Hornady LNL Progressive

[17 squirrel]

And I also would buy Dillons Carbide 9mm dies. The best part of Dillons dies are you can clean the insides ( of excess bullet lube and lead shavings ) as easy as pulling out a Jesus clip and the inside stem falls out the die bottom and you can clean and slide it back in the die and push the clip back in and go right back to loading. Because no adjustments have changed.. A big plus if you load alot of lead bullets.

 

[WyldeShot]

With the needs you posted a 550b would serve you very well.. Having auto index is not always the way to go. Having auto primer and powder is a much better auto feature.
With running a 550b turning the shellplate as you are adding a empty piece of brass and a bullet flows very easy.

Thank you!!

 

[chezuki]

Loading quickly on a 550 is kind of a two handed crazy monkey dance. If you ever add a case feeder, you'll likely regret not going with the 650 for the auto index. A 650 with casefeeder lets you keep cranking out ammo without ever taking your hand off the handle.

 

[chezuki]

Personally, I would choose the Lock n' Load over the 550, but the 650 over all.

 

[Tactically Fat]

And I also would buy Dillons Carbide 9mm dies. The best part of Dillons dies are you can clean the insides ( of excess bullet lube and lead shavings ) as easy as pulling out a Jesus clip and the inside stem falls out the die bottom and you can clean and slide it back in the die and push the clip back in and go right back to loading. Because no adjustments have changed.. A big plus if you load alot of lead bullets.

Jesus clip?

I had to google that one. Hilarious!

 

[17 squirrel]

Jesus clip?

I had to google that one. Hilarious!

Lol.. A better word would be a " R" clip or a Spring Cotter Pin..

 

[stymie12000]

I really like my lnl. Absolute zero problems. I can load about 400 9mm in an hour and I take my time (thats without case or bullet feeder). I don't have any experience with the dillon but since my lnl works so well, I couldn't justify the price difference for the dillon.

 

[boogieman]

I use an lnl and really don't have any complaints. I had to learn a few minor quirks of it but after that all is well.

 

[rvb]

You are the second person that has said this. A friend of mine recently made the switch from the LNL AP to the 650. I don't know what I'm going to do. I have a $60 coupon to use by 12/24 and then about $50 in gift cards that are burning a whole in my pocket. From what I figure I could have the press for less than $300. Decisions, decisions.

sell the coupon for $40. use gift card for primers.
buy blue.
-rvb

 

[rvb]

I suspect that I will be 1000k+ rounds per month for 6 months per year. It will be less the rest of the time.

550b.

-rvb

 

[chezuki]

Thanks! I suspect that I will be 1000k+ rounds per month for 6 months per year. It will be less the rest of the time. I fully expect to use my Rock Chucker a lot.

550b.

-rvb

A million rounds per month on a 550? That's a lot of manual indexing.

 

[17 squirrel]

After the callus's form its not so bad..

 

[chezuki]

Reminds me of my teenaged years... All that manual indexing.

 

[Gluemanz28]

Buy the XL650. Buy once cry once!

 

[ilcaveman]

Go blue you won't be sorry. The manual indexing is a nice feature if you have an issue with a station. Had a lee auto index, junk. I have two 550's and ran thousands of rounds over the years. Another is the lifetime warranty.

 

[2old2bfast]

For the reloaders that went the LNL route and wish they had a better powder check system like the 650, here's a link to a place that has a solution. I have an older Hornady model called the "Projector" and a Dillon 650. I'd like to have a 2nd 650. One setup for large primer and the other for small primer to make caliber changes much faster.

Link:
Powder check for the Hornady LNL AP | Inline Fabrication

 

[rvb]

powder check = look into each and every case before you seat the bullet.
-rvb

 

[j706]

You are the second person that has said this. A friend of mine recently made the switch from the LNL AP to the 650. I don't know what I'm going to do. I have a $60 coupon to use by 12/24 and then about $50 in gift cards that are burning a whole in my pocket. From what I figure I could have the press for less than $300. Decisions, decisions.

I did the exact opposite. IMO the Dillion is way to jerky and I despise the powder measure. Case feeders from Hornady require setup and fine tuning. They can no doubt be a PITA. But once you get it right you have smooth sailing.