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Old 12-03-2011, 02:02 PM
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James is right here too. I tend to load pistol calibers progressively while I split up rifle stages. There's a lot going on with larger capacity, necked shell casings. At a minimum, I resize, deprime on the first station, then trim all that brass, clean primer pocket, inspect, etc. Then hand prime most of the time but have used the primer feed on the 550 - I just like hand priming cause I learned that way. At that point, I can crank through the other three stations to charge, seat and crimp.

And yes, the 450 feels more solid due to the lack of interchangeable toolheads. My 550B has done me just fine for 19 years and a gazillion rounds...
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