What to do with Dillion ball handle

I just received some more of my Dillion order. I received the aluminum handle to replace the ball handle.
I also received my .44 cal shell plate and some of the smaller stuff. I still need some larger things.

So what do I do with the old ball handle. I know! I am going to smooth the threads, and mount a leather strap to keep it from coming out of your hand.

That's right. I am making it a club to go in my wife's car, or to use for any purpose you would need a club. She can use to to break windows and protect herself if needed. It makes for an awesome club. You could use it when walking to keep vicious dogs away, attackers of two legged kind.
I think with the leather strap to help you grip it and keep it from coming out of your hand. It will make for a very bad day on anything that gets tagged with it.

I put this in the reloading topic area because technically I am speaking of a reloading tool. Just re-purposing it.

dmazur, I totally understand. I will do my duty and look up the laws. bleh...

But it is such a well made tool. And it makes one of the greatest clubs I have ever held. I just smiled at my wife when I grabbed it and she said, "D!@mn what a club." Ding! The light went on.

It is such a nice piece. I had a hard time making the switch. I hadn't loaded with the new handle, but it seems much more ergonomic. The ball worked fine though.

Thinking a small breaker bar.

Okay. Let's do this. Let's list the ideas of what the possible uses could be used for.

I say a replacement lever for the Challenger press.

We all know how that wooden handle doesn't like to stay on.

You might be able to smooth out the threads to make the weld. Leaving you an inch or two for the breaker bar. I think that is what I will do with mine.
I would work great for the axles on my Harley, and also would be good for lug nuts on the S10 if for some reason I didn't have my 4 way. Which would never happen, but just sayin'.

Actually there are a lot of uses for a smaller breaker bar on the Harley. Good idea. I might go with that.

Another would be a trailer alignment for your hitch.

There has to be some way to use it on a fishing boat. Maybe a trolling motor extension.

skimbell, you read my mind about the boat.

constrictor, hardy-har-har. I did to until i go the handle that really helps my wrist not hurt.


i think this would be a great replacement for the Lee Challenger presses ball handle. And probably for the Lee Classic SS press as well.

I don't know. What's wrong with it.

I have since found a use for the ball handle.

Use it on the Dillon 550B press. I tried the roller handle, but it just doesn't work for me as good as the crank that came with the press. I will be selling my aluminum handle on ebay most likely.

I have the Dillon Strong Mount as well, and I might try the roller handle again when the press gets moved to its permanent home. Maybe the Strong Mount will help with the disbursement of force, but for now with the press directly on the table the stock ball handle works much better for me.
The last couple nights running .44 Magnum I have had issues with rhythm on the press. Today I changed over to the stock handle, and I ran 100 rounds without fail and without any stopping. The last few nights with the roller handle I have had several issues where nothing seemed to work right.
I know it sounds funny, but it may work better because my hand is more inline with the ram of the press with the stock handle, and with the roller handle my hand is way off center with the press bolted to the table and not the Dillon Strong Mount.

For now Constrictor is right. It works better for me in this configuration.