Dillon 550B vs. XL650 Reloaders

shooterusa

What are the advantages to buying the 650 over the 550? What can be done with the 650 vs 550? Thanks.

SD

dg101win

The 650 has auto index,550 is manual index. Also optional case feed can be added to the 650. A Dillon Rep said to me in email they are working on a case feed for the 550 should be out in the fall.
Also look at their website http://dillonprecision.com/default.cfm?


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Warbirds

The nice thing about the 550 is you can stop and check yourself at any time in the movement, i.e. you can pull the bullet out and weigh the charge if you want. With the 650 once you start you can't stop it, or pull out the case until it's a completed bullet. That was why I went with the 550.

R/

Dave

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agman1999

You can pull the case out at any station past #1 on a 650. The priming station (#2) has a spring loaded arm that holds the case in, so you just pull them out on it. For the rest, you just lift out the locating pin and remove the case. I remove and replace cases in mine all the time. I've read the statment that "the case has to finish the process on a 650" several times, but I assume that the comments come from those who have never used one.