Aftermarket Toolheads for 550 or 650

The purty color coordinated ones are $18 more than Dillon’s and the shiny (when new) engraved ones are only $2 less than Dillon’s. Besides maybe being prettier, what do they offer that Dillon toolheads don’t?
 
The purty color coordinated ones are $18 more than Dillon’s and the shiny (when new) engraved ones are only $2 less than Dillon’s. Besides maybe being prettier, what do they offer that Dillon toolheads don’t?
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I can get the colored ones off eBay for $14 each, flat shipping of $6. So for $50 I can get 3 tool heads. Or two from Dillon
 
I can get the colored ones off eBay for $14 each, flat shipping of $6. So for $50 I can get 3 tool heads. Or two from Dillon
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That's a significant difference, but that's not what you linked to. Now I see why you're asking.
 
I don't know anything against them. I also don't know if tighter tolerances are useful unless you also can get tighter tolerances in the shell plate and ram alignment somehow. You'd want to do something like load and check cartridge concentricity with a Dillon head and again with the replacement part to judge any difference in result quality. I could argue that a little slop may actually help the the head center itself, but with several stations filled at a time, it couldn't float all the dies independently, so that may be meaningless, too.
 
I don't know anything against them. I also don't know if tighter tolerances are useful unless you also can get tighter tolerances in the shell plate and ram alignment somehow. You'd want to do something like load and check cartridge concentricity with a Dillon head and again with the replacement part to judge any difference in result quality. I could argue that a little slop may actually help the the head center itself, but with several stations filled at a time, it couldn't float all the dies independently, so that may be meaningless, too.
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As far as I can tell there would be no difference in regard to fit in the machine as they are both about the same amount of "slop" and the pins actually locate the tool head rather than the overall dimension of it.
 
When I get the time I'll check the shoulder to casehead, run-out, and seating depth.

I'm not sure yet that I need a special floating tool head. I might though.

I think I'll just get the standard Dillon Toolheads for now. I'm leery as to how these Toolheads stackup.....then again, for $12-$15 each, I suppose I could buy a few and check them out.
 
"...anodizing adds a hardened surface to the part..." That's absolute BS, I mean, nonsense. It does add corrosion resistance, but doesn't add hardness unless the anodizing is really thick.
You should rethink the idea of buying reloading kit from a car parts maker. Especially one who puts a comma where a period belongs. No mention of a warrantee either.
 
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