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Dillon has aligned the press for me, it still does it, and with all the same lot of brass, although it shouldn't matter for primers as there is no adjustment for different lots of brass.
The problem is apparently quite common as I have found a multitude of comments about it on several bulletin boards. I will dig up them again and post a summary of them sometime in the next couple of weeks.
I am getting rid of the 650 before it hurts me, part of the reason I am looking for a better press. Anyone want to make a good offer and its yours. Only loaded approx 3,000 rounds of 45-70 and 2,000 rounds of 308. Dies are separate. Redding Competition bullet seating die, Dillon resizing and decaping die, crimp die.
The facts speak for themselves, I have photos of both 45-70 and 308 crushed primers. Everything is adjusted properly, and readjusted by Dillon, with same result. Shell plate is as tight as possible, only about 0.006" rock in it, Primer tube is tight, primer feed ok and has been replaced twice due to primer blowing up. Yes Dillon has replaced every part, no questions asked, every time, for free, but is it really worth the danger involved? MY opinion, as an engineer with over 35 years experience, their design has a problem. Maybe its tolerance. Earlier machines may be different with better or different parts. It may be tolerance build up, or just plain bad design that has a certain percentage of unacceptable parts. I don't know, but I do know I will no longer be using it.
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