[mrg]

Does the Dillon .45 ACP sizing die have the generous radius cut on other Dillon dies? I've compared my .45 to other Dillon dies (.380, .9MM, .40) and it doesn't appear to be cut with any radius, unlike the others.

I'm having problems getting .45's to enter the die without me helping them. Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

Mark

[dillon]

The Dillon carbide size die has a radiused mouth to help guide cases into the die.

[mrg]

Thanks, I'll be sending the die (with some problem brass) to Dillon so they can see it.

Mark

[D. Manley]

mrg, on Oct 5 2009, 07:20 PM, said:

Does the Dillon .45 ACP sizing die have the generous radius cut on other Dillon dies? I've compared my .45 to other Dillon dies (.380, .9MM, .40) and it doesn't appear to be cut with any radius, unlike the others.

I'm having problems getting .45's to enter the die without me helping them. Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

Mark

I've noticed that when loading on my SDB, the .45 cases will frequently hit the edge of the die and "hang" unless they are perfectly placed in the shellholder although, I don't encounter the same thing with 9MM, .40 or .38/.357. The case mouth catches on the little groove between the carbide insert and the outer die shell. I've just accepted it as the nature of the beast and slow down loading .45 while taking a good look at the #1 position last thing before stroking the handle. If there were a way to eliminate that groove, I think they'd funnel in a lot better...at least, on a Square Deal.

[mrg]

D. Manley, on Oct 6 2009, 04:57 PM, said:

mrg, on Oct 5 2009, 07:20 PM, said:

Does the Dillon .45 ACP sizing die have the generous radius cut on other Dillon dies? I've compared my .45 to other Dillon dies (.380, .9MM, .40) and it doesn't appear to be cut with any radius, unlike the others.

I'm having problems getting .45's to enter the die without me helping them. Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

Mark

I've noticed that when loading on my SDB, the .45 cases will frequently hit the edge of the die and "hang" unless they are perfectly placed in the shellholder although, I don't encounter the same thing with 9MM, .40 or .38/.357. The case mouth catches on the little groove between the carbide insert and the outer die shell. I've just accepted it as the nature of the beast and slow down loading .45 while taking a good look at the #1 position last thing before stroking the handle. If there were a way to eliminate that groove, I think they'd funnel in a lot better...at least, on a Square Deal.

Thanks,

Sounds very similar to my issue, I just can't find the "perfect" placement. Maybe I need to learn patience.

[D. Manley]

mrg, on Oct 6 2009, 09:13 PM, said:

D. Manley, on Oct 6 2009, 04:57 PM, said:

mrg, on Oct 5 2009, 07:20 PM, said:

Does the Dillon .45 ACP sizing die have the generous radius cut on other Dillon dies? I've compared my .45 to other Dillon dies (.380, .9MM, .40) and it doesn't appear to be cut with any radius, unlike the others.

I'm having problems getting .45's to enter the die without me helping them. Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

Mark

I've noticed that when loading on my SDB, the .45 cases will frequently hit the edge of the die and "hang" unless they are perfectly placed in the shellholder although, I don't encounter the same thing with 9MM, .40 or .38/.357. The case mouth catches on the little groove between the carbide insert and the outer die shell. I've just accepted it as the nature of the beast and slow down loading .45 while taking a good look at the #1 position last thing before stroking the handle. If there were a way to eliminate that groove, I think they'd funnel in a lot better...at least, on a Square Deal.

Thanks,

Sounds very similar to my issue, I just can't find the "perfect" placement. Maybe I need to learn patience.

"Perfect" on my machine, is with the case fully inserted into the shellplate at station #1 and in contact with the back side of the slot. If it wiggles out the slightest bit, it will hang on the edge of the sizing die. Somewhat curiously, other calibers seem to be far more forgiving and require no special attention. Once, while talking to Dillon about something else, I mentioned this .45 quirk...their suggestion was to just slow everything down.

[mrg]

Thanks for everybody's' help. After talking to Dillon and them inspecting the die, the tech decided that the die was not the issue. Dillon sent me a part to align the shell plate platform (the thing under where the shell plate goes), and changing the alignment of the shell plate platform fixed the issue. .45 ACP's are now very forgiving on entry to the sizing die, just like the rest of my Dillon dies.

D. Manly, I know nothing about an SDB, but you may want to check the shell plate platform alignment. The tell tale sign was the brass tipping in a consistent direction (toward the operator in my case) when it entered or left the sizing die.

Hope this helps someone else, and thanks.

Mark