Dillon 550b... FINALLY GOT IT!

[mpd]

I finally pulled the trigger and bought a 550b. It just came tonight. I'll set it up tomorrow evening. Hopefully I'll be able to get it up and running this weekend.

 

[bmbutch]

I finally pulled the trigger and bought a 550b. It just came tonight. I'll set it up tomorrow evening. Hopefully I'll be able to get it up and running this weekend.

Youtube was my friend when I set mine up, didn't take long @ all.

 

[derrickgoins]

Congrats. I had to read the instructions a couple of times to get mine up and running but it was well worth it.

 

[straight-shooter]

In my best Jim Carey voice... "Your going to like it a lot!".

 

[Gluemanz28]

Nice press. Congrats

 

[88E30M50]

Congrats. I've run many thousands of rounds through mine and still love it like the day I got it.

 

[Chaplain45]

Congratulations! You Tube and instruction booklet for me (I am a little slow sometimes). Absolutely love it.

 

[85t5mcss]

YouTube is a great help. There's evena video that shows how to open the box. As excited as you are (I was when I got mine) be sure that everything is perfect. I had to do several tweaks on mine to make it run flawlessly. Mine would hang up on the primer "slide" but it runs great now.

 

[Dolton916]

You will love it, mine has about 45K rounds thru it and is just starting to show wear. Not hard to set up.

 

[opus1776]

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You can NEVER be too rich or too thin.
Life is not a journey, but a series of unplanned detours...
Perfection: is not a goal---it's a demanded expectation.

 

[Leo]

I am happy for mpd, he did well.

The 550b is not too hard to set up, and Dillon does a good job with the instructions. After a quick assembly, I made a few minor adjustments. By the 5th pull of the handle, I was making quality, in spec ammo. That is the sign of a well engineered machine.

 

[ilcaveman]

Its a great machine, I have one. I just did a plant tour there yesterday while on a trip. They have a nice plant and the people who work there are nice.

 

[Bfish]

It's nice to see how "easy" this makes it.. I've been wanting one of these presses bad! I think I need to get one soon... You've got me excited about it!

 

[xdmdude]

Nice press congrats!

 

[dyerwatcher]

Very nice. I wish I would have gone blue

 

[Bfish]

Very nice. I wish I would have gone blue

What did you choose just out of curiosity?

 

[Black Cloud]

I'm still kicking myself in the ass for not buying one way back when they first came out. Is it me, or have prices shot up every year?

 

[mpd]

I just loaded some SR 7625 for 9mm. I was very surprised by the amount of powder that was in the case. It seemed to fill the case to the top with 4.5 grains. Anyone have suggestions of other good powders to reload 9mm with?

While asking... I am looking for 357 mag powder too. I like the punch that H110 offers, but its so difficult to locate that powder. I have loaded titegroup for both 9mm and 357. There ok for 357, but I like my 357 to BANG!

 

[PappyD]

Welcome to the Dillon Blue Club. Crank 'em out!

Make sure you are on the Dillon mailing list and get all their, ahem, mailings.

Check out the Brian Enos forum for tons of tips.

I have an early 550B. Made that choice long ago. It is on the short list of belongings that I'd say, "I'm glad I bought this...."

Pappy

 

[red_zr24x4]

We had 2 450B's, I say had because one has been upgraded to a 550B and getting ready to order the upgrade for the other.