Xl650 case retention.

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Just got my new xl650 set up. First impressions are very good. The powder measure is great, very consistent. The priming works suprisingly well. The one thing Im wondering is there any device that can be added to the platform to help retain the cases while they spin around? Trying to be smooooth on the stroke seems to work well but occasionally Ill have a case fly off the rails, usually between position 4-5. Ive seen other loaders that use a nice coiled spring that puts a little tension at the base of the case. Just thought it would help.
 
Oh... so thats what those are...:rolleyes: Wheres Red Foreman when you need him?

I never have been good at reading the whole instructions book.
 
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Those little button/pins go into hiding quite easily.
I use a magnet stuck to the upright for a case feeder to keep track of them...
 
Oh... so that's what those are...
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Haha! :D

I'm not laughing at you; I'm laughing with you.

When I ordered my 550, I didn't include locator pins with the order. Had no idea what they were; what their purpose was; or that they were needed.

So you're not alone, if that gives some solace.
 
There was probably a manual ( in the box)....as reference material...:p.....it wasn't there just to take up space in the box.... :D
 
No doubt Jim. Ive been guilty of that crime many times.

By the way it runs great with those pins in place. Imagine that!:rolleyes:

Thanks guys. Now I just need to go sell a kidney for more powder.
 
And don't forget to remove the locator pins before vacuuming powder/dust off of the shell plate.

And please don't ask how I know about this little tidbit of wisdom. Never did find one of them...
 
Experience is the best teacher, also suggest looking at the videos at Dillons website, they have several on the 650, includes some pointers that are not very clear in the owners manual.
 
Also remember that the locator pins are caliber-specific...well, more or less. Some of them are used for more than one caliber, so just make sure you have the correct pins installed for the caliber you're loading.
 
OK, I'll admit it...
I dry ran my 650 when I first got it, made some fine rounds with no powder/primer just to see if the dies were right...

Slugged powder in the thrower, threw a couple or three to make sure the charge bar was still where I set it, and started cranking out rounds just delirious with the production...

Then looked over and asked myself why the low primer buzzer was laying on the bench... Right next to the loaded primer refill tubes...

About 25 rounds, powdered up, not one primer in any of them!
I felt like a twit...
 
Son of a!!

Lol! It is kind of easy to get into a trance with how fast the thing cranks out ammo. I dont have the case feeder yet so the tube runs out real quick. Then the tool head swings around missing a case.....:confused: oh....right:rolleyes:

No distractions is no joke.
 
That low primer warning is MANDATORY considering the volume of production...

'Smart' people will actually use it!

I have my days, that wasn't one of them...
 
I'll throw this out there Dillon has "tabs" for the buttons (all the buttons are the same for the SD,550,650 and 1050 but there are still folks that have made there own by poking a hole in something and sticking a button through it.

Folks have also made there own out of milk jugs.

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Or shim stock

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YUP!
I hadn't mentioned that, but I saw one a few years back that had 'Tabs' and made mine out of polyester sheet,
Now you can buy them for a reduclous price, but they are 'Dillon' blue...

VERY good tip, (and pictures!) and darn handy when you are looking for those little rolling speed demons!

Those tabs make the pins easier to get off my magnet also.
I've had to order pins twice, so something HAD to be done...
 
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