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I just got back from a friends house and helped him set up his new Dillon 650 reloading press. It took a while because I am used to my Dillon Square Deal and it's a completely different machine. So after about an hour of adjusting the dies, powder drop and powder safety checker, we started loading .45 Colt. All I can say is WOWWWWWW!!!!! Man is that press fast! Within a few minutes we were whaling on it and had loaded 700 rounds in short order. I would estimate that it is about twice to three times faster than my SD is. In all fairness, the Dillon 650 has the electric case feeder attachment on it and because the press is so much larger the leverage is so much greater, even loading large pistol cartridge like the 45 Colt seemed almost effortless. On my SQ I have to really work he 45 Colts. I am now even considering selling my SD and buying a 650. I will say that I was quite impressed with this machine and think it's heads & tails ahead of the 550. From what I experienced today, I would advise anybody interested in a reloading press to definitely look into the Dillon 650!
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