Tip: drying the lanolin lube with hair fan for a minute will really help with smoother sizing. I had a case stuck once while sizing wet brass, lesson learned. Tip #2: While the cases are lubed, you might want to add neck expander after a trim. Tip #3: Wet tumbling brass after will knock off sharp edges so you don't really need to chamfer and debur. Other suggestions, if you're swagging at the same time your trim length will very because some cases will require more force to swage than others and will tilt the toolhead to affect the trim length. More suggestions, with 300 blackout conversion I found I needed to replace the vacuum hose with a smooth one (I used clear tube from Home Depot) otherwise the chips end up clogging the hose and it's PITA to clear that hose. A friend of mine had exact same problem, also don't forget you need short toolhead for 300 blackout and I found it's also better suited for 223 brass and it's also required for 7.62x39 brass if you ever reload that.
Just use Lyman M Die or any other die that slighly expands case mounth. Use it instead of expander button in sizing die. So preprocessing toolhead is - universal decapping die, trim/sizing die, expanding mandrel die. Give cases nice wet tumbling they deserve which further cleans the burrs and you are good.
@@AZIROC It's probably not required and I have found out that expanding mandrel works much, much better than chamfering which might scratch the bullet anyway. Dillon is a company that it's main specialization is to make equipment for making big volume of OK quality ammo quickly. And they do it for years with great quality. In comparison, their competitors are making everything but are usually OK in one part, but are lacking in other, especially in big volume equipment. It's like asking a CAT to make precision oriented machinery with tight tolerations.
@@ZhuJo99 Remember that the trimming operation is going to leave two (2) burrs: One on inside and outside of the case mouth. Isn't using an expander mandrel going to roll the burr on the inside of the neck down into the neck itself? Chamfering would at least give you.a much smaller burr for the bullet itself to roll into the case neck. Also, as I see it, this setup doesn't do anything about the burr on the outside of the case mouth. I cant see dropping this kind of cash on a setup like this unless it can really do *all* of the case prep, including deburring and chamfering.
@@DorkAhoy it's not useless, as it works in all reloading shops and sport shooters out there. Wet tumbling will remove all the burrs. Or do you think 3gunners and reloading shops do case prep manually, each case by hand? Come on. Like this: th-cam.com/video/vB5MhnAjA8M/w-d-xo.html Then put that crap into concrete mixer and done, ready to be reloaded.
My case prep process on the RL1100: Lube cleaned cases, swage, size/trim, mandrel expander, dry tumble in 50/50 corncob/walnut to remove lanolin and take the edges off of freshly trimmed brass.
I have been waiting somewhat patiently since last February for a 223 sizing die. Every time I am sizing with that manual trimmer I look sadly at the RT-1500 sitting on the bench. COME ON DILLON! Seeing this video only refreshed my pain....
I use it on the 650XL. Ive run it for 223, 308, and cutting 223 into 300BO. I have had some issues with the cutdown 223 into 300BO making it past the check gauge. I found it to be all in neck thickness which requires it to be neck turned on something like 21st Century, Hday, RCBS, etc motor driven tools. I love the trimmer. It can go thru a 223 in 2 seconds turning it into a 300BO case. I resize my semi auto ammo small anyways and have never had an issue feeding brass cut on this trimmer. Ive made over 1k rounds with it and none of em had an issue feeding. Small base die not needed.
a side note, I use a Dillon 1200 trimmer, have had it since the early 90's {93} it and all the trim dies I purchased for rifle up to 300 win mag, 308, 243, 223, 30-06, 270, 7mm rem mag work to this day flawlessly. no size problem, no length problem, not too much shavings problem. no problem. do not short cut the work, the product delivers on how it is sold. deburr clean primer pocket swage size. do the entire job. your non working short cuts are on you.
Love the RT-1500 for trimming! I've already done 300BLK conversion from 556 brass and was very impressed with the speed of the cut. Definitely clogs up the vacuum tube with brass cuttings though so I'd be sure to mention a fix for that. It seems many previous posts have already come up with great ideas to keep that from happening. I just got my 6.5CM trim die in and will be using it soon as it's just about time to trim the brass.
