Dillon vs. Hornady LnL

[Horse'nround]

No wars big guy,
To each his own. For me, doing the indexing insures I check powder levels each time I index (I use the just powdered round to index) and I leave the powdering stop pin out of the press plate for easy brass removal. I usually scale every 10 to 20 rounds-yes I'm anally paranoid... A hot scares the hell out of me and squibber would just flat piss me off. thank GOD I have experienced neither.

[sdmc530]

Originally Posted by Horse'nround

No wars big guy,
To each his own. For me, doing the indexing insures I check powder levels each time I index (I use the just powdered round to index) and I leave the powdering stop pin out of the press plate for easy brass removal. I usually scale every 10 to 20 rounds-yes I'm anally paranoid... A hot scares the hell out of me and squibber would just flat piss me off. thank GOD I have experienced neither.

Oh I hear ya....I don't ever want a "hot" load ever! I can only imagine the carnage. I check every 20 for the first 100-150 rounds and then I go to evey 50 rounds are so. I don't have much change so I am never more than .01 or .02 so I feel pretty good about it.

I have not purchased the powder check die yet... I would have but the reviews are not very good and they guys who have them say the are more trouble that they are worth.

[Sheepdog]

I am a Dillon fan. I have never reloaded with a LNL. I use a Dillon 1050 and 650. I have had absolutely zero problems with my powder measure or de-priming. My powder measures stay dead on. I can't say anything about the LNL because I haven't used one. As far as the auto indexing, i like it. It is almost impossible to screw it up unless you work at it. Crank one, drop one and repeat. I wish everything I own worked as reliably as my Dillon.

[Dwe]

I can't speak to Red at all, except to say folks like em.

Can't speak to an auto indexing press at all.

I have had the same Dillon RL550b for almost 25 years and I've run 45-50k rounds thru it and had one no powder squib load. My fault.

I'm gonna be getting a second one so I can keep one set up for each large and small primers.

I load .223, .308, .44 mag. 45acp, 9mm, 10mm, 38super, 40sw, 400 Cor-Bon,
38/357mag.

I can't afford to change to red and wouldn't want to anyway.

[coatessey]

Definitely a good read Da, thank you. Curious as to which way you went red or blue? I am leaning blue after researching for some time however it is certainly cheaper to start with red.

[sdmc530]

Good to see this thread still getting use....
You know what they say," Once you go blue you never go back"

[coatessey]

Lol. That very well may be the case. The cost difference right now is the only reason I am favoring red.

[AFJuvat]

I use a Lee Classic Turret press and a Classic Cast Powder Measure.

Given that I bang out about 500 or so rounds per month across 11 different calibers, it keeps my equipment costs down: A new $12 turret.

IMO, the benefits of a progressive press outweigh the cost only if you are knocking out 1000+ rounds per month.

[sdmc530]

Originally Posted by AFJuvat

I use a Lee Classic Turret press and a Classic Cast Powder Measure.

Given that I bang out about 500 or so rounds per month across 11 different calibers, it keeps my equipment costs down: A new $12 turret.

IMO, the benefits of a progressive press outweigh the cost only if you are knocking out 1000+ rounds per month.

Agree I shoot about 5K rounds a year of 45 and probably 1K of 10MM. I used to load that on a single stage and it took me all winter to re-stock but it was manageable in the cold dark winters when you couldn't do anything else.

I only load in the winter months.

Now with the 650 I can load all my years worth of shooting in a weekend if I really wanted to. I drag it over 2-3 weekends so I have something to tinker with and hide in my "cave"

It is a matter of cost vs. time spent. Any press will do the job and well with no issues but when I got my Dillon I accomplished the same goal just A LOT faster. I was lucky my parents gifted me the money to pay for 80% of press. If not for there generosity I would still have my single stage set up and still be doing just fine too.