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Post by x101airborne on Apr 11, 2020 11:36:32 GMT -5
I have been using a 650 and a 550 for years now. I don't mind changing over the 650 for different calibers / primers. I have to clean the press anyway. I don't know why, but the 650 will flip a primer every now and again. 1 out of 200 or so. One suggestion, if you start loading on a progressive of any brand, if you stop for a while like overnight and go back to it the next morning, cycle the powder throw 4 or 5 times manually and put the powder back in the measurer. I have found as the powder settles a little bit the first two or three powder throws are over what the setting is. After manually cycling a few times it runs like a swiss watch.
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Post by harold89 on Apr 11, 2020 18:14:25 GMT -5
I Have two RCBS rock chucker presses... Been great for me for all my rifles and revolver reloading Kinda doing more handgun shooting lately than rifle. Im slightly thinking of getting a progressive.... I mostly have all good Redding dies and some RBCS dies. No lee or lyman and I know I dont like hornaday's dies. Anyway. what progressive preses do you like that are top quality ? RCBS ? Dillon? I like doing alot of things separate like hand held primer.. so Im not sure Ill use a progressive press fully for all its auto stuff If I were just loading revolver cartridges for handgun, volume would dictate the need for a progressive for me. I could be pretty happy with my T-7 depending. For high volume semi auto like 9mm and 45 auto or similar I think you will regret not having purchased a progressive sooner. For revolver target loads, I sometimes run my progressive one round at a time. It is still light years faster than using a single stage. For revolver hunting loads, I could load on my LnL but prefer the Redding.
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Post by contender on Apr 11, 2020 21:21:49 GMT -5
One big difference in the 750 vs. the 650 is the priming system. As mentioned,, the 650 does occasionally throw a flipped primer. I get one about every 500- 600 or so. But I inspect all my ammo after loading, and chamber check any semi-auto rounds. Another upgrade the 750 has is how the indexing works. It's smoother,, and doesn't cause any powder jumping out of a "fuller" case like the 650 does. I learned to add a bullet to the top of the case before it indexes on my 650,, but I do like that upgrade.
And no,, the 650 can not be retro fitted with 750 upgrades. The base machine & some features are dimension-ally different.
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Post by cas on Apr 11, 2020 21:34:05 GMT -5
650 also lends itself for readily for "chain firing" of the primer system should you accidentally set one off.
I wish I'd bought a 1050 years ago when they were cheaper. I get tempted now and again, but the price runs me off.
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