Using a Lee Quick Trim Deluxe die with a hand drill attached is a great way to trim, chamfer and debur on a progressive press in a similar manner. It certainly DOESN‘T have the same trimming power the Dillon has - so for rifle brass I recommend to do the initial trim with another tool - but in the process or re-sizing previously trimmed brass, this is a great solution to touch up the necks. It can certainly trim a few thou off the neck while also greatly improving the case mouth profile.
I use it for .223 and cutting down my 300 blackout…on a 650. Love it…gave me time to focus on other elements of reloading. Like combing the internet for overpriced primers…doh!
Great video! I use my RT-1500 with an RCBS case lube die (model# 87551 for 223 Remington & 5.56 brass), and a Hornady match grade neck sizing die. All mounted in my Hornady AP progressive press. In my set up the lube die is in station one on the press. The neck sizing die is in station two. I skipped station three and mounted the trimmer in station four due to its size. On the Hornady press, a special washer is needed between the press and the Lock-N-Load quick change bushing to keep the trimmer torque from unlocking the bushing from the press. Hornady provided this special washer for free upon request. Using the lube die on the press eliminates the need to lubricate the cases separately, and it keeps lubricant out of my case feeding equipment. It makes quick work of sizing cases. I however would not recommend using the Hornady progressive press to swage military brass such as Lake City. I strongly recommend using a solid single stage press such as the Hornady Iron Press for that hard work. Cheers.
I've worn out two of these motors. Dillon replaced the first but not the second. I've sized/trimmed over 100,000 pieces at least since my first RT1200 back in the 90's. Their sizing dies can set back shoulders too far if you don't use a gauge (or chamber) to set them resulting in headspace issues. They may have corrected this by now I hope. They also size the neck down too far for most brass resulting in overworking the brass. You still have to inside/outside deburr. Other than that the tool has been a great timesaver through the years but since the last motor burned out I'm DONE. Switched to the Lee deluxe rapid trim system. Just got it and hope it works for bulk brass prep.
I use my trimmer to cut down 223/556 I to 300 blk. I did recently get the trim dies for 308 and 223. So I’m excited to take some of the time consuming one by one hand work out of my process.
Gavin! Can you please do a turret press shoot-out!? It's been a while since you reviewed the Zero, and it would be great to hear how it performs against the others.
You provide a lot of good information to reloaders. One issue, and perhaps the most perplexing is choosing a powder. There are so many factors to consider in selecting a powder it would be nice to have a chart that rates/ranks the powders based on these many criteria. Here is a list of things to consider when it comes to powders: 1.burn rate best suited for bullet weight, 2. performance, ie velocity., 3. Accuracy/Consistency which includes low SD and good ES numbers, 4. Temperature sensitivity, 5. Metering ease ie. extruded, spherical, ball 6. Cleanliness is it clean burning or dirty, 6. Easy on barrel ie. non-corrosive, 7. Easy on cases for longer case life, 8. Size of load where smaller sized necessary loads equals more loads per pound, 9. Usability over a wider range of bullet sizes or calibers, 10. Cost per pound, 11. Availabilty. There may be more factors to consider than listed here but it would be nice to see a chart where these factors were evaluated for each powder (even just for the 223 as a base point due to its populariity). With your existing knowledge and experiences it shouldn't be too hard for you to come up with such a chart. It would of great value to reloaders trying to decide on powder(s).
Case prep? I use a RCBS Rock Chucker (with LNL Bushings) to do it all. Any trimming that is required is accomplished with the either the World's Finest Trimmer (WFT) or the Frankford Arsenal set with a power drill. Yes, I'd love to see 5.56mm to .300 BLK conversion on a press using the RT-1500!
Need a little input....Have new RL1100, setting up for 223, so here's my thinking --->Pin clean brass>>>lanolin lube brass>>muck up brass collator and drop tube??>>Size and trim with RT1500 with lube still on brass>>resize neck and decap>>swage primer pocket which also flares neck>>>>Pin clean again to clean out primer pocket and shine brass up......Ready for reloading now... Should I buy another top head to mount RT1500 and proper dies in for case prepping. Then have another head for the loading operation with powder drop and seating dies? And I really don't like the idea of mucking up my collator with sizing lube then cleaning it and the dog hair out to start the reloading process. Did I miss something here you dillion guys?? I'm trying to mass produce....
