Berry's 62gr 5.56 Bulk Loading End-to-End: Dillon XL750 Setup & Optimizing

[@garythoren6159]

Right on a reloaders dream.. to load that much ammo !!!

[@firebladeflow]

3:50 The biggest problem: crimped primer Pockets, that would be the interesting part, preparing the brass. Because right now you have to have at least 2 runs with the brass, firs deprime and prep and then all the rest.

[@FMDad-dm5qo]

100% - that’s the interest of this “55 gal drum of cases” project, at this scale. What equipment, what does the de-crimping look/sound:feel like etc.

[@timw5406]

This right here was why I clicked on this video. Processing brass in bulk is tedious. I would be very interested in how to do it efficiently without buying a bunch of expensive equipment.

[@firebladeflow]

@@HustleMuscleGhias that's what i would call the manual approach, where you have to touch every single case. at this point I'd rather buy the lee app and get the swager ... but then i wouldn't save any money and am back to simply buying the ammo ...

[@kenmcvie6350]

Come on Gavin, get back to fixing the Mossberg .308! Lots of us are waiting on that.

[@farmerwayne1404]

Thats right! Stop screwin' around, Gavin!!!😅

[@lemonaid1605]

I was waiting for the load data (bullet, primer, powder, OAL and case.) All I could see was CFE223 and what looks like Berry's bullets lurking in the shadows. On my XL650 I added a shell plate bearing kit and a powder measure adjustment knob.

[@chriswardell1623]

There's a lot left out. I don't know how the heck this guy got that many subscribers unless there's that many uneducated reloaders out there. Checking forums is you best bet, youtube is full of BS.

[@chriswardell1623]

Just to clarify, if you want a round to go "bang" out of your firearm, pay attention to this guy. If you want accuracy, you need to pay a lot more attention to the rounds you're reloading than what this guy shows.

[@silenceismycanvas]

10:51 into video. Looks like a magazine malfunction is about to happen with that floor plate or maybe my eyes deceive me.... Great video!

[@briancowan4318]

I have a Hornady LNL frankenlöader, using RCBS dies, LEE bullet feed die and a 3D printed case feeder, just have to load consumables. Oh, and I prime off the press when I'm doing case prep.

[@richblacklock]

Was the processed brass trimmed to length? And you neglected to talk about case lube.

[@thelittledetailscr7231]

Ive loaded thousands of rounds on my lee six pack. Its been perfect. Really surprised.

[@ZhuJo99]

HavenXL650 with 3d printed bullet feeder. It works great for all 3 caliber I reload (9 mm,.223, 45 SCP). But honestly, if you primarily reload .223, get XL1100. It has a primer crimp punch rod which works great.otherwise, it's a constant manual decrimp of cases on 650/750. Yes, I have a decrimp rod instead of priming one when processing cases, but it lefts most of the cases crimped anyway

[@mikemindykowski1604]

Got a square deal b , got a xl 650 , still playing with it, set up for 556 keep my fingers crossed

[@M.C.1903]

When can we expect a mossberg patriot update?

[@billhendon1017]

Cool ! Thanks man

[@stevenbnestor1]

@Ultimatereloader - Great video. I have a significant problem with the original Mr. Bulletfeeder running on a Dillon RL1100 reloading 5.56mm. When loading 55gr projectiles, the light projectiles frequently get “stuck” at the top of the bullet dropper where the feeder spring joins the bullet dropper mechanism because the spring is angled (due to limited placement options for the Mr. Bulletfeeder). I tried “taping off” the spring to keep the spring vertical with respect to the bullet dropper but that weighs down the dropper and then it ceases to cycle up and down as needed to drop bullets. A vicious circle - either keep the feeder spring vertical (which weighs down the whole mechanism) or leave the spring as is (angled) and watch the bullets get jammed at the top of the feeder mechanism. I don’t see any video where you load 5.56 mm (or .223) using a Dillon RL1100 AND a Mr Bulletfeeder. Maybe the problem described above is why? I’d love to see this issue addressed on your channel. Thank you.

[@danhanus2294]

I was really hoping you had some super interesting case prep step included. It really isn't that interesting with processed brass.

