems due to press malfunctions. I went to a 650XL shortly after reloading a few hundred.
Fly
JTH:
--- Quote from: bkoenig on May 25, 2014, 03:40:33 PM ---Just ran my first rounds through the Dillon. Man, that is a slick machine. Definitely not for beginners, though. There's a lot going on.
I really need one of those light kits. The light isn't very good in my reloading room.
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Instead of buying a light kit, go buy a BBQ grill light. :) Costs about $15, and with some AA batteries works just fine. True, true, you'll have to change out the batteries every once in awhile....
I think beginners could work it just fine, IF they are the type of person who actually reads directions. If not....yeah, that'll be bad.
I had a single stage for awhile, bought myself a 550 and wished I had STARTED with it instead. Of course, now I have a Super 1050, and I am planning on putting in a bullet feeder and a motor so I can just sit there and watch it work for me....I love this thing.
bkoenig:
I think a 550 COULD work well for a beginner, with one exception. Not having auto index opens up the possibility of forgetting to advance to the next stage and ending up with a double charge. Of course if you are smart you'll be using powder that fills the case enough that you can't double charge it.
OnTheFly:
--- Quote from: bkoenig on May 25, 2014, 11:22:00 PM ---I think a 550 COULD work well for a beginner, with one exception. Not having auto index opens up the possibility of forgetting to advance to the next stage and ending up with a double charge. Of course if you are smart you'll be using powder that fills the case enough that you can't double charge it.
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My problem was the opposite. Four squib loads. Two for me and two for my friend who was foolish enough to let a newb do some reloading for him. I would agree that having to manually index the shell plate seems trivial, but adds just enough complexity that another distraction like what I had will quickly get you off track.
Fly
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