Yes and I always wondered why Dillon didn't do that, it's so simple to implement and unlike Giraud where you hold the case with finders and there is some play and you end up with one side chamfered more than other in here that would neve be an issue as the case is steady rock solid while being sized. I realized after some time you would need a different adjustment for every different cartridge and dillon just decide to go universal but if they made shafts that could be screwed on this would be a great market for them to offer it, I am sure people would buy that in a heartbeat.
@@mikeriksheim1087 I have no doubts that Henderson is is a great trimmer however for the speed of cases being fed to you and being FL sized while being trimmed AND I am swagging as well in the same pass that just cannot be be beat!
I have wanted one of those for the past year yes do a caliber conversion from one press to the other just changing the trimmer 308-556 show how fast change over and setup and I might have to pull the trigger on one
I wish you hadn’t skipped over the shop vac connection. The folks at Dillon are genius, and I don’t quite understand how they didn’t think this through. The manifold is the same size as the hose on every shop vac I tried buying. Only option is to modify the hose to fit around it, but then it makes the hose unusable for anything else. I definitely would have really like to see what you used to connect.
Interesting video. I would be interested in how consistent the trim process is? I would also be interested in how well this setup works for other non-military brass such as 300 Win Mag, 6.5 Creedmoor etc. I spend a ton of time on trimming with my Hornady Lock N Load case prep and it works but it could be better.
I’d like to have the trimmer, but I don’t do enough rifle to make a dedicated case prep press of that cost. Made a mount and adapters to feed a Lee APP off the Dillon case feeder if I want to decap without getting grit into my progressive.
This is such a great set up…. Brass prep is the bane of my reloading process… would love to see some numbers of consistency of each case… could this be used when prepping brass for competition? Would definitely speed me up
If I could only get trim dies so I can process more than just .223. Maybe do a review on the Lyman/Whidden/etc trim dies that are out there for the Dillon 1500?
these trimers do a lot of work saving so much time. YOU need to do the set up and test to find YOUR setting when initially setting up for YOUR needs. each use is up to YOU to figure out how YOU use product. this product works very well, but YOU need to set it up for what YOU intend it to do. it's not rocket science. brass dimensions are provided in reload guide books. they produce correct dimensions as do products sold to mass populations. learn to use product as they are intended, or do the leg work to find out what YOUR needs are and how YOU want to use them.
...for you dillon people who gotta keep things blue. Target sells a car vacuum that's the came color blue and its $15-20 and it hooks right up to the mount/manifold and isn't to terribly loud. Edit. Its now $32 and called the Vacmaster.
Use a Lee Quick Trim Deluxe. If the Dillon RT-1500 could make the same, shorten, chamfer and debur would be great and i would buy one. Only shorten the cases does not help me speed up my reloading.
With the Dillon you don't really have to since the trimmer cuts the neck very cleanly and leaves a square edge. Wet tumbling to remove the case lube takes care of the edge even more.
I use my Dillon Rapid trim on my Redding Big Boss II press to form 8x57 Mauser brass from readily available and cheap once fired 30-06. The first commenter is dead on when he talks about using a smooth vaccine tube to prevent chips from clogging up the standard black corrugated vaccine hose.
Awesome!...another tool I don't have now want. Gavin, you cost me more $$$ then my wife! Keep up the great content...at least until I'm completely broke, then you can back off a bit :)
Man is it worth it. Doing each case prep step on a single stage press, Dillon super swager and Frankford trimmer convinced me to save for the RT1500 and RL1100. Now I touch the cases once for lube, load them in the hopper and pull the handle. The amount of time it saves is worth every penny. Not to mention the hand cramps🤣.
great for the trim, but what about the chamfer, debur? Is that another step? I just got my Henderson precision and think that it would be faster than having to do secondary steps. Thoughts?
Looking to add to the 300blk conversation. While using the Dillon case trimmer w/ super1050. I'm finding on some of the cuts that is isn't cleanly cutting down 5.56mm to 300blk. I am thinking this is an issue with the depth of the cutter compared to the cutting size die. Looking for some insight on this issue.
