Dillon Strong Mounts

no idea on the mount but congrats on getting into reloading

Strong mount foot print is 12.5" wide by 10" deep. So it is larger than the press alone.

RMD

The Strong Mount is 10" front-to-back, are you saying your bench cant accommodate that?

Strong mount is great if you load standing up. I especially like the bullet tray and empty brass bin that affix to it.

I really prefer it with the strong mount. I can't imagine the small bit of extra depth will hurt you.

My loading shed has low ceilings so I can’t use a strong mount, not enough room to fill the case feeder if I did. I cut out a clearance notch and bolted my XL650 directly to my 1 1/2 inch thick bench with a 2x4 directly under the center of the press and bolts on both sides, front and rear, it works great, rock solid, no problems.

This is the best picture I have of it, hope you can get the idea.

I just cut a piece of 3/4" plywood the size I wanted. Used flat heads up through the plywood into the press. Then bolted it down to the table(1/4" bolts & wing nuts). 1/4" holes in the bench are small and easy to cover up when not using the press.

I highly recommend the strong mount. It will spread the stress out across a larger foot print, but I can't commit on whether it will cause the table to tip. My bench is screwed to a 2x10 that I mounted to the wall.

yeah, i'd recommend bolting the bench to a wall if possible

I have found another option to strong mounts that work equally well, go to your local lumber yard or home store that has lumber, they may have some short pieces of 4x6 and get a piece of 4X6 lumber that is the depth of your reloading bench. Put one long bolt towards the back through the 4x6 and bench top, drill the hole in the 4x6 first then mark the bench through the hole with a pencil or punch so you have a mark on the bench for where to drill, for the front you can lag bolt it from the bottom with two 3 inch lag bolts I used 1/4 inch diameter, my bench top is only 1 inch thick so 3 inch worked well. Then just lag bolt your press to the 4x6 this works extremely well and I have done this with both of my presses plus you can attach other things to the 4x6.

For a time I had 650's side by side, one with a strong mount and one without.

If your bench is strong enough a "strong mount" will only add flex. The casting won't flex much before it cracks.

Love the Dillon mounts but since moving my low ceiling won't permit me to reload primer tubes. Guess I will have to shorten the tubes if I ever want to use my mount again. 100 year old house very low basement ceiling.

I got my 650 with the strong mount. I did so intending to load standing up, and the strong mount is ideal for that. I don't see how anyone could use it sitting down, unless a lower than normal bench is employed.
Yeah, my ceiling is tall enough to use the 650 with strong mounts....but not enough for a case feeder....

I have my 550 mounted on strong mounts. It does add some stability by spreading the load but as said above, it depends on your bench. My single stage is mounted directly to the same bench. When using the single stage, I prefer to sit on a bar stool. When using the Dillon, I prefer to stand and the strong mount puts the press at just the right height. If I was only concerned about added stability, I probably wouldn't get the strong mount. The height difference is what did it for me.