calibur swap

#1 · May 17, 2009, 1:03 pm

hi all from the uk

seriously interested in the 1050 but not a popular brand here in the uk,so not a lot of info about

how long does it take to swap to different caliburs and how good is the quality of loaded ammo?

currently using a reading t7 to load 223/308/45acp/458lott 338lap

was very interested in using it to make 300whisper from 223 saw a video with electric case trimmer fitted?

all comments very welcome

#2 · June 11, 2009, 1:04 pm

Quote from Reloader on June 11, 2009, 1:04 pm
To swap out tool heads and calibers, figure an hour to make sure you clean, lube and verify all the stuff is put back together. I shot 3gun and practical pistol, and for those loads, the dillon 1050 can't be beat.
One question i have is, make sure you get the 1050 for the primer system you want to shoot. Switching between small and large primers can be done on the 1050, but I'm going to buy a 650 so that I don't have to muck with it. My 1050 is set up for small primers. 550 is set up for large primers. Going to get a 650 to do 45 and 308, leave the 550 to do 300winmag, 270short mag and 22-250.

I just purchased a sl900 in 20ga for fathers day for the old man, waiting on getting it...The reason i prefer dillon is the support, and their no bs warrenty. You cannot beat their products period.

I'm working the same thing for the whisper. Only problem is that I have to do a 10k run on 9mm before i swap out tool heads [waiting on brass]. Here's how i'm setting things up for reference on my various calibers:

2 toolheads for 300whisper/223
1 toolhead for 9mm

1st toolhead for the resizing/trim/swaging for 223/whisper brass. I change out dies if i have to...

station 1 is a full length lee resizer for 223
station 2 is swager
station 3 is primer...nothing in it
station 4 is the dillon case trimmer
that's all that is in the toolhead for whisper and 223, i just adust the trim motor for the 2 different calibers. If you do use the dillon trim motor, get the 308 die for whisper, and get access to a really good lathe, that steel is damn hard.

2nd toolhead for the primming/powder/bullet seating

station 1 for whisper is the full length resizer or 223 neck sizer
station 2 is blank, swager is disconnected
station 3 is primer
station 4 has the powder throw with a 308 case funnel for whisper, or it's set up for 223.
station 5 has the low powder sensor
station 6 has a redding bullet seater for both 223 and 300whisper.

The only problem i have found is that you can do about 20 trims before the dillon case trimmer gets a little hot. I feel that is dillons fault because the 1050 goes to damn fast and the case trimmer is to damn good at what it does...

thxs for the great products dillon.

To swap out tool heads and calibers, figure an hour to make sure you clean, lube and verify all the stuff is put back together. I shot 3gun and practical pistol, and for those loads, the dillon 1050 can't be beat.
One question i have is, make sure you get the 1050 for the primer system you want to shoot. Switching between small and large primers can be done on the 1050, but I'm going to buy a 650 so that I don't have to muck with it. My 1050 is set up for small primers. 550 is set up for large primers. Going to get a 650 to do 45 and 308, leave the 550 to do 300winmag, 270short mag and 22-250.

I just purchased a sl900 in 20ga for fathers day for the old man, waiting on getting it...The reason i prefer dillon is the support, and their no bs warrenty. You cannot beat their products period.

I'm working the same thing for the whisper. Only problem is that I have to do a 10k run on 9mm before i swap out tool heads [waiting on brass]. Here's how i'm setting things up for reference on my various calibers:

2 toolheads for 300whisper/223
1 toolhead for 9mm

1st toolhead for the resizing/trim/swaging for 223/whisper brass. I change out dies if i have to...

station 1 is a full length lee resizer for 223
station 2 is swager
station 3 is primer...nothing in it
station 4 is the dillon case trimmer
that's all that is in the toolhead for whisper and 223, i just adust the trim motor for the 2 different calibers. If you do use the dillon trim motor, get the 308 die for whisper, and get access to a really good lathe, that steel is damn hard.

2nd toolhead for the primming/powder/bullet seating

station 1 for whisper is the full length resizer or 223 neck sizer
station 2 is blank, swager is disconnected
station 3 is primer
station 4 has the powder throw with a 308 case funnel for whisper, or it's set up for 223.
station 5 has the low powder sensor
station 6 has a redding bullet seater for both 223 and 300whisper.

The only problem i have found is that you can do about 20 trims before the dillon case trimmer gets a little hot. I feel that is dillons fault because the 1050 goes to damn fast and the case trimmer is to damn good at what it does...

thxs for the great products dillon.

#3 · June 11, 2009, 2:22 pm

Don't worry about the trimmer motor getting hot. It is a sealed DC motor, and oerates on rectified AC power. It gets hot enough to brew a pot of tea on. It is rated for continuous duty use.

#4 · March 5, 2010, 1:20 am

I would say that an hour is a good middle of the road time frame for changing out calibers and getting everything adjusted.

I have all the colors of presses, but the blue by far is the best and easiest to change caliber on

As far a quality, you can beat factory ammo with little to no effort and the speed is always a plus.