Oh and could you do a video on the xl750 with the swageit attachment I want to see an opinion on one before I spend $120 on one to be annoyed that it’s not worth the money 😂
Okay how did he press it down Soo easily on the trim die.. I'm pushing down like a monkey and if I do more then it will get stuck (again) what am I doing wrong help I'm new to this.. do I first have to use a neck size die? He seemed like he didn't use one
New reloader question: you mentioned in the video that you were trimming the case shorter than spec so that you would have two or three evolutions before the case needed to be trimmed again. I presume that means that you can fire the brass at least those many times. How many times can you fire brass before it is unusable? And, how do you know when the brass has reached the end its use?
Hi Seth - I reload 338 Lap Mag and honestly for that round I always use a single stage. I use my progressive for .223, 9mm, .308 for AR-10, but for the 338 big boy I go single. More control over each step of the process. Gavin has a great single stage comparison video and if I remember, one of the overall best was the RCBS Summit. I use a RCBS rock chucker and it works good, but that Summit really looks nice for a single stage. I also highly recommend that you get a good scale, calipers, case tumbler (I use steel media) and a media separator - that will save you time and frustration getting your cleaning media out of the brass. One thing though Seth - if you have not reloaded before - don't start with a .338 Lapua Magnum. You will make mistakes, and when you do, it is better to have a smaller round be bad than the big ones. Start you reloading education with a smaller round that you shoot. My opinion - hope it helps.
I have rt 1200 and use it on the hornady progressive, 223 and 308 no issue. The 300 black out I had to modify the die bushing to open port for vacuum line. It can convert 223/556 to 300 blk out as fast as you can pull the handle....awesome.
Anyone else have issue with the id of the mouth after running it through the trimmer die? My 223 rem mouth diameters are like .212-.215 after going through this set up, always have to run them through a mandrel afterwards.
Too bad the Dillon stuff is so tall. My 140 year old cellar has slightly less than 6 foot ceilings. To put any Dillon gear with a case feeder or bullet feeder on it would require a bench about as high as a coffee table. As it is now I barely have enough headroom to run a case feeder on my Loadmaster and Pro 1000 Lee presses. I use the Pro 1000 as a 5.56 case prep machine. I decap, and size on it. I trim, swage, and prime (once fired brass) off press so it takes time. I could possibly put a Dillon trimmer on the Lee but Mike Dillon would probably roll over in his grave. I prep 1000+ once fired cases a year and replace worn out brass from that stock as needed. Different brands of brass wear out at different intervals. I do anneal my brass every 4th reload but splits and primer pocket failures do occur.
Tip: drying the lanolin lube with hair fan for a minute will really help with smoother sizing. I had a case stuck once while sizing wet brass, lesson learned. Tip #2: While the cases are lubed, you might want to add neck expander after a trim. Tip #3: Wet tumbling brass after will knock off sharp edges so you don't really need to chamfer and debur. Other suggestions, if you're swagging at the same time your trim length will very because some cases will require more force to swage than others and will tilt the toolhead to affect the trim length. More suggestions, with 300 blackout conversion I found I needed to replace the vacuum hose with a smooth one (I used clear tube from Home Depot) otherwise the chips end up clogging the hose and it's PITA to clear that hose. A friend of mine had exact same problem, also don't forget you need short toolhead for 300 blackout and I found it's also better suited for 223 brass and it's also required for 7.62x39 brass if you ever reload that.
Dillion will have the ultimate trimmer once it can trim, deburr, and chamfer in one pull of a loading press handle
Just use Lyman M Die or any other die that slighly expands case mounth. Use it instead of expander button in sizing die. So preprocessing toolhead is - universal decapping die, trim/sizing die, expanding mandrel die.
Give cases nice wet tumbling they deserve which further cleans the burrs and you are good.
I agree. They come out with that on an rt1500 and they would own the market for trimmers.
@@AZIROC It's probably not required and I have found out that expanding mandrel works much, much better than chamfering which might scratch the bullet anyway.
Dillon is a company that it's main specialization is to make equipment for making big volume of OK quality ammo quickly. And they do it for years with great quality. In comparison, their competitors are making everything but are usually OK in one part, but are lacking in other, especially in big volume equipment.
It's like asking a CAT to make precision oriented machinery with tight tolerations.
