Dillon Precision Products RL 550B Manuel d'instruction - Page 14

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Fig. 25 - Drop the primers into the primer magazine.

Once you've filled the pick-up tube, make sure the

little retaining clip is in place at the top of the tube.

Pivot the switch lever (#13864) away from the Early

Warning System housing. Invert the pick-up tube over

the knurled cap (#13957) of the primer magazine, Fig.

25. You will notice the cap has a bevel to help you

funnel the primers in. Hold the tube in place, pull the

retaining clip and allow the primers to drop into the

magazine. Pivot the switch lever back over the Early

Warning System housing. Gently slide the follower rod

down into the primer magazine tube until the follower

rod touches the primers.

When you are nearly out of primers (about three

left) the follower rod (#13707) will activate the buzzer.

A word of caution: primers are easily detonated,

sometimes by a remarkably light blow. Treat them as if

they are as fragile as eggs. Never force them.

At Last

If you've followed instructions, you are now ready

to load.

Many reloaders develop their own style when

using the RL 550B. But, let me explain the most

efficient method. Try it and later, if you want to make

changes in your technique, go ahead.

Place your bullets in a box to the left of the RL 550B

and the empty cases in a box to the right. A few extra

cartridge collection bins (#13839) are ideal for this.

You will notice an adjustable retaining spring at

Station One. This spring should be adjusted to almost

contact the case when it's placed in the shellplate.

Now, with your right hand, place a case in Station

One and smoothly pull the operating handle. This

resizes and decaps this case, at the same time your

primer slide should be automatically carried back to

the primer magazine, where it will pick up a primer.

Now, raise the handle smoothly. The primer slide

(#13920) will come forward with a primer and place it

under the deprimed case. If you are using the handle

gently, you will feel the primer contact the primer

pocket. Press forward firmly until the handle stops.

Your primer will now be seated.

Advance the case to the second Station by pressing

on the index sprocket (#13720) with your left thumb.

Place another empty case into Station One and pull the

operating handle. Station One will repeat as before.

Station number two will bell the case mouth and

dispense the powder. Again, raise the handle, index

with your thumb and place a bullet on the powder

charged case at Station Three with your left hand, Fig.

7. With your right hand, install a new case at Station

One and pull the handle. Stations one and two will

repeat as before.

Station Three will seat the bullet. Index with your

left thumb and put in a bullet. Put an empty case into

Station One with your right and operate the handle.

Stations one, two and three will repeat: Station Four

will have crimped the bullet. Index again and your first

completed round will tumble into the cartridge

collection bin. Now just add a bullet and a case. Each

time you operate the handle you'll get a loaded round.

Works good, right? If not, go back over the procedure.

If it's not right you need to do some...

Trouble Shooting

Use 30 weight motor oil on the main shaft and

bearing grease on the pivot pins. Do not use spray type

penetrating lube such as WD40 or Break Free as you

run the risk of contaminating powder and primers.

Problem One. Primers are not seated deeply

enough.

A. Shellplate too loose.

B. Shellplate upside down. You should be able to

see a stamped shellplate number facing up.

C. The crimp in the primer pockets of military brass

will cause this problem. Crimps can be easily removed

by use of a Dillon Primer Pocket Swage.

Problem Two. Erratic powder bar operation:

A. Turn the powder die (#20064) clockwise in one-

eighth turn increments. This will insure complete

powder bar activation.

B. Extruded pencil type powders will not