[@_droid]

It's huge, it's heavy, it costs a ridiculous amount of money, it occasionally fails, and requires lots of manual work. What's not to like?

[@jonathanlogan6647]

It is about half of what other companies are offering. So, it's really not bad.

[@jackpeterson3452]

What brand is top of the line? I was under the impression Dillon was top of the line for a progressive

[@jonathanlogan6647]

@jackpeterson3452 I was referring to the case feeder. Also I would go with Mark 7 or Camdex for the absolute top of the line.

[@Elon425]

@@jonathanlogan6647hard to beat the customer service included with the Dillon. If it’s painted blue, it’s got a lifetime warranty. I’ve called Dillon inquiring about parts for my RL550, and majority of the time, they just ask me for an address and they send what I need to me.

[@THEODOREA-o4k]

Did you ever calculate the cost/round loaded? That would be great information to let viewers know.

[@peterslaby9782]

If you strip out the equipment costs (which are really a sunk cost) it’s usually half the cost of regular ammo, if you already have the brass. With the brass it’s probably about 70% of the cost of normal ammo.

[@brandonwelty-x6n]

​@peterslaby9782 it's closer to 35-40% off

[@jdrollason]

Do bulk 6 Arc on a Hornady now 😄

[@dirtydan3029]

I use a lee classic turret press with lee dies. I will load 223 eventually but i need more primers and i use the same powder for both 223 and 308. Im in the process of loading 308 and i will only have enough powder to do 500 223 after this so 223 will have to wait a while.

[@johntalbot119]

Didn’t know about Armanov feeder!

[@mylifecademychannel-wt2sr]

Vietnam...that was a Desert Storm-16

[@jayvanleeuwen7713]

Does all of these AR videos mean that Gordy's project is coming soon!?🎉

[@garyomalley4521]

Setup is what I need more of. I’ve watched a lot reloading videos on single stage and every one has a stage (like bullet depth) that is done by “feel” then “measure” for Cartridge Overall Length (COL?). There was is also the full sizing die or sizing just the throat of the case. There are several more stages where it is a lot of trial and error. I assume these same steps are done much the same way on a 5 stage reloading press. Or is it?

[@bsarge1015]

Yup, setting up a progressive is the same, mostly by feel, but with the removable tool heads, you can do it once and be done

[@farmerwayne1404]

So what process has been done to the brass in the drums.?

[@bsarge1015]

He has a video where he processes all the 223, very interesting watch

[@treybadd]

Did I miss where you show the powder charge?

[@ForOdin]

I think you might have snagged all their 223/556 brass, it says “sold out”

[@damonaniton]

What is that table you had your press mounted to? I need to buy that asap

[@lytening79]

3:11 "It's a little more expensive than cheaper equipment." Hmmmmm, are you sure about that?

[@jeb4059]

Too many comments to read but did you lube brass or was it not necessary with Dillon carbide sizing die?

[@firebladeflow]

of course its necessary ...

[@beltfedTODDRULZ]

case prep is mandatory for rifle cases with crimped primer pockets and need to be lubed and making sure cases are trimmed. Your powder charges will be more consistent if you have resized them during case prep

[@Lex41710]

I already have a Hornady Progressive. What I wonder is if it's worth getting a case, bullet and primer auto feeder and attach it all to the Hornady of sell it and go with a Dillion 750 xl?

[@Lucysdad66]

If i had that loader i would be afraid my wife would make me do more stuff around the house because of all the extra time i would have that's my negative thought about it, it would create more work on the back side.

[@bencapobianco2045]

Naa you just need to load way more ammunition to make up for the time savings. Lol

[@KokohAgus]

Bullet key chain caliber 5,56mm

[@TractorWrangler01]

How are you avoiding failures to charge every case? I hate squibs...

[@snake57]

Ball powder

[@TractorWrangler01]

@snake57 Reloading 9mm and still have to check each case. One every couple hundred would be a squib if I didn't. You're right though, ball powder does do better.

[@billstevens5277]

Dillon has a powder check die.

[@redmudpei]

​@@TractorWrangler01I've done thousands of 9mm/45acp with win231 and titegroup. Never had the powder funnel fail to properly charge a case. What powder are you using?

[@TractorWrangler01]

@@redmudpei Thanks, I'll give that a try.