@@ZhuJo99 Remember that the trimming operation is going to leave two (2) burrs: One on inside and outside of the case mouth. Isn't using an expander mandrel going to roll the burr on the inside of the neck down into the neck itself? Chamfering would at least give you.a much smaller burr for the bullet itself to roll into the case neck. Also, as I see it, this setup doesn't do anything about the burr on the outside of the case mouth. I cant see dropping this kind of cash on a setup like this unless it can really do *all* of the case prep, including deburring and chamfering.
@@DorkAhoy it's not useless, as it works in all reloading shops and sport shooters out there. Wet tumbling will remove all the burrs.
Or do you think 3gunners and reloading shops do case prep manually, each case by hand? Come on.
Like this:
th-cam.com/video/vB5MhnAjA8M/w-d-xo.html
Then put that crap into concrete mixer and done, ready to be reloaded.
My case prep process on the RL1100: Lube cleaned cases, swage, size/trim, mandrel expander, dry tumble in 50/50 corncob/walnut to remove lanolin and take the edges off of freshly trimmed brass.
I have been waiting somewhat patiently since last February for a 223 sizing die. Every time I am sizing with that manual trimmer I look sadly at the RT-1500 sitting on the bench. COME ON DILLON! Seeing this video only refreshed my pain....
I use it on the 650XL. Ive run it for 223, 308, and cutting 223 into 300BO. I have had some issues with the cutdown 223 into 300BO making it past the check gauge. I found it to be all in neck thickness which requires it to be neck turned on something like 21st Century, Hday, RCBS, etc motor driven tools. I love the trimmer. It can go thru a 223 in 2 seconds turning it into a 300BO case. I resize my semi auto ammo small anyways and have never had an issue feeding brass cut on this trimmer. Ive made over 1k rounds with it and none of em had an issue feeding. Small base die not needed.
a side note, I use a Dillon 1200 trimmer, have had it since the early 90's {93} it and all the trim dies I purchased for rifle up to 300 win mag, 308, 243, 223, 30-06, 270, 7mm rem mag work to this day flawlessly. no size problem, no length problem, not too much shavings problem. no problem. do not short cut the work, the product delivers on how it is sold. deburr clean primer pocket swage size. do the entire job. your non working short cuts are on you.
Love the RT-1500 for trimming! I've already done 300BLK conversion from 556 brass and was very impressed with the speed of the cut. Definitely clogs up the vacuum tube with brass cuttings though so I'd be sure to mention a fix for that. It seems many previous posts have already come up with great ideas to keep that from happening. I just got my 6.5CM trim die in and will be using it soon as it's just about time to trim the brass.
Would like to see how consistent the sizing and trimming are.
Using a Lee Quick Trim Deluxe die with a hand drill attached is a great way to trim, chamfer and debur on a progressive press in a similar manner. It certainly DOESN‘T have the same trimming power the Dillon has - so for rifle brass I recommend to do the initial trim with another tool - but in the process or re-sizing previously trimmed brass, this is a great solution to touch up the necks. It can certainly trim a few thou off the neck while also greatly improving the case mouth profile.
I use it for .223 and cutting down my 300 blackout…on a 650. Love it…gave me time to focus on other elements of reloading. Like combing the internet for overpriced primers…doh!
Great video! I use my RT-1500 with an RCBS case lube die (model# 87551 for 223 Remington & 5.56 brass), and a Hornady match grade neck sizing die. All mounted in my Hornady AP progressive press. In my set up the lube die is in station one on the press. The neck sizing die is in station two. I skipped station three and mounted the trimmer in station four due to its size. On the Hornady press, a special washer is needed between the press and the Lock-N-Load quick change bushing to keep the trimmer torque from unlocking the bushing from the press. Hornady provided this special washer for free upon request. Using the lube die on the press eliminates the need to lubricate the cases separately, and it keeps lubricant out of my case feeding equipment. It makes quick work of sizing cases. I however would not recommend using the Hornady progressive press to swage military brass such as Lake City. I strongly recommend using a solid single stage press such as the Hornady Iron Press for that hard work. Cheers.
