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Im kind of new to reloading too, but I think that you could continue to gauge and trim on you single and do the rest on the dillon.Question for you progressive reloaders.
I am getting ready to make the upgrade from single stage to a dillon, all the youtube videos I have watched are showing the process all the way through. Sized/deprime, prime, charge, seat, and crimp. My question is, when do you case gauge and trim if needed? My thinking was to size and deprime on single stage, prep cases and then run them thru the dillon or am I missing something?
A suggestion is to trim, new brass, once fired brass, or especially range pick, and even brass you purchase from anybody.
Trimming brass helps with your loads accuracy, just as the primer, bullet, and powder you use. Only change one thing at a time when trying to get the best accuracy from your loads. Be sure to clean the primer pockets when preparing to load it helps the primers to seat very well.
Some will agree, and some will disagree, this is our preference which usually has paid very good dividends for our rifles and shooting.
A 550B, will serve you well until you get ready to really jump up to the 650. WE ARE TATTOOED BIG BLUE THROUGH AND THROUGH.
Should you find a good used press be prepared to completely tear it down, clean it thoroughly through the press, get a manual for the press, tearing one down can get hairy, so whatever you take off the press place the fartherest away on a white sheet and continue the full process until it is completely torn down clean a good degreasing liquid , do not mix the parts up just go slow and then put the parts back on the sheet where they were laid down. Then when putting the press back it together it will be about like a leggo assembly. Something we learned at age 10 tearing down lawnmowers, and car engines, just our way of working has served us very well over the years.
just a simple suggestion to strongly consider...
Good luck on your new hobby quest, and wishing you the best in your new reloading passion quest...
For trimming brass, take a look at the GIRAUD TOOL TRIMMER THE BIG ONE, that thing is simply a dream to use, trims, bevels the inside neck for better bullet seating, and deburs the outside neck.
Doug is a big shooter so he knows what makes the job easier without too many steps to get a job done right the first time.
We have used all the other variations out there and ran up on his equipment at a shoot where he was competing at...