Mack Hacker, #60477 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 In all the Dillon product info, they give ratings for the 550 that are faster than the SDB. Since they both turn out a round every time you cycle the handle and the SDB has autoindexing, what accounts for more output from the 550? Pardon my ignorance because I load on an SDB and have never even seen a 550 in operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Optional casefeeder maybe? Grizz who loads on a rock chucker, one round for every three pulls and hand prime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Hacker, #60477 Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 Optional casefeeder maybe? Grizz who loads on a rock chucker, one round for every three pulls and hand prime. That might account for the top end of the range, but the 550 is still higher on the lower end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 D/550 is smoother with better leverage, plus you have more room to work with, more user control with better "feed-back" to the operator . The D/550 is easier to maintain/service also. Respectfully, LG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Texas John Ringo, SASS #10138 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 D/550 is smoother with better leverage, plus you have more room to work with, more user control with better "feed-back" to the operator . The D/550 is easier to maintain/service also. Respectfully, LG That's the answer in a nutshell. I have both and I use the 550's (I have 3) a whole lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Mountain Buzzard Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 550, hands down, it's the one I'd choose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Another plus for the D/550 is the fact it uses standard off-the-self dies(7/8"X14). The SDB doesn't The D/550 was built with the idea of loading more than one caliber. The SDB wasn't The D/550 is built like a Ruger(frik'n tank), it's easy to work on, clean and adjust as needed. The SDB isn't Cheers, LG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throckmorton,23149 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 another plus for the 550,it can do rifle rounds. I have both and if I was going for no.3 it would be a 550. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Hacker, #60477 Posted November 11, 2011 Author Share Posted November 11, 2011 Back to the original post. I am not interested in a new loader, so I really don't care what the many advantages of the 550 over the SDB are. I still do not understand what makes the 550 inherently fzaster than the SDB. Are there fewer failures per hour? Can the handle be cycled faster? Is there some enter-cycle activity that takes less time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Canyon Kid #43974 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Back to the original post. I am not interested in a new loader, so I really don't care what the many advantages of the 550 over the SDB are. I still do not understand what makes the 550 inherently fzaster than the SDB. Are there fewer failures per hour? Can the handle be cycled faster? Is there some enter-cycle activity that takes less time? Having run each, I believe the 550 is slower, you have to manually rotate the plate between each pull of the handle. Personally I prefer the SDB as I do not load rifle calibers. It is easy to change calibers on a SDB no matter what others have said, as long as the two calibers are both pistol calibers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Back to the original post. I am not interested in a new loader, so I really don't care what the many advantages of the 550 over the SDB are. I still do not understand what makes the 550 inherently fzaster than the SDB. Are there fewer failures per hour? Can the handle be cycled faster? Is there some enter-cycle activity that takes less time? Re-read post #4 Respectfully, LG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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