I've worn out two of these motors. Dillon replaced the first but not the second. I've sized/trimmed over 100,000 pieces at least since my first RT1200 back in the 90's. Their sizing dies can set back shoulders too far if you don't use a gauge (or chamber) to set them resulting in headspace issues. They may have corrected this by now I hope. They also size the neck down too far for most brass resulting in overworking the brass. You still have to inside/outside deburr. Other than that the tool has been a great timesaver through the years but since the last motor burned out I'm DONE. Switched to the Lee deluxe rapid trim system. Just got it and hope it works for bulk brass prep.
I use my trimmer to cut down 223/556 I to 300 blk. I did recently get the trim dies for 308 and 223. So I’m excited to take some of the time consuming one by one hand work out of my process.
what trim dies did you go with? the Dillon stuff has been backordered for months
And I thought my Lee APP with the quick trimmer and a drill was convenient.
I remember the days of the rt-1200 & eBay 300 Blackout rough trim die lol
I enjoy my Dillon equipment top of the line stuff but but I use my 1500 trimmer on a 550 with a Modified casefeater. Works great
Gavin! Can you please do a turret press shoot-out!? It's been a while since you reviewed the Zero, and it would be great to hear how it performs against the others.
You provide a lot of good information to reloaders. One issue, and perhaps the most perplexing is choosing a powder. There are so many factors to consider in selecting a powder it would be nice to have a chart that rates/ranks the powders based on these many criteria. Here is a list of things to consider when it comes to powders: 1.burn rate best suited for bullet weight, 2. performance, ie velocity., 3. Accuracy/Consistency which includes low SD and good ES numbers, 4. Temperature sensitivity, 5. Metering ease ie. extruded, spherical, ball 6. Cleanliness is it clean burning or dirty, 6. Easy on barrel ie. non-corrosive, 7. Easy on cases for longer case life, 8. Size of load where smaller sized necessary loads equals more loads per pound, 9. Usability over a wider range of bullet sizes or calibers, 10. Cost per pound, 11. Availabilty. There may be more factors to consider than listed here but it would be nice to see a chart where these factors were evaluated for each powder (even just for the 223 as a base point due to its populariity). With your existing knowledge and experiences it shouldn't be too hard for you to come up with such a chart. It would of great value to reloaders trying to decide on powder(s).
Case prep? I use a RCBS Rock Chucker (with LNL Bushings) to do it all. Any trimming that is required is accomplished with the either the World's Finest Trimmer (WFT) or the Frankford Arsenal set with a power drill.
Yes, I'd love to see 5.56mm to .300 BLK conversion on a press using the RT-1500!
Need a little input....Have new RL1100, setting up for 223, so here's my thinking --->Pin clean brass>>>lanolin lube brass>>muck up brass collator and drop tube??>>Size and trim with RT1500 with lube still on brass>>resize neck and decap>>swage primer pocket which also flares neck>>>>Pin clean again to clean out primer pocket and shine brass up......Ready for reloading now... Should I buy another top head to mount RT1500 and proper dies in for case prepping. Then have another head for the loading operation with powder drop and seating dies? And I really don't like the idea of mucking up my collator with sizing lube then cleaning it and the dog hair out to start the reloading process. Did I miss something here you dillion guys?? I'm trying to mass produce....
Would be cool if it was like the Giraud trimmer and would chamfer and deburr at the same time.
Yes and I always wondered why Dillon didn't do that, it's so simple to implement and unlike Giraud where you hold the case with finders and there is some play and you end up with one side chamfered more than other in here that would neve be an issue as the case is steady rock solid while being sized. I realized after some time you would need a different adjustment for every different cartridge and dillon just decide to go universal but if they made shafts that could be screwed on this would be a great market for them to offer it, I am sure people would buy that in a heartbeat.
@@DimaProk yeah I'm sure it could be done
Or the Henderson. Just got mine and love it.
@@mikeriksheim1087 I have no doubts that Henderson is is a great trimmer however for the speed of cases being fed to you and being FL sized while being trimmed AND I am swagging as well in the same pass that just cannot be be beat!
@@DimaProk yes, but my 1050 will still swage them when I load. And my Henderson will make the trimming faster.
I have wanted one of those for the past year yes do a caliber conversion from one press to the other just changing the trimmer 308-556 show how fast change over and setup and I might have to pull the trigger on one
3rd party plate allows the RT-1500 to run on an XL-750. We 650/750 users would enjoy seeing your ideas.
