Recent content by Gearhead Jim

I've been able to buy several Dillon items (new) on fleabay. The items have always been the genuine Dillon part, arrived promptly, and shipping was either free or a fraction of what Dillon would charge. The few parts I've ordered from Scheel's have been Dillon price or less, with cheaper...

Indeed, the Dillon powder funnel and corncob that I ordered in June and were "cancelled" in July, arrived here in August. Waiting for my credit card billings to catch up to see how the billing works out. Although their supply problems persist (wait time for 9mm dies is shown as 42+ weeks), at...

Thanks for the replies, I do plan to remove the decapping pin and just reload normally using the pulled bullets. I stand there and can break down 3 rds per minute, rapping the puller on the anvil of my bench vise. The bullets are plated, and I didn't want to change the setup on my Dillon, hence...

I have about 200 rds of .380 that I need to break down with my inertial bullet puller. If the primers will survive the smack of the puller, then I can remove my decapping pin and reload the primed cases and pulled bullets. If the impact of the puller will damage the primers, then I'll just...

I'm the OP, and the powder funnel that I ordered two weeks ago, and then cancelled because their recorded message said I'd be waiting forever, just arrived by 2 day Fedex (as originally requested). When I cancelled the two orders I had placed, Dillon emailed me that I had a "Credit Memo" from...

THANKS! I called Gunstop and they had one in stock, should be shipped tomorrow. As of 5 minutes ago, Dillon's phone recorder has two message, the same as yesterday. One message says they are having issues and delays, the other says they are unable to ship anything or access orders.

^^^^^ People are speculating that Dillon had a massive computer disaster. They are not saying if it's a crash or a hack or a ransom hack that they didn't pay. Either way, I hope they get it straightened out soon, Dillon makes some good products and provides more competition in the reloading...

Unfortunately, the situation at Dillon seems to be deteriorating. At the time of my original post, their website said they were having network issues with the phones. Today, the website says items are shipping in 2-3 weeks, but the updated phone recording says "currently, we are unable to ship...

I just called and cancelled my two orders placed in June. The CS guy didn't give me any static, and said they have the credit card info on file to process the refund. Of course, the way things are going at Dillon right now, I'd prefer that they not have my card info, but not much I can do.

^^^ Their prices are a bit high but the quality is usually good, and getting Dillon parts from other sources is difficult. OTOH, their shipping charges are way too high. IIRC, a 10 lb box of corncob has $17 shipping for one and $32 for two. The powder measure belling funnel piece that I...

^^^ The idea of a hacker is not far fetched, though probably not Russian.

Has anyone here recently ordered something from Dillon? If so, did you get it and how long did you wait? Their website says they are having "network issues" with the phones. The recordings say that the powder funnel/expander die I just ordered will not ship for 30-60 weeks, that seems...

I have about 500 rds of once-fired Remington .357 Mag brass, unplated. When I used to buy commercial reloads, the ones in .45 Auto Remington brass had much less pull resistance than others. My own .380 reloads have less bullet pull in Remington cases than other brands, but not so extreme. I...

Locton looked like the easiest option, though I haven't checked their prices and fine print yet. But when I did a Google search for Locton Affinity Insurance, the BBB results were not encouraging. And the Google reviews themselves were awful. Well, mostly awful- people who work there also got...