Does anyone happen to know off hand what the Dillon Shell Plate # for 45 Auto Rimmed is. I find it absolutely incredible that Dillon lists the plates on their site by number but not by calibers. Another Dillon innovation that keeps their information in house I guess. There is no chart online that I could find, that lists the shell plates and calibers they fit. I may have to just use my single stage and do 45 AR on that. Thanks in advance

Call Dillon.....seems like the last time I loaded 45 AR, I used either my 45 Colt or my 44-40 shell plate (which is the same as a .444 Marlin). going on memory here.......

Randy

PS. I seldom use 45 Auto Rims, I much prefer using .45 ACP and full moon clips in my S&W 25-2 in USPSA matches.

You didn't say which press model you need the shell plate for.

In the mid 80's I bought my 450. In the owners manual there was a list of shell plates and button numbers. Some plates had numbers and some had letters. I bought every plate they made at the time except 8mm Label and 45AR. Back then it was definitely different than 45 LC/44 Mag. you could try the 45 plate with a washer under it to make up for the thickness of the rim, maybe. (I think you miss the indexing ball at that point though).

I just found my paperwork from my upgrade to 550b from 10 +/- years ago;
#H shell plate part# 13610 (no other round uses this plate!)
#E powder funnel part# 13782
#4 locater pin part#14047 (set of 3)

The whole kit is #20158.

Hope this is what you needed.

Ivan

Thanks Ivan, that is what I needed.

Glad you found the information you needed. If you download the manual for the Dillon press you have, near the end, they list everything you need by caliber. I included a screenshot from the RL550B catalog.