I wish you hadn’t skipped over the shop vac connection. The folks at Dillon are genius, and I don’t quite understand how they didn’t think this through. The manifold is the same size as the hose on every shop vac I tried buying. Only option is to modify the hose to fit around it, but then it makes the hose unusable for anything else. I definitely would have really like to see what you used to connect.
Yes sir very good video thank you for sharing
Interesting video. I would be interested in how consistent the trim process is? I would also be interested in how well this setup works for other non-military brass such as 300 Win Mag, 6.5 Creedmoor etc. I spend a ton of time on trimming with my Hornady Lock N Load case prep and it works but it could be better.
I’d like to have the trimmer, but I don’t do enough rifle to make a dedicated case prep press of that cost. Made a mount and adapters to feed a Lee APP off the Dillon case feeder if I want to decap without getting grit into my progressive.
Time to hook up an auto drive to that! Sit back and relax as it does all the hard work of reloading
Would follow on chamfer and deburring need after trimming on press. Specifically using the Dillon set up being shown
This is such a great set up…. Brass prep is the bane of my reloading process… would love to see some numbers of consistency of each case… could this be used when prepping brass for competition? Would definitely speed me up
I've been looking to diy something like this in conjunction with my lee case trim dies.
I'm surprised you don't look like a crab with as many hand loads you do. Great set up!
Very slick!!!!
How bad are the burrs? I see alot of good recommendations in the comments about helping with that, curious what your plan is
If I could only get trim dies so I can process more than just .223. Maybe do a review on the Lyman/Whidden/etc trim dies that are out there for the Dillon 1500?
these trimers do a lot of work saving so much time. YOU need to do the set up and test to find YOUR setting when initially setting up for YOUR needs. each use is up to YOU to figure out how YOU use product. this product works very well, but YOU need to set it up for what YOU intend it to do. it's not rocket science. brass dimensions are provided in reload guide books. they produce correct dimensions as do products sold to mass populations. learn to use product as they are intended, or do the leg work to find out what YOUR needs are and how YOU want to use them.
Now you need a primer making machine.
...for you dillon people who gotta keep things blue. Target sells a car vacuum that's the came color blue and its $15-20 and it hooks right up to the mount/manifold and isn't to terribly loud.
Edit. Its now $32 and called the Vacmaster.
Gavin since you love it so much, could you sell me your #19 bushing for the Lyman express?
I'll take the #7!!!
Gavin after using that power trimmer do you still have to chamfer and deburr?
Expander mandrel instead of sizing button, wet tumbling will solve that
Use a Lee Quick Trim Deluxe. If the Dillon RT-1500 could make the same, shorten, chamfer and debur would be great and i would buy one. Only shorten the cases does not help me speed up my reloading.
Add an inductive case annealing die to that rig and then you’d have something. Dillon just might be the company to do it, too.
What about chamfering and demurring?
With the Dillon you don't really have to since the trimmer cuts the neck very cleanly and leaves a square edge. Wet tumbling to remove the case lube takes care of the edge even more.
I use my Dillon Rapid trim on my Redding Big Boss II press to form 8x57 Mauser brass from readily available and cheap once fired 30-06.
The first commenter is dead on when he talks about using a smooth vaccine tube to prevent chips from clogging up the standard black corrugated vaccine hose.
Awesome!...another tool I don't have now want. Gavin, you cost me more $$$ then my wife! Keep up the great content...at least until I'm completely broke, then you can back off a bit :)
Man is it worth it. Doing each case prep step on a single stage press, Dillon super swager and Frankford trimmer convinced me to save for the RT1500 and RL1100. Now I touch the cases once for lube, load them in the hopper and pull the handle. The amount of time it saves is worth every penny. Not to mention the hand cramps🤣.
great for the trim, but what about the chamfer, debur? Is that another step? I just got my Henderson precision and think that it would be faster than having to do secondary steps. Thoughts?
Looking to add to the 300blk conversation. While using the Dillon case trimmer w/ super1050. I'm finding on some of the cuts that is isn't cleanly cutting down 5.56mm to 300blk. I am thinking this is an issue with the depth of the cutter compared to the cutting size die. Looking for some insight on this issue.
