Got my 550B today!

[woolleyworm]

I'll post some pics once I get the bench all set up. I sold my SDB back in October and have been waiting patiently for the right deal to come along. All total with shipping, I've got $910 into my flEaBay buy. What I got:

Dillon 550B
7 toolheads
5 sets of Dillon carbide pistol dies
4 caliber conversions
5 toolhead stands
4 powder measures with powder bars
2 extra sets of powder bars ( small, large and one extra small )
spare parts for every part on the press except the frame, handle and ram
Dillon kinetic bullet puller
Dillon NATO spec brass primer tray
RCBS 505 scale
Lyman 2200 Turbo tumbler with auto-flo ( HUGE )
3 sealed bottles of Dillon brass polish
1 bottle of RCBS case lube
20 die lock rings, dillon and rcbs
spare decapping pins to last me a lifetime
8 dillon 38/357 100ct boxes, new
9 midway/mtm 38/357 50ct boxes
Lee Stainless calipers with wooden case
2 flashlights ?? (confused me too )
2 pairs of shooting glasses
42#s of Lyman treated media
8 various reloading manuals
1# of Unique ( sealed )
500 primers ( guess he slipped'em past fedex, )
enough dillon reloaders labels to wallpaper all the houses within a mile


There are some good deals to be had if you're patient and do your homework. I can't wait to get it all set up and start enjoying it!

[BETH]

u better put pictures up

[gdmoody]

Dang, woolley, that sounds like a heck of a deal.

I am going over to my local shop tomorrow to buy a "kit" that has a tool head, powder drop, and stand. It, by itself cost right at $100.

[todd51]

Wow, that sounds like a great deal. Gees it will take a week just to organize all that stuff but what fun doing it. I am jealous. Enjoy.

Todd

[JLA]

Heck of a deal dont even describe it. It was a STEAL!!! Lucky dawg!

[the yooper]

aint it great when a plan comes together!!! got to love that deal

[upsguy]

Congratulations Wolley!!!
That sounds like a fantastic deal, enjoy it!

[Dirtypacman]

You will love it as I do mine - enjoy!

[oldgunfan]

Damm what a deal, Load me up some 45acp's I just got a S&W 625 jm so that's what I'll be loading all weekend. I've never had a progressive metallic press, I do have a MIC grabber 12 gauge. do let us know how it works out.

[gdmoody]

I spent the whole day out in my "reloading building" just enjoying the hobby. Lubed about 300 .45 bullets, loaded .223, .44 magnum, and used my blue press to load up 9mm. I tell you woolley, you will love that thing when you get it set up and going.

[woolleyworm]

Originally Posted by gdmoody

I spent the whole day out in my "reloading building" just enjoying the hobby. Lubed about 300 .45 bullets, loaded .223, .44 magnum, and used my blue press to load up 9mm. I tell you woolley, you will love that thing when you get it set up and going.

We've been doing some drywalling in the living room, so it's been a little slow in getting things set up.... something about having priorities????

I'm certain that i'm going to love the press, I really liked the SDB, but dies were hard to get and no ability to do rifle cartridges was a downer. I probably wont do much rifle on the 550 anyways. I like the manual indexing aspect of the 550 and the toolhead quick changes. Much easier than the SDB.

[BobMcG]

Congratulations, that's one sweet deal!

[RustyFN]

Originally Posted by JLA

Heck of a deal dont even describe it. It was a STEAL!!! Lucky dawg!

Yep, congrats Woolley

[gdmoody]

Originally Posted by woolleyworm

I probably wont do much rifle on the 550 anyways. I like the manual indexing aspect of the 550 and the toolhead quick changes. Much easier than the SDB.

I only load pistol cartridges on the Dillon, I still use a LEE single stage press for all rifles. I bought a conversion kit for .223 but just could not get the powder to be consistent so I went back to the single stage on them. I have three or four hundred pieces of .223 brass so I might try them again, but still thinking on it.

[Popgunner]

Nice deal Wooley

[woolleyworm]

Pics finally !!! Still have to mount the presses, but I just refinished the top of my bench to beef it up a little.

[BETH]

wow looks good-what is the green press for?

[American Leader]

Nice deal Mr. Worm! Wish I could show you my set up but need to take pictures for that.

[woolleyworm]

Originally Posted by BETH

wow looks good-what is the green press for?

The green one is my single stage RockChucker. I use it for rifle cartridges and heavier decapping jobs. it's also a mighty beefy club just in case I run out of ammo!

[JLA]

Dang worm. you wadnt kiddn. That one measure aint ever had powder run thru it! Most of that stuff looks lightly used at best. The graphite stains on the measures that were used are light...

L U C K Y ! ! !

[jlloyd73]

Thats no deal...it was a steal....good job.

[gdmoody]

Woolley, what is the blue "box" on the left that has the case trimmer on it? That is one heck of a set up you got there. I have just about the same amount of money in mine and don't have near the stuff you got.

I bought that quick change kit that I mentioned earlier and set it up for .223 and I am still having a problem with getting the powder regulated. I am trying to get 24.6 grains of powder out of it and it will go from 23.3 to 30.8. What the heck is going on!!!

[JLA]

holy smokes george, thats dang near the difference of a reduced load and one that will blow the bolt out of your rifle

[woolleyworm]

Originally Posted by gdmoody

Woolley, what is the blue "box" on the left that has the case trimmer on it? That is one heck of a set up you got there. I have just about the same amount of money in mine and don't have near the stuff you got.

I bought that quick change kit that I mentioned earlier and set it up for .223 and I am still having a problem with getting the powder regulated. I am trying to get 24.6 grains of powder out of it and it will go from 23.3 to 30.8. What the heck is going on!!!

The case trimmer is mounted to a stand that I made. I used some heavy channel, primed it and then coated it Dillon blue Added some rubber for the feet and it's solid, yet portable.

I would check the powder bar and return spring, then check the linkages and verify they're moving the same way each time. I would try a different measure and see what it does. If it throws with the same inconsistency, then maybe you've got something hanging up within the powder die. Either way, I'd call Dillon about this one.

Are you on Dillon's forum? They've got a good database of solutions to search there. I've found answers on the SDB there and interesting to see what other people have experience.

I still have a huge mess "behind the scenes" and not included in the photo. I've got a milk crate full of spare parts, primer tubes, charge bars that I need to organize and find a home for. I'm going to have to build a shelf/cabinet unit. I think I've got a reloading room in my near future though; we're having some AC work done and we're going to move the upstairs unit which will free up the hall closet. The hall closet is a small room, just right for reloading, about 9'x8'. I'll get to set it up properly and have things organized the way I'd like to.

[American Leader]

Make it look pretty Worm, this is once in a lifetime opportunity! Congrats!!