[@steveeure5975]

This may be a dumb question, but you prepped the brass from MoJo. Did that also include resizing and trimming. If so, why resize again on the Dillion? Just curious.

[@dhooter]

I couldn’t afford to feed the damn thing. Primers and powder the prices they are now.

[@mot0rhe4d40]

That ain't no lie.

[@billstevens5277]

That stuff will be more expensive 5 years from now. No time like the present to load up on components.

[@CaptainCreampie69]

Still cheaper than buying new or reloaded as long as you have the brass. Now for something cheap like 9mm then buying complete cartridges is better as you just can’t get it cheap enough, at least for me because my time is worth way more…

[@SlavicCelery]

If you're willing to get foreign made primers, they're down right cheap these days. At least compared to the last couple of years

[@mot0rhe4d40]

@@SlavicCelery I gave Wolf LR boxer primers a chance from a few years ago. No complaints. Directed my father to some Argentina made SP primers. Likewise, no complaints as of yet. I recall 15+ years ago, an older gentlemen that chastised me for spending $25 on a brick of match primers. Bet he would be glad to see those prices right now 😆

[@eodhowland]

Today, I learned that the M16A2 is a Vietnam era rifle. Strange that the war ended in 1972 and the rifle first entered military service in 1982 (USMC) and 1986 (US ARMY). I thought this was a firearms related channel. My bad...

[@michaelt.9372]

I run my XL750 with the DAA bullet feeder. But holy smokes it’s absolutely terrible. The 750 is great but dang does the DAA bulletfeeder suck.

[@thatguyoverthere2288]

What does it suck at? Mine works great, just gotta play with the adjustments when changing bullets and profiles

[@michaelt.9372]

@@thatguyoverthere2288 the sensing switch has never worked right out of the box. Its either way too much tension and the bullets can’t make it passed the switch or it’s not strong enough and doesn’t turn off the motor on the bowl. Ive spent HOURS trying to adjust it. And I’m a pretty crafty person understanding how it all works. But that switch is hot garbage. They should have used a light switch or something. If the switch stops the bullets from dropping they all pile up in the spring and then when they let lose they go everywhere. It’s such a PITA. For 9mm it works great.

[@thatguyoverthere2288]

@@michaelt.9372 well damn sorry to hear that. Do they have a warranty?

[@michaelt.9372]

@@thatguyoverthere2288 no idea. They’re an overseas company and I’ve heard some horror stories on Reddit regarding warranty work with them so I never bothered.

[@SFL3G]

What's the turnaround for shipping on the bullet feeders

[@reedbooth543]

I received mine in 3 days. From Slovenia to Idaho

[@SFL3G]

@@reedbooth543 I went ahead and bought a 9mm BF from them. Also had quick shipping. Thanks for the reply Reed

[@lytening79]

I'm going to go ahead and guess that you don't have to swage the primer pockets, which is the obvious shortfall of almost all presses, and the ones that have it (like the Mark 7 APEXes) absolutely suck donkey swingers. But we'll see if I'm wrong.

[@FMDad-dm5qo]

That was specifically what I was curious about here

[@beltfedTODDRULZ]

any progressive press isn't going to magically turn clean rifle cases with crimped primer pockets into loaded ammo in one pass. the 1100 can swage pockets but the cases need to be trimmed or at least sorted and trim the long ones back into spec. Also you need to lube cases to resize them and you don't want that lube gunking up your powder funnel and contaminating your powder charge. So, on a 750 you can lube cases then set up a toolhead to deprime ,resize and trim with a 1200/1500 trimmer. tumble off the lube. swage with a Super Swager 600 and then run through the press to reload in a second pass. depending on how badly your flashholes are clogged will determine whether you knock it out with a pick , agitation or depriming die in station 1. just my thoughts

[@cupcakekid]

Does the carbide sizer die eliminate the need to lube the cases?