Not sure where else to put this. However, came across Cutting Edge Bullets’ that apear to make 22lr loading dies. So.
Great video
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Oh and could you do a video on the xl750 with the swageit attachment I want to see an opinion on one before I spend $120 on one to be annoyed that it’s not worth the money 😂
Why is your toolhead clearly wobbling - 🔎👀🤓🤔...? Adjustment needed? Too much slip? Tighten the center bolt a tiny bit maybe?
Okay how did he press it down Soo easily on the trim die.. I'm pushing down like a monkey and if I do more then it will get stuck (again) what am I doing wrong help I'm new to this.. do I first have to use a neck size die? He seemed like he didn't use one
what was the precision of the RT1500 on the dillon CP2000 ???
Would like to see a Dillon RT1500 head to head with honey badger trimmer.
how hard is it to switch to 5.56 is like the 750 pull to pins and change heads?
New reloader question: you mentioned in the video that you were trimming the case shorter than spec so that you would have two or three evolutions before the case needed to be trimmed again. I presume that means that you can fire the brass at least those many times. How many times can you fire brass before it is unusable? And, how do you know when the brass has reached the end its use?
From what I’ve seen when it cracks. You’ll know.
How consistent is sizing?
How consistent is the bump and trimming?
can you use the RT-1500 on a Hornady Progressive press?
Great product if they could ever have any in stock, otherwise it is useless!
ich benutze den Rt1500 für 223 und 308. Lanolin muss trocken sein.
beste grüße aus Deutschland
Just got a 338 lapua mag and with price of ammo I am thinking on getting into reloading for it whats a good starter setup for a round that big
Hi Seth - I reload 338 Lap Mag and honestly for that round I always use a single stage. I use my progressive for .223, 9mm, .308 for AR-10, but for the 338 big boy I go single. More control over each step of the process. Gavin has a great single stage comparison video and if I remember, one of the overall best was the RCBS Summit. I use a RCBS rock chucker and it works good, but that Summit really looks nice for a single stage. I also highly recommend that you get a good scale, calipers, case tumbler (I use steel media) and a media separator - that will save you time and frustration getting your cleaning media out of the brass. One thing though Seth - if you have not reloaded before - don't start with a .338 Lapua Magnum. You will make mistakes, and when you do, it is better to have a smaller round be bad than the big ones. Start you reloading education with a smaller round that you shoot. My opinion - hope it helps.
@@mandasham thank you sir for the info I truly appreciate it
Can the rt-1500 be used for hornady press ??? Progressive
Yes!
I have rt 1200 and use it on the hornady progressive, 223 and 308 no issue. The 300 black out I had to modify the die bushing to open port for vacuum line. It can convert 223/556 to 300 blk out as fast as you can pull the handle....awesome.
Anyone else have issue with the id of the mouth after running it through the trimmer die? My 223 rem mouth diameters are like .212-.215 after going through this set up, always have to run them through a mandrel afterwards.
I normally back the die out a full turn or slightly more. I don't want the die resizing at all. It's been working that way for me using 223.
My case prep is all by hand. Just don't have the money for nice toys.
Too bad the Dillon stuff is so tall. My 140 year old cellar has slightly less than 6 foot ceilings. To put any Dillon gear with a case feeder or bullet feeder on it would require a bench about as high as a coffee table. As it is now I barely have enough headroom to run a case feeder on my Loadmaster and Pro 1000 Lee presses.
I use the Pro 1000 as a 5.56 case prep machine. I decap, and size on it. I trim, swage, and prime (once fired brass) off press so it takes time. I could possibly put a Dillon trimmer on the Lee but Mike Dillon would probably roll over in his grave. I prep 1000+ once fired cases a year and replace worn out brass from that stock as needed. Different brands of brass wear out at different intervals. I do anneal my brass every 4th reload but splits and primer pocket failures do occur.
That is interesting I'd love to see that in action
I wouldn't have the patience to set this up I would get frustrated and brake something probably.
Cool, but unfortunately look rather cost prohibitive
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Let me know how all those pretty cases full of powder work out with no primers !
Excellent series! Gavin, I sent you an email...Robert
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