Once I understood how to do the adjustment, it was never an issue again. Spray cases with Hornady One Shot lube 5. I had a problem with this also when I first got my 650. deprime brass on Dillon 650 with case feeder 2. You can adjust how much the case goes into the shellplate in station one and, therefore, how much the case 'aligns' with the sizing die. This floating action allows the dies to center themselves exactly over each cartridge for the best possible alignment and more concentric ammunition.'ĭoes anybody have any experience with the floating toolheads? Do they indeed help with centering the sizing die in a significantly better manner and/or aid in feeding? Or is it just an expensive gimmick? With that said the floating die toolhead available at uniqutek claims that 'This toolhead has lock rings that allow the sizer and seater dies to float. Granted, when I ran some blackout brass that had already been formed (and so of course had a shoulder instead of a straight wall as it went inside the die) it fed better. smaller Dillon die rings on any brand die used on a Dillon 450, 550 or 650 press. With cleaned and lubed brass (that had previously been chopped off at the shoulder with a chop saw and then deburred) I had to hand align the cases to fit inside the die almost every time. Brass trimmer for Dillon Whidden dies reloading handloading press.

I then pulled the universal decapper die out and placed a Forster 300 Blackout die in station one. It wasn't too bad, but it slowed down production some. I found that with a Lee Universal Decapper die in station one the cases occasionally did not line up and had to be guided in to place. The lock ring works with both conventional presses as well as the Forster CO-AX Style Press. Whidden CNC Machined Floating Toolhead for Dillon 550. I recently got a used Dillon 650 and was playing around with it today. Each click is metered in true 1 thousandths adjustment and has. Whidden Lock Ring for Floating Toolhead Floating Toolhead Lock Ring.

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