Dillon Deal?

40FIVER · January 27th, 2007, 11:20 PM

I posted this on the Texas CHL forum also. I hope some of you guys can help.

My wife's girlfriend's husband has a RL550B he wants to sell, including Dillon CV500 tumbler, media seperator, analog scale, and low primer early warning system, press cover.
He bought all of this new from Dillon in Dec 1994.He loaded about 800 rounds over the next 6 months or so after buying it and then quit reloading. The stuff's been in plastic containers in his garage for the last 11.5 years. The press looks new with only a few slight rusty spots on some of the steel bolts.
He's asking $415.00 for all of it. I know what the items are new and this sounds like a good price. Should I be concerned about the age of the press? Has the design changed since it was new?
I'm a wannabe when it comes to reloading so I have no idea. I believe everything he says about the machine and how much he used it.
Is there anything I need to be concerned about when deciding on this purchase?

lowflyer · January 27th, 2007, 11:58 PM

I would not be concerned. Dillon has a lifetime warranty. Mine is a '98 model, has loaded tens of thousands of rounds, and still works like it did the day I first bolted it to the bench. I use it at least once per week. It's also been moved around the country several times since new.

I would try to get it for less than $400. What caliber did he reload?

40FIVER · January 28th, 2007, 12:02 AM

He reloaded 40 cal. That's ok because I do have a 40 cal handgun, but my main reloading will be the 45.
I figure I'll need to send it to Dillon to inspect and change parts as they need to before I start reloading.

HotGuns · January 28th, 2007, 12:19 AM

Better jump on it.

The press itself is going for 379.00
CV 500 Tumbler 99.95
Media separator 39.95
Analogue Scale 139.95
Press Cover 23.95

Reloading 800 rounds on the Dillion would be less than 2 hours of use.

Its a good deal and even in Ebay they used Dillons sell for top price. The 550b hasent changed much, other than accessories that you can add to it.
Get on the website, "Dillon Precision" and get the free catalogue that they send every month...it has all of the stuff in it.

rocky · January 28th, 2007, 12:29 AM

Good deal, I doubt you need to have dillon inspect it. they offer free help line on the phone or email

January 27th, 2007, 11:20 PM	#1
40FIVER Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North Central Texas Posts: 246	Dillon Deal? I posted this on the Texas CHL forum also. I hope some of you guys can help. My wife's girlfriend's husband has a RL550B he wants to sell, including Dillon CV500 tumbler, media seperator, analog scale, and low primer early warning system, press cover. He bought all of this new from Dillon in Dec 1994.He loaded about 800 rounds over the next 6 months or so after buying it and then quit reloading. The stuff's been in plastic containers in his garage for the last 11.5 years. The press looks new with only a few slight rusty spots on some of the steel bolts. He's asking $415.00 for all of it. I know what the items are new and this sounds like a good price. Should I be concerned about the age of the press? Has the design changed since it was new? I'm a wannabe when it comes to reloading so I have no idea. I believe everything he says about the machine and how much he used it. Is there anything I need to be concerned about when deciding on this purchase? __________________ Charlie - 40FIVER Why I carry: "The heart is deceitul above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? Jeremiah 17:9

January 27th, 2007, 11:58 PM	#2
lowflyer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Middle Earth Posts: 1,162	I would not be concerned. Dillon has a lifetime warranty. Mine is a '98 model, has loaded tens of thousands of rounds, and still works like it did the day I first bolted it to the bench. I use it at least once per week. It's also been moved around the country several times since new. I would try to get it for less than $400. What caliber did he reload? __________________ Whatever doesn't kill you postpones the inevitable.

January 28th, 2007, 12:02 AM	#3
40FIVER Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North Central Texas Posts: 246	He reloaded 40 cal. That's ok because I do have a 40 cal handgun, but my main reloading will be the 45. I figure I'll need to send it to Dillon to inspect and change parts as they need to before I start reloading. __________________ Charlie - 40FIVER Why I carry: "The heart is deceitul above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? Jeremiah 17:9

January 28th, 2007, 12:19 AM	#4
HotGuns Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 4,899	Better jump on it. The press itself is going for 379.00 CV 500 Tumbler 99.95 Media separator 39.95 Analogue Scale 139.95 Press Cover 23.95 Reloading 800 rounds on the Dillion would be less than 2 hours of use. Its a good deal and even in Ebay they used Dillons sell for top price. The 550b hasent changed much, other than accessories that you can add to it. Get on the website, "Dillon Precision" and get the free catalogue that they send every month...it has all of the stuff in it. __________________ AR. CHL Instr. To achieve world government, it is necessary to remove from the minds of men, their individualism, loyalty to family traditions, national patriotism, and religious dogmas.' Dr. G. Brock Chisolm

January 28th, 2007, 12:29 AM	#5
rocky Senior Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MI Posts: 11,605	Good deal, I doubt you need to have dillon inspect it. they offer free help line on the phone or email __________________ "In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson Nemo Me Impune Lacesset Link to my kydex builds:http://rocknloadkydex.blogspot.com/

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