I'm using a Dillon Square Deal. No bells and whistles on it. Once I get going I just put an empty case on stage 1 and place a bullet on stage 3 then pull the handle. I have a light that shines over stage 4 so I can visually inspect the powder charge each time I pull the handle. If the charge looks high or low at all I pull it off and weigh it on a digi. No matter what it weighs I never put it back. I dump the powder back in my powder measure. Then I skip loading the next empty and put the primed case I pulled back on stage 2 to get powder again.
It takes me about 10 minutes to switch over to a different caliber. I keep detailed notes on how many turns everything needs to move going from one caliber to another. I also have a lot of little colored marks on things that get adjusted referenced in my notes. Once I have changed out dies and set the powder measure and crimp per my notes I use an empty case to test the powder charge. I will measure at least 3 throws on both a manual balance and a digi to make sure it's right and the scales match. Then I seat a bullet in a deprimed case without powder and crimp it. I measure the OAL and the diameter of the case at the crimp with calipers and make fine adjustments if necessary. Then I load 100 primers in the tube and load ammo until empty.
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