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January 2020 the $2.95 U.S./$3.95 Canada BlueBlue PressPress It’s Not Too Late to Tell Santa About Dillon’s Gift Cards! SCAN TO SHOP Stock # NEW 750 PACKAGE 9 (Pictured) $1453.87 Stock # NEW 750 PACKAGE 556 $1488.86 Stock # NEW 750 PACKAGE COMBO $1843.80 (If you’d like a similar package in a different caliber, please call.) 2 Blue Press 800-223-4570 • 480-948-8009 • bluepress.com New-Reloader XLXL 750 750 Package You’ve made the decision that loading your own ammunition is right for you. You’re ready to pull the trigger, but uncertain of exactly what you need. Dillon has taken the work out of this. We have assembled a New-Reloader Package, featuring our new XL 750 reloading machine, with the most popular machine options, along with the accessories you’ll need to begin reloading immediately. This package is available in 9mm, .223/5.56mm, or BOTH. 9mm 750 Package: s a token of our XL 750 in 9mm appreciation for new 9mm Die Set Areloaders who Bench Wrench purchase one of these Small Pistol Casefeeder packages – while XL 750/650 Strong Mount supplies last – we’re Bullet Tray Kit going to include one Roller Handle of these Tactical 9mm Case Gage Tailor Operator D-Terminator Digital Scale Caps and our Primer Flip Tray Dillon Precision 4 Small Primer Pickup Tubes morale patch. The Digital Calipers Tactical Tailor cap is an The Complete Reloading Manual for the 9mm Luger incredible value: a high-quality product that’s Total: $1453.87 made in…wait for it…the USA, by a company .223/5.56mm 750 Package: that prides itself on hiring veterans. The hat in the photo is MY hat, [Note: same hat, new patch.] XL 750 in .223/5.56mm and I’ve lost track of how many times it’s been .223/5.56 Die Set washed – IN the washing machine! It STILL looks Bench Wrench great! If you’re the kind of person who not only Small Rifle Casefeeder wears hats, but also WEARS THEM OUT, you’re XL 750/650 Strong Mount going to love this hat. Bullet Tray Kit Mark Pixler Roller Handle .223/5.56 Case Gage Dillon Case Lube D-Terminator Digital Scale Primer Flip Tray 4 Small Primer Pickup Tubes Digital Calipers The Complete Reloading Manual for the .223 Rem. Total: $1488.86 Combo Package (.223 Conversion Pictured at Right) Includes the 9mm Package Above, Plus: .223/5.56 Conversion Kit .223/5.56 Die Set XL 750 Quick Change .223 Case Gage Dillon Case Lube Small Rifle Casefeed Plate The Complete Reloading Manual for the .223 Rem. Total w/9mm Pkg.: $1843.80 ^ Warning: The products offered for sale in this catalog can expose you to chemicals, including Lead, which are known to the State ! of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov. 3 Blue Press Can You Shoot Wewenty-plus READ years ago, I purchased Our a used Mail! What’s Inside: TSquare Deal in .38 Special from a friend at the the Gun of a Master? local gun club. He had purchased it from another club member. After using it for the 20-plus years by Robin Taylor and loading about 80,000 to 100,000 rounds, it Page 10 finally gave out on September 27, 2019. I called Dillon and was told to ship it back for a com- The Allure plete rebuild. It came back to me on Octo- ber 7th like brand new – press, powder of Longslide Pistols measure and all. All I needed to do was bolt it on by Oleg Volk the loading bench, make a tiny adjustment and Page 36 start loading. Even the charge bar was correct. The Dillon guarantee is unbelievable. No place Gunsite 2019 else can you get that service at no cost, or that fast return. Especially for being owner number three. Thank you for an Writers Event exceptional product and for excellent service. In this day and age, that’s hard to find. by Peter Caroline Jim Waldram – Ironton, MO Page 46 ust wanted to say how impressed I am with your equipment, The United States JI own two SDB units, I’ve had one of those for over 25 years and never a problem. Anytime someone asks about reloading Concealed Carry Association I tell them to BUY DILLON, imho it’s the best on the market, by Alan Korwin here’s to another 25 years. Thank you for a great product. Bruce Clendenen – [email protected] Page 76 would just like to take this opportunity to express my sin- Icere appreciation for the outstanding service I received from one of your technical service individuals. The individ- ual’s name was Tim Vaughn and he not only diagnosed my problem, but also immediately sent me the parts to fix the DillonProduct Precision Reloading Machines: Index issue I was having. This combination of technical expertise BL 550 40 and immediate follow up with the correct parts was indeed Square Deal “B” 8 an unexpected occurrence. While my interactions