Hello gents,
My 1st attempt at loading 380 acp and after much reading seems many loaders prefer loading 380 acp single stage. As this is my first attempt I wanted to err on the side of cautious and load SS. My quick conclusion is this is a PIA ! Dam casings are SO short and tiny bullets. I'm doing fine using my Chargemaster 1500 combo dropping my precise charge, but fitting the casing into the funnel and making sure the casing fits snug against the spout so as to not spill powder is a tedious chore. Bullit seating and crimping is not much different than 9mm. So the big question do any of you load 380 on your Dillon 650 ? Hows the Dillon powder drop work for a 3.0 gr charge ? I'm using AA#2 which is an ultra fine ball powder so I would imagine AA#2 meters like a dream through mechanical powder drops ?
My 1st attempt at loading 380 acp and after much reading seems many loaders prefer loading 380 acp single stage. As this is my first attempt I wanted to err on the side of cautious and load SS. My quick conclusion is this is a PIA ! Dam casings are SO short and tiny bullets. I'm doing fine using my Chargemaster 1500 combo dropping my precise charge, but fitting the casing into the funnel and making sure the casing fits snug against the spout so as to not spill powder is a tedious chore. Bullit seating and crimping is not much different than 9mm. So the big question do any of you load 380 on your Dillon 650 ? Hows the Dillon powder drop work for a 3.0 gr charge ? I'm using AA#2 which is an ultra fine ball powder so I would imagine AA#2 meters like a dream through mechanical powder drops ?