[@snake57]

No. Still have to lube rifle brass

[@chiefmachining7972]

@@snake57 fake

[@garyomalley4521]

Me thinks once you get to a certain level of financial success (experience) with your KZbin videos, content providers become out of touch with the everyday reloader/shooting people. As soon as contributors or content providers get into $2000+ rifles, loading equipment I might as well be watching Disney.😀😀

[@FMDad-dm5qo]

There’s also a growing pattern on this channel of skipping over the challenging steps (which are therefore the most educational). The fiasco with the Mossberg Patriot was the most obvious example, but it’s here too - lot of people clicked on this vid to see how he’d deal with the PITA crimped primer pockets on that bulk brass he bought - but nope, he skips right over it (“the brass we’re using for this story has already been fully processed”) lol okay bro. Getting too slick and corporate. The Guy Miner videos are a godsend.

[@peteroverheater]

This Video will come in handy when I finally managed to legally immigrate to US from Germany :D

[@mot0rhe4d40]

Is reloading against the law in Germany? I thought the shooting sports/hunting was popular there.

[@peteroverheater]

@@mot0rhe4d40 no, it's allowed, but very regulated. I can't store powder here in my flat since I don't have a separate room. I save most of my money until i've managed to move. In addition to that, guns, tools, components cost 1.5-2 times as much here.

[@firebladeflow]

@@peteroverheater red ned son Scheiss. Schrank mit Druckentlastung im Klo reicht vollkommen aus. und wenn nicht 1.5 kg. also UNFUG! English: He's talking out of his arse: its legal in Germany and not an issue whatsoever!

[@jedrzejsztandera9764]

@@peteroverheater Come to Poland man, once you get a gun permit (which is very easy) you can load and store any amount of ammo / components.

[@meanman6992]

Who is buying new prepped brass for bulk loading? Also that IS a standard AR15…. imo anyway.

[@hunteranglin3750]

When UR starts preparing for ww3 we know shit is getting real lol

[@Friedbrain11]

With that rifle, you do not grip the forend but let it rest on the palm of your support hand with fingers flat and not gripping the forend. It will shoot more accurately that way. Ofc I qualified with an iron sight Vietnam M16 and was asked to be a sniper for the Air Force search and rescue teams. So....

[@bayouknivesandoutdoors501]

An A2 is not a vietnam era AR.

[@flynlr]

yup.. hell in boot camp in 85 we were still issued Nam era A1s

[@bjh5737]

oh sure, already swedged 223. cheater :) maybe a quick video on how you would go about bulk loading without swedged brass if you don't have one already.

[@FMDad-dm5qo]

And the darn video title says “End to End”!

[@BullseyeBallistics-kf1jw]

The problem with progressive presses and rifle rounds is the inconsistencies in sizing. I would much rather use a singe stage. And not have to resize a loaded round.

[@adrianestrada9799]

I'm dealing with that issue right now. Using 62 grain Berry's my finished rounds will not guage properly. About 50% I have to resize. It made me 2nd guess myself and recheck my 55's and they are all fine. All my cases are preped the same and guage checked and are fine. I use an RCBS Pro 2000. It's been a decent machine and has loaded 10's of thousands of rounds for me.

[@marcusd3212]

I wouldn't say simplicity with Dillon xl750. There is a lot that goes into purchasing one if you reload multiple calibers with brass feed and bullet feed and also caliber conversation kits. There's a lot of optio, s anit'sts not simplicity at all. When you reach out to customer service, dont expect to get an answer about what you need. 😂

[@michaelmurphy2602]

New to reloading, only done about 300 rounds of 5.56 on a T7. When you resize in station 1 do you not worry that some cases need trimming? I’ve been depriming/resizing & then trimming before primer/charge, am I backwards or inefficient?

[@snake57]

He stated that the brass was fully processed so all he is doing now is priming, powder and bullet. All the brass prep is usually better done separately.

[@billstevens5277]

Dillon makes a power trim die that will trim the brass, not sure if it works on a 750.

[@georgeyetka7689]

Most people reloading 223 will run it in 2 passes. The first pass deprimes and resizes. Then it comes off the press and gets cleaned. Then back on the press for priming/powder/bullet. Typically you may need to trim every 3rd firing or so. I have about 30 gallons of 223 and have no way of knowing how many times each has fired. A caliper or case gauge will show you that. My 223 prep head has a dillon trimmer on it so every case prepped gets trimmed.

[@beltfedTODDRULZ]

@@billstevens5277 it does but you need a special milled short toolhead for 300 blackout