with Dil- RL 550C 14 lon Precision have always been positive, this one was way XL 750 20 beyond what I have experienced in the past. I would appreci- SUPER 1050 30 ate your letting him know that his service was much appreci- SL 900 Shotshell Loader 44 ated. I am also very happy that he did not take as long to Big Fifty Reloader .50 BMG Loader 44 send me the correct items as I have taken to send this thank you note. RF 100 Automatic Primer Filler 17 E. von Tiesenhausen – Las Vegas Vibratory Case Cleaners 18 Case/Media Separators 18 hanks for the article you printed on the Winchester Model Dillon Progressive Reloading Dies 34 T67 rifle. You are the first magazine I’ve found that has Redding Reloading Dies 52 information on this rifle. I have my father’s Model 67 and Dillon Reloading Scales 17 have looked for info on it everywhere. It still is in firing order Reloading Components 38-39 after all these years. Not sure what year he bought it, but my Books & Videos 80-81 brothers and sister and I all learned to shoot with it. Again, Eye & Ear Protection 7 thank you for the article. Dillon Ammo Boxes & Bins 49 Kenneth Elizondo – [email protected] Dillon Leather by Mitch Rosen 24 “Plan B” Very-Bad-Day Planner Holster 29 Dillon Range Bag/Ammo Bag/Shooting Mat 35 the Targets and Target Stands 59 Firearms Maintenance 64-69 Stephen M. Dillon - Publisher Issue #331 Mark G. BLUEPixler - Editor PRESSJanuary [email protected] 2020 ATTENTION DILLON CUSTOMERS: Because of changes to California’s Proposition Gary Kieft - Technical Editor 65 that took effect on August 30, 2018, companies doing business in California are mandated to provide warnings on products that may expose Californians This Issue’s Contributors: to any one or more of a list of approximately 900 chemicals, including Lead, Peter Caroline Robin Taylor J.B. Wood Copyright 2020 by Dillon Precision which are “known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or Alan Korwin Duane Thomas Oleg Volk Products, Inc. other reproductive harm.” The new regulation states that a warning must be John Marshall Barrett Tillman “provided in the catalog in a manner that clearly associates it with the item All the electrical and/or electronic components of Dillon equipment and all Dillon being purchased.” Though we have no reason to believe our products could textiles are covered by a one-year warranty from date of purchase. Any cause harm when used as intended, we now include the appropriate modifications performed to Dillon machines, or the addition of any unapproved Proposition 65 warnings on some of our products to meet the California “safe equipment, including automated or mechanical add-ons from other harbor” requirements. manufacturers, is expressly not recommended and will void the Dillon warranty. 4 Blue Press 800-223-4570 • 480-948-8009 • bluepress.com Which Dillon is Right for YOU? Page 8 Page 14 Page 20 Page 30 SQUARE DEAL B RL 550C XL 750 SUPER 1050 Our automatic-indexing The World’s most versatile reloader, Truly the state of the art, our Our highest production rate progressive reloader designed to capable of loading over 160 XL 750 features automatic reloader includes a swager to load moderate quantities of calibers. An automatic casefeeder indexing, an optional automatic remove the crimp from military common handgun calibers from is available for handgun calibers. casefeeder and a separate station primer pockets, and is capable of .32 S&W Long to .45 Colt. It Manual indexing and an optional for an optional powder-level reloading all the common comes to you from the factory set magnum powder bar allow you to sensor. Available in all popular handgun calibers and several up to load one caliber. load magnum rifle calibers. pistol and rifle calibers. popular rifle calibers. Facts and Figures SQUARE DEAL B RL 550C XL 750 SUPER 1050 COST Base price $459.99 $509.99 $649.99 $1999.99 Caliber Conversion price range $99.99-109.99 $52.99-62.99 $84.99-94.99 $132.99-329.99 RATE Cyclic rate (Rounds per hour) 300-500 400-600 500-800** 1000-1200 One hour production rate 350 500 800** 1000 Caliber change time 10 min 5 min 10 min 20 min FEATURES Number of stations 4 4 5 8 Auto index yes no yes yes Auto Casefeeder no optional optional standard Uses standard (7/8” x 14) dies no yes yes yes Powdercheck System no no optional optional Primer Early Warning System standard standard standard standard Failsafe Powder System standard standard standard standard Separate Crimp Station yes yes yes yes SPECIFICATIONS Primer magazine capacity 100 100 100 100 Casefeed capacity (.38/.223) N/A N/A 600/500 600/500 Powder measure capacity 3/4 lb 3/4 lb 3/4 lb 3/4 lb Shipping weight 17 lbs.