Dillon Powder Measure Crank

justicetyme · #1 02-28-2010, 10:34 PM

I need one (or more) old style bell cranks for the Dillon powder measures.
I am told by Dillon that they are no longer available.
If anyone has one (or more) of the old style cranks and would like to sell them please contact me.

(The same crank may also be black.)
Thanks
James

dg101win · #2 03-01-2010, 11:34 PM

Are yours broken? Did you ask if Dillon would retrofit your old ones to the newer style?

justicetyme · #3 03-01-2010, 11:40 PM

Thanks for the response.
Mine are not broken.
After 22+ years using the RL550B I prefer the old style cranks. They are much smoother.
I have replaced the new style with the old style on every new powder measure I have bought in the last several years.
Dillon used to stock the old ones also and I have purchased a number of them in times past. They no longer stock them.
I have a few members on the BE forum who have offered some to me and I am in contact with them and will be getting those.
Thanks again
James

Sheldon · #4 03-02-2010, 05:05 AM

I have seen a thread on the BE Forum (Brian Enos Forum for the unknowing) that showed how to convert the new style to the old style. It didn't look difficult.

Edited to add: Couldn't find the old thread on BE but did find a similar one on Snipers Hide.....
http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubb...1019954&page=1

billd13 · #5 03-02-2010, 09:25 AM

I have modified 3 of the new ones by taking the extra parts off and adding the old style spring and they work fine that way. I talked to Dillon about why they made the change when I never had a problem with the old style in 27 years. The answer was that some extruded powders were jamming the return of the powder bar and so they went to the linked, positive return mechanism. I have used Bullseye, 748 and occasionally 2400 all this time and have never seen the problem.