Dillon Wear on XL650

[Buckshot Bear]

Interesting reading you pards in the USA just have to send your XL650s (or any Dillon presses) back to Dillon for a free rebuild

and refresh of any worn parts and they come back virtually as new and cleaned!

Down here in Australia that's not a luxury that afforded to us unfortunately (but they will post parts to us).

I've had mine for close to 20 years and reloaded a gazillion rounds on it.

Interesting to know what you pards actually wore out on your XL650s? Did you know that these parts wore worn?

[The Original Lumpy Gritz]

Dillon no longer makes the 650

[Abilene, SASS # 27489]

I think Dillon now charges a fee to refurbish presses, but it is still a bargain.

[Assassin]

9 minutes ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said:

I think Dillon now charges a fee to refurbish presses, but it is still a bargain.

They've charged for rebuild for several years.

[Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L]

In November 2018, the refurb of my 650 was $119.95.

[Abilene Slim SASS 81783]

I believe BB is wondering more about what parts commonly wore out, and less about whether, or how much, Dillon charges for a rebuild. 

[Eyesa Horg]

I called once to question a rebuild of my old SDB. After a quick chat, they sent me all the parts at no charge plus some spare springs and primer tube tips, extra shell plate screws and other small parts. I've never broken a shell plate screws, but now have spares!

[Colorado Coffinmaker]

I have no idea.  All I know is, after 20 or so years and Umpty Ump thousands of rounds loaded, mine stopped indexing completely.

Sent the machine and a Czech for 130 dollars US (I think 130) and what I got back is better than brand new.  Added a few after-market up-grades and now I consider it a Super Super XL650.

[Buckshot Bear]

18 hours ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said:

I believe BB is wondering more about what parts commonly wore out, and less about whether, or how much, Dillon charges for a rebuild. 

 

Thanks Abilene I was wondering if there's a commonality of where parts wear the most and what to look out for.

For all intents and purposes mine feels like it did when I first got it (at least I think it does) wonderful machine, always amazes me still to this day how I can feel so much information with primer seating through the handle. And like @Colorado Coffinmaker I added some after market mods that made the machine even better. 

[Griff]

Y'all bought the wrong press.  On Dec 5, 2020 I shipped my 33 year old, very worn out 550B back to Dillon.  On Dec 19, 2020 I received a new 550C.  Invoice in the box said, "no charge".  Must be because the 650 is discontinued.  

[Colorado Coffinmaker]

 

I can't really address what "ALL" wore out.  It just quit working after 5 or 6 hundred thousand rounds.  As I've gotten more seasoned, I am much less inclined to take stuff apart myownself.  DILLON did all that for me.  All I had to do was box it up and mail it.  I swear it looks and feels like a brandyknew machine.  Then I added a roller bearing to the shell place, roller bearing cartridge feed rod and a roller bearing indexer for the cam and a spring and ball under the shell plate.  Really fun after-market stuff.

[twelve mile REB]

My 650 came to me in 1991 0r 92 has plates and dies for 14 calibers.  As an interested competitor since way before that i have loaded 20k or more a year since then and that's a lot.  The parts that die and I keep spares for are  1) ring indexer, 2)case insert slide spring, 3) shell plate 4) case insert slide 5) indexing arm spring 6) ejector wire 7) bellcrank cube, 8) case insert slide.  9) ring indexer spring. Of course, other things can and will happen I blew 100 large pistol primers once that was a thrill but mostly it runs fair and square if I do my job, attention and maintenance.  Your mileage may vary.