Easy to set up from the box. 10 minutes to a...ssemble and bolt to bench. Another 10 minutes adjusting powder drop to your recipe and case length die for OAL and you can start making your ammunition. The auto indexing shell plate makes reloading easy, just put on the old brass, pull the lever and repeat until station three where you place on the bullet, pull the lever and just repeat.
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Great press. Easy to set up. Powder drop is ...nice and consistent. Significantly better leverage on the have than the Lee Pro 1000 it replaced. I'd also recommend buying the Ultramount from Inline Fabrications since the extra height and bins increase production speed. I had to buy it to make it work with my reloading bench (which is a 2x4 Basics Workbench) because the primer collection tray moves up and down with the shell carrier, and hits the 2x4 that constitutes the front of my bench. I also bought their roller handle and highly recommend that as well because it is substantially more comfortable for bulk reloading sessions than the plastic ball that comes standard. That said, the riser mount and extra bins for brass and bullets do speed up the process by limiting the amount you hands need to move to insert the components into the carrier. The "low primer" alarm is a great accessory because the primer assembly is fully contained (so there is no other way to know you need to load more primers.) I recommend you invest in at least 4 more primer pickup tubes and a primer flip tray, since loading those tubes is the most tedious part of production. Overall a great press if you shoot a lot of one cartridge. I loaded about 700 rounds over the weekend after setting it up.
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I should have purchased this press years ago. A...fter fighting with a competitors press all this time, this machine makes reloading a breeze. It's quick. It's easy to set up and easy to operate. And it makes very consistent loads. I've been using it for at least a week and have no complaints.
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I've been reloading 9mm for 23 years. I... always batch loaded with a single stage and struggled to keep up with my ammo usage. From sealed box to getting it set up, fine tuned and loading ammo took about two hours. As a brand new user learning a brand new machine, my first 100 rounds took 25 minutes with no rejects. Now I can easily load 100 rounds in fifteen minutes! Best purchase ever! No regrets! Buy this press and keep plenty of components... you're gonna need em!
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I am a total newbie to the reloading scene but Dillon has ...a great online presence the Square Deal B 9mm is a great press for loading pistol cartridges I looked at the rivals and advice from friends and colleagues at my range was to go Blue (Dillon) I'm happy with my press and it seems as though Dillon are fully behind you
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