Dillon

**Nahum** · 03-11-2022, 11:20 PM

A 450 Dillon full of 30-06. I have a soft spot after all the years of shooting it.

**HammerDown** · 03-12-2022, 03:05 AM

I trust that old 450 has been serving you well for many years.

**charlie b** · 03-12-2022, 08:45 AM

It is kinda cool to see a progressive full of long cases.

If primers and powder were more available I'd be shooting my Garand more. It's really fun shooting cast bullets.

**geezerhood** · 03-12-2022, 09:42 PM

My Dillon is still running great. Purchased it directly from Dillon the first or second year they were offered. I have two powder measures on die heads, one set up for pistol and one for rifle. It has gone through about 8 primer feeds. Everything else is original.

**Nahum** · 03-13-2022, 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by HammerDown

I trust that old 450 has been serving you well for many years.

It has. Did I purchase from you?

**Nahum** · 03-13-2022, 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by charlie b

It is kinda cool to see a progressive full of long cases.

If primers and powder were more available I'd be shooting my Garand more. It's really fun shooting cast bullets.

I agree. Makes for a nice picture.

**Iowa Fox** · 03-14-2022, 02:41 AM

I'm a sucker for the 450's. The early 450s had the s/n plates.

Looks like a pair of them, sure glad you didn't update them.

**Nahum** · 03-14-2022, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by Iowa Fox

I'm a sucker for the 450's. The early 450s had the s/n plates.

Looks like a pair of them, sure glad you didn't update them.

The manual primer feed & powder measure were a joy.

**GaCop** · 03-17-2022, 08:50 AM

I bought my Dillon 550 back in 1987 for $135 and it's still going strong.

**Iowa Fox** · 03-18-2022, 02:42 AM

I have a hunch us older guys could double our money on the Dillon stuff we bought 30-40 years ago.

**pdshooter2** · 03-18-2022, 10:31 PM

i use to be a dillon dealer
i have had 2 550's most of the time and for a while 3
i wore out a pair of 550's every 2-3 years.
i would buy a new one, just a press, send the old one in for refurb.
when it came back i did the same with the second one.
i would then package the first refurb and sell as a complete refurb press.
almost no cost in the turn over.
i use to load a lot
one as a small primer machine
one as a large primer machine...
almost all brass was processed on one tool head and loaded on a second.
third press was strictly processing 223 brass including trim to length

**Dave Hoback** · 04-16-2022, 07:53 PM

550 user here. Absolutely LOVE it! It’s backed up with my old Lee Challenger I’m still using. The pivot mechanism broke so I had to rebuild & reinforce it, but other than, it’s still running great! Sure ain’t the pleasure to use that my Dillon is though.

**South Prairie jim** · 04-19-2022, 10:00 AM

Originally Posted by Dave Hoback

550 user here. Absolutely LOVE it! It’s backed up with my old Lee Challenger I’m still using. The pivot mechanism broke so I had to rebuild & reinforce it, but other than, it’s still running great! Sure ain’t the pleasure to use that my Dillon is though.

Hey” you’re back… cool