Wanting to order a Dillion 750XL, what attachments or accessories are best or needed?

[Yellowfever440]

Question #1
Just like the title says, I really don't like wanting for stuff to show up in the mail so I would like to order everything in the first go around. I have been thinking either get a progressive press or just buy factory ammo (I have a Rock Chukker single stage that I have used for 3 years now) but when I have time I really like making my own ammo. I see all these different options for the press and I don't really understand why I would need all the options except they must speed it all up. If I were to order one to reload .45 acp, .40 S&W, .223/5.56 and possibly .380 auto what all options would be worth it? I would rather buy once and cry once but I don't like trying to sell stuff so I don't need either so I would rather just order the parts that are most useful.

Question #2
I don't compete, but i like consistency and repeatablilty, I shoot a .308 and a 6.5 CM, would a 750 XL make pretty decent match grade ammo or would I be better off using my single stage press?

 

[myronman3]

Depending on the height of your bench, the strong mount. Next two must haves are the bullet tray and brass holder mount-unless you are getting the brass feeder setup.

As for part 2.... the dillon presses will load ammo that is better than most the shooters out there. There are some powders that do not meter well....but that is easily fixed by avoiding those powders.

Some time back, i went through and loaded ammo by hand measuring each load, and did the same load letting the dillon throw the charge. Shooting it side by side, there was no accuracy gain in the hand weighed charges. I skip that step and save myself the aggravation.

 

[goosed]

Each person has their own unique work flow so it's hard to make meaningful recommendations on accessories. With that said here's what works for me...

For manual feeding bullets and/or brass, if you go that route, the tray mounts are nice to have (caveat mentioned later). The factory roller handle option is nice for longer sessions (1hr plus).

I like the inline fabrication mounts better than Dillon's strong mount as they offer more features for not much more money. While the factory tray mounts are nice the caveat is if you're using an inline mount I like the inline tray mounts better. The inline bin insert is nice to have on the finished bullet tray as you can completely fill it without worry of anything falling out. I bought the inline press light as well, meh... not so great.

Continuing with the after market parts, the roller cam is a worth while upgrade. The shell plate bearing is another nice upgrade. Not necessary upgrades by any means, but I like the smoother feeling they provide. Available from "big hit factory" or "snowshooze" on ebay.

Match grade ammo is no problem. Even single digit ES is possible on a progressive. The press isn't the limiting factor in our games.

Worth noting, I own the 650. Thought about upgrading as changing from large to small primer and the priming feed reliability is much improved on 750, but I didn't end up upgrading for one key reason. The Mr. bullet feeder does not allow the powder check to be used on the 750. That was a deal breaker. Safety first. If you're not using an auto bullet feeder; the 750 has a lot of small upgrades over the 650.

 

[Cascade Hemi]

Question #1
Just like the title says, I really don't like wanting for stuff to show up in the mail so I would like to order everything in the first go around. I have been thinking either get a progressive press or just buy factory ammo (I have a Rock Chukker single stage that I have used for 3 years now) but when I have time I really like making my own ammo. I see all these different options for the press and I don't really understand why I would need all the options except they must speed it all up. If I were to order one to reload .45 acp, .40 S&W, .223/5.56 and possibly .380 auto what all options would be worth it? I would rather buy once and cry once but I don't like trying to sell stuff so I don't need either so I would rather just order the parts that are most useful.

Question #2
I don't compete, but i like consistency and repeatablilty, I shoot a .308 and a 6.5 CM, would a 750 XL make pretty decent match grade ammo or would I be better off using my single stage press?

There's no way to meaningfully tell you what accessories you'll want. No matter what you select up front, there will be more parts you need or want later on. My initial order for the 650 was the press, brass feeder, six tool heads, three powder throwers, 10 small primer tubes, extra large primer assembly, conversion for 40SW, 223Rem, 308Win/30-06 (press came in 9mm), strong mount, roller handle, bullet tray, spare parts kit, case feeder conversions for large and small pistol and rifle (came with small primer). All in I think I spent just over $2k. Since then I have added more tool heads, another thrower, a RF100 primer machine, primer shutoff, bearing kit(s), extended chute, XL bins, etc, etc, etc. Reloading is it's own hobby and your machine can be upgrade like anything else.

Keep your RCBS press, there are operations that are much easier on a single stage press. For example, sometimes you may need to knock out a primer that gets mangled in the 650/750; being able to turn to your single stage for a quick press operation is invaluable. Plus, even if you don't load all of your precision ammo on the 750 you may want to use it for specific functions such as batch sizing brass. Do you have thousands of pieces of brass that you've been meaning to work on but get disgusted just looking at them because it's going to take multiple weeks on your single stage press? Even if you plan to hand trickle and seat the precision ammo you can size and prime on the 750 (1k pieces of brass in an hour or two!). I generally load 300 to 600 rounds of pistol ammo at a time, I almost always use the single stage for something because mixed range brass has a lot of variation.

 

[Cascade Hemi]

Worth noting, I own the 650. Thought about upgrading as changing from large to small primer and the priming feed reliability is much improved on 750, but I didn't end up upgrading for one key reason. The Mr. bullet feeder does not allow the powder check to be used on the 750. That was a deal breaker. Safety first. If you're not using an auto bullet feeder; the 750 has a lot of small upgrades over the 650.

Get rid of the powder check, use an inexpensive endoscope and tablet to visually verify case fill.

 

[padom]

I have every accessory you can buy for a 650..best upgrade I ever bought was the RT1500 Trimmer. Its insanely fast and accurate to deprime, size and trim brass. 223, 308, 6.5cm, 224V, etc.