Reloading on Dillon 550

[Trueblue]

[davidj]

I reload 28.4 grains of IMR8208XBR with 123 AMAX and 7 1/2 rem small rifle BR primers and Hornady brass. My Dillon 550B powder drop stays +-0.1 grain. You will be warned by some members that this is a dangerous load so be careful working up to it.
This is the only load I shoot in my Grendel. I have loaded several thousand of them without any pressure signs.

[Trueblue]

I reload 28.4 grains of IMR8208XBR with 123 AMAX and 7 1/2 rem small rifle BR primers and Hornady brass. My Dillon 550B powder drop stays +-0.1 grain. You will be warned by some members that this is a dangerous load so be careful working up to it.
This is the only load I shoot in my Grendel. I have loaded several thousand of them without any pressure signs.

Are you using Redding dies?

[davidj]

Are you using Redding dies?

Yes I am.

[Joseph5]

I used CFE223 with good results on a 550.

[Jakal]

Dillon 550 w/Redding dies for rifle and Dillon dies for pistol. I did just buy a Redding micrometer seating die for my .45 ACP and 9mm though.

I have run all those powders on my Dillon. The short cut extruded runs fine along with ball/sphereical powders.

Long grain extruded- sometimes you will hear some powder kernels being crushed as the powder die returns from dropping a powder charge. IMR-4198 comes to mind. But it is not such a big thing that I worry about it.

Dillon does say to try and use ball powder first as it does measure better but temp stability is better with extruded powders, so catch 22 there.

[LR1955]

Anyone reloading for their 6.5 Grendel on a progressive press like a Dillon 550?
Can’t seem to find any Hornady 123 SST ammo, so, going to reload. I have H4895, TAC, Varget powders.
Wondered how they would feed on the Dillon 550, or if there are different powders I should be looking at.
Trying to find IMR8208 as well.

TB:

I reload Grendel on an old Dillon 450. Use TAC because it is a ball powder and will meter much better than an extruded through the Dillon measure.

4895 and Varget do not have the bulk density to give you any velocity with a Grendel. Case capacity is too small for the 6.5mm diameter bullet.

LR55

[Trueblue]

TB:

I reload Grendel on an old Dillon 450. Use TAC because it is a ball powder and will meter much better than an extruded through the Dillon measure.

4895 and Varget do not have the bulk density to give you any velocity with a Grendel. Case capacity is too small for the 6.5mm diameter bullet.

LR55

Will give Tac a try. How would CFE223 or 8208 meter?

[LR1955]

Will give Tac a try. How would CFE223 or 8208 meter?

Not sure but I would not use 8208 with anything over 120 grains. And given a slide type of powder measure like the Dillons, I would not use it with any bullet over 107 grains. 8208 is a fast powder and you are pushing some limits using it with bullets heavier than 120.

Have never used CFE powder.

LR55

[Trueblue]

Not sure but I would not use 8208 with anything over 120 grains. And given a slide type of powder measure like the Dillons, I would not use it with any bullet over 107 grains. 8208 is a fast powder and you are pushing some limits using it with bullets heavier than 120.

Have never used CFE powder.

LR55

Darn it, I wanted to reload the Hornady 123 SST on my Dillon

[centerfire]

I know a bunch of guys competing in high power and F Class using Dillon presses. They manually dispense powder charges and drop into the case using this: https://www.dillonprecision.com/at-5...8_4_23632.html

[DDRanch]

Same set up I use. My Charge Master just barely keeps up. As I check each finished round in a Sheridan case gauge.

[davidj]

LR55,
I know you have never been a fan of 123 gr pills and 8208. However it was one of the most popular powders on this site for quite awhile.

http://www.65grendel.com/forum/showthread.php?3861-6-5-Grendel-Preferred-Loads

If you read thru the early posts you will find that many people used it as a go to powder with 123 AMAX's. My question is: What changed that made it more dangerous? I don't remember reading about any incidents. Did I miss something?Any documentation would probably get me to look for another load. Is there any?

DavidJ

Not sure but I would not use 8208 with anything over 120 grains. And given a slide type of powder measure like the Dillons, I would not use it with any bullet over 107 grains. 8208 is a fast powder and you are pushing some limits using it with bullets heavier than 120.

Have never used CFE powder.

LR55

[babue]

I use CFE223 loading 5.56 loads on my Dillon 650 and it meters fine. I do not push for the hotest/fastest load I can make, since the metering on my press can vary a couple of tenths. Still good enough for my practice loads. When I want match loads the charges are thrown, weighted and loaded on my Forester Co-Ax press.

[Trueblue]

I use CFE223 loading 5.56 loads on my Dillon 650 and it meters fine. I do not push for the hotest/fastest load I can make, since the metering on my press can vary a couple of tenths. Still good enough for my practice loads. When I want match loads the charges are thrown, weighted and loaded on my Forester Co-Ax press.

Thanks for the information on CFE223. I use my Forester press for my longrange loads in my bolt guns, but want to try and get setup with the Dillon to load for the AR. Was going to do load development on the Forester, then switch to the Dillon for volume reloading, but might not work out that way.
Guess I am going to have to be choosy on which Powder I go with.