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Originally Posted by edr9x23super
Some differences of opinion about the Dillon 550:
I have one, and the price you list includes everything, the dies, the powder measure etc. I checked on the website.
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From Dillon's Web Site:
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The basic 550 includes:
* Machine with caliber conversion kit (shellplate, locator buttons, powder funnel) in the caliber of your choice.
* Powder measure with standard large and small powder bars (small installed), Small bar throws from 2.1 to 15 grains of powder Large bar throws up to 55 to 60 grains of powder.
* One prime system with large and small priming parts.
* One large and one small pick up tube
* One toolhead
* One powder die
* One loaded cartridge catch bin
* One written instruction manual
* One set of standard Allen wrenches
No dies are included.
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It contains the caliber
conversion kit (shellplate, locator buttons, powder funnel) but
NO DIES. As far as the powder measure, if you read all of the posts on this thread, you'll notice that was already pointed out and I explained my mistake on that part.
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Originally Posted by edr9x23super
As far as the dies not being as reliable, or loading rounds of questionable quality is pure hogwash. yes, they manufacture them differently to make progressive loading easier, but they still size the rounds just like everybody else's equipment does.
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I actually never said that they "loaded rounds of questionable quality". What I did say about them isn't hogwash and I stand behind it. Dillon dies have a radiused mouth to facilitate ease of use on a progressive machine. In that respect, they work great. The fact that they cannot size as far down a case as other dies is simply mechanics. The travel of any die is limited by the contact of the die mouth with the shell plate. The mechanics of this mandates that since the sizing ring of a Dillon die has a radius, it cannot size as far down a case as another die that does not have the radius. I know several people that have excellent luck with Dillon dies despite this fact. I also know people who have had problems because of it. Because of the cost involved for a set of dies, I won't recommend them simply because while they may work fine in a given situation, if they don't work you've waisted the cost of the dies.
Don't get me wrong -- I think Dillon makes the finest reloading equipment available (with the exception of their digital scale, but that's another story) but I simply don't recommend their pistol dies for the reasons I've stated.
Hoss