Precision Rifle Ammo On A Progressive Press
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ธ.ค. 2023
- This is a quick video I put together demonstrating how I load precision rifle ammo on a Dillon 750/650.
I have loaded both .223 and 6mm Creedmoor on this Dillon 750 with great results.
These are the Armanov toolheads I mentioned in the video: www.armanov.com/shop/toolhead... - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
Nice setup! I have the same exact setup on a 650 loading 6 Dasher. I run dual Rcbs chargemaster lites. Not super Gucci but I’m get 25 ES, 5-7 SD and 1/4 MOA groups at 100.
Honestly I think you’re the first and only person that has shown me a convincing reason to upgrade from my 550. I use whidden floating heads, FA micrometer seating die, and mandrel all very similar to your setup…..
But no casefeeder or auto index, which I didn’t really see a need for until watching how fast your rig moves through the setup I currently use. Brilliant!
Also, I couldn’t bring myself to spend 40$ on the A 419 funnel either lmao, the drop tube and tip work great with my 3$ brass funnel though!
Haha A419 makes nice stuff, but some of the prices are insane.
The speed is definitely a nice upgrade.
Same disciplines field and little PRS and same exact setup with the armanov heads. Prep on one head and make finished ammo on the other, prevents doing anything forceful other than seating which I think keeps consistency. Caught the armanov heads on a sale and just bought 2 for every caliber. On .223 I actually drop powder with the Dillon, XBR8208 is very consistent for a short stick powder, chrono and groups confirm so loading .223 is super quick now. Double alpha powder cop alerts within .1 grains variations. Doing the funnel thing for the everything other than .223 since Varget and 4350 don’t drop well but would consider switching to some of the staball powders for 6 and 6.5 cartridges but I’ve got an old charge master that throws just about as fast as I can seat a bullet. The case feed is the huge time saver IMO and would not bother with progressive without it.
Agreed on all counts, I’m using Shooters World precision which is similar to Varget but might need to experiment with some other powders.
+1 on the 8208, hands down my favorite powder for metering w performance
Love the video. Your setup is what I was thinking of as I move from commercial ammo to handloads. Question for you. Is there a reason not to have a powder check on the loading head?
You could add one, but moving slow enough I don't find it to be needed.
I load precision ammo on an Mark 7 autodrive with my XL750. After loading several years on a Area419 Zero, I found no difference between on target between a Dillon vs Zero.
My process is using 3 toolheads (you can generally get away with 2).
1. Decap using fullsize FW Arms decapper. Clean. Then anneal.
2. Resize using SAC die. Followed by trimming and priming.
3. Powder drop using dual (2) Autotrickler V3 + Ingenuity Precision trickler. Mr Bulletfeeder + Lee inline bullet dropper. Seating using a SAC 'The Seating' die.
I can load 400 rds in 30-35 minutes. My only limitations are putting more bullets or filling the casefeeder.
This process has afforded me time to do other things.
Awesome! I need to add another powder measure to speed things up.
I wish I could keep my 750 that new looking!
This one is only a year or so old, it says pretty clean compared to a pistol press due to no spilled powder.
I have a similar setup for my F Open reloading (6 Dasher and 284). My biggest struggle is priming. The 750 is just very inconsistent on primer seating depth with some even above flush. I can never get them to seat say .003 deep. I have tried the Armanov bearing cam with primer adjustment but it only works if trying to seat primers higher. What do you do to adjust and get the correct primer seating depth?
Interesting, I have had no issues with priming on mine. Granted, I am not measuring seat depth as would be needed for something like F class. But, I never had any end up above flush.
Switch to a super trickler / V3 with IP (2 of them preferably). You will get much more accurate charges, faster throws to decrease your downtime.
I used to have one, it was faster but less accurate than the Match Master.
Is the trimming/chamfering the reason for running two tool heads? Seems like there is enough stations unless I counted incorrectly.
Yes, depending on what lube you use many people like to tumble their sized brass before loading too.
Hah, you ran a stage at mammoth! I shot it with ammo loaded on my 750 as well, very similar setup.
Awesome!
I'm far from the expert on the subject, but have always believed that you could make precision ammo on a progressive like that.
Nice, it definitely works