valleyforge.1777
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I have a Dillon XL650 and I generally like it a lot. I want to get a second press, that will be left set up for 9 mm loading (rarely, if ever will do a caliber change out). I currently use my XL650 to load 223, 9 mm, 357 Mag and 38 Special on it. Caliber change is not too bad in terms of time or difficulty, but it definitely takes me longer than advertised. It is enough of a mild pain in the butt to me that I don't change calibers unless I've loaded plenty of whatever I am set up to load and do not plan to go back to loading that caliber anytime soon. I am finding that I am not having time needed to make huge batches of 223 or 9 mm, so I am hesitant to break the press down and set up for a different caliber because I will want more soon of whatever it's not set up for. So, I want a second press.
My question is, would a 1050 be worth the extra money compared to getting a second XL650? I load 9 mm slowly on my XL650, but I am definitely not as fast at doing it as many people seem to be able to do on a 650. (Probably about 300-400 per hour at a continuous rate). Stuff just seems to need constant tweaking and attention and so if the 1050 would be smoother and faster, I'd probably pick that one and leave my current 650 set up for 223 loading. (I rarely ever load 357 Mag or 38's, but I'd do that on the 650 if I needed more of those).
I've looked at a bunch of YouTube videos, and read the FAQ on Brian Enos's site. I'm still undecided. Do I want the 1050 for my second press, or just get another one of the 650's?
thanks for any advice you can give.
My question is, would a 1050 be worth the extra money compared to getting a second XL650? I load 9 mm slowly on my XL650, but I am definitely not as fast at doing it as many people seem to be able to do on a 650. (Probably about 300-400 per hour at a continuous rate). Stuff just seems to need constant tweaking and attention and so if the 1050 would be smoother and faster, I'd probably pick that one and leave my current 650 set up for 223 loading. (I rarely ever load 357 Mag or 38's, but I'd do that on the 650 if I needed more of those).
I've looked at a bunch of YouTube videos, and read the FAQ on Brian Enos's site. I'm still undecided. Do I want the 1050 for my second press, or just get another one of the 650's?
thanks for any advice you can give.
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