Base Disc Mounting Screws - 13860

#1 · August 18, 2025, 8:23 am

Goodmorning to everyone.

I’m brand new in this “reloading world” and I bought a used Square Deal B; I even live in Italy, so firearms and reloading topics is a difficult and complex matter unfortunally.

Reading the manual I saw, among others, the following sentence:

10.1. Shellplate to Primer Feed/Toolhead Alignment and Indexing

CAUTION! The Base Disc (13690) and the two Base Disc Mounting Screws (13860 shown below) are factory aligned and should not require service nor should be loosened or removed from the Square Deal Frame. Doing so may require that the Square Deal be returned to Dillon for re-alignment.

Question is:

Do I have any chance to understand if the previous owner has moved these two Base Disc Mounting Screws ?

If he had, I have to send it back to factory and in the mean while buy a new one to do not wait to long to have it back.

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#2 · August 18, 2025, 3:59 pm

If the case mouths line up with the dies, and the primer comes up through the hole in the shellplate, then the alignment is good.

If the alignment is off, then estimate 2-3 weeks to ship the loader here, one week in-house to repair the unit, then another 2-3 weeks for return shipping.

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#3 · October 8, 2025, 6:08 pm

Thank you Gary (little bit late, but I'm new to this forum).