I have become concerned with my methods and equipment. I have been using a Dillon 550 for all of my reloading career (15 years). It was used when I got it back in '95, and I have pulled the handle 392kajillion times :lol: Last winter I rebuilt the press, and Dillon furnished all the parts and updates.... didn't cost me a dime!!!! Dillon always has been an upstanding company!!!
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My concern is seating bullets on this progressive press. Would it cause excessive runout? It definetly seats bullets very consistently as far as OAL is concerned. The case can more or less "float" and line itself up with the die. The die head does have some movement, but everything seems to work well together and produces very consistent ammunition. I do not have a runout guage, I'll admit to rolling the cartridge on a flat table trying to see the tip of the bullet wobble.... everything looks perfect to my eyes. :shock: Honestly, I feel that the quality of the die itself is more important than the press.... But do you guys think my groups would shrink if I bought a single stage press?
Back on track.....
My concern is seating bullets on this progressive press. Would it cause excessive runout? It definetly seats bullets very consistently as far as OAL is concerned. The case can more or less "float" and line itself up with the die. The die head does have some movement, but everything seems to work well together and produces very consistent ammunition. I do not have a runout guage, I'll admit to rolling the cartridge on a flat table trying to see the tip of the bullet wobble.... everything looks perfect to my eyes. :shock: Honestly, I feel that the quality of the die itself is more important than the press.... But do you guys think my groups would shrink if I bought a single stage press?
