Dillon 550 problems.

[Gyrogearhead]

Mike,

After you are sure the bolt tension on the shell plate is correct (bolt just barely loose enough to allow the shell plate to turn) the next problem area to look at would be the ejector wire. If you're feeling creative and want to experiment you could get a piece of brass wire the size of the Dillon wire from your local hardware store and with a pair of needle nose pliers make your own ejector wire.

It seems to me that the ejector wire shape on the 550b could be improved but I have not had problems with it often enough to make me want to change it, yet. I've often thought that the wire ought to be longer so that it starts to contact the cartridge case just as it begins to exit position four and gets firmly behind the cartridge back instead of striking it in the side at the point of ejection as does the present design.

Let us know how this works out for you and what Dillon says.

Gerry

[Gyrogearhead]

Mike,

Sounds like you and Dillon have it under control. Glad to hear they really getting behind you to solve the problem. Some vendors don't claim to know you after you buy the product but not Dillon!

Thinking back on 550 problems reminded me of a couple that appear in the following thread about case cleaning toward the bottom:

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Just thought the info might be useful to a fellow 550 user.

Gerry

[A-R]

A Dillon had a problem? Next you'll tell me your Glock failed to feed. Or that .45 ACP out of a 1911 didn't make someone's heart and brain explode the second it hit their body



Sorry, someone had to say it. Dillon is supposed to be like Maytag of yesteryear. But I've witnessed their custome support first hand when my buddy called with a problem and they were top notch. When I buy my reloading set up soon, I'm 99% sure I'll be buying a Dillon 550.

[Gyrogearhead]

A Dillon had a problem? Next you'll tell me your Glock failed to feed. Or that .45 ACP out of a 1911 didn't make someone's heart and brain explode the second it hit their body



Sorry, someone had to say it. Dillon is supposed to be like Maytag of yesteryear. But I've witnessed their custome support first hand when my buddy called with a problem and they were top notch. When I buy my reloading set up soon, I'm 99% sure I'll be buying a Dillon 550.

You won't be sorry you bought a Dillon, ever!!! Greatest thing since sliced bread (IMHO).

[lonewolf]

People slice bread????

[Griz44]

Apparently, you did not read the Dillon manual very well.
Dillon owners are forbidden to admit that the blue magic presses have problems - EVER.
What were you thinking?

[Gyrogearhead]

Apparently, you did not read the Dillon manual very well.
Dillon owners are forbidden to admit that the blue magic presses have problems - EVER.
What were you thinking?

Geesh, Griz, you know we are not supposed to tallk about that! Remember article 491-3B sub paragraph Q-35 of the Dillon contract forbids disclosure

Gerry

[OldCannon]

Apparently, you did not read the Dillon manual very well.
Dillon owners are forbidden to admit that the blue magic presses have problems - EVER.
What were you thinking?

I'm thinking I'll stick to red colored presses. They've worked great for me

Oh, and I'm pretty sure it's not a coincidence that this guy is blue ->

[NcongruNt]

No i think the problem is the press operator. I just broke the depriming pin and had to order some spares.
By the way you all crack me up.

Get a Lee resizing die and you won't have that problem.

[Gyrogearhead]

No i think the problem is the press operator. I just broke the depriming pin and had to order some spares.
By the way you all crack me up.

Mike,
How did you break the depriming pin? Get a Berdan primed mil-spec case mixed in with your regular brass?? I'm having trouble visualizing how a depriming pin can be broken on a 550. Tell us what happened so I don't have to worry that I'll be the next one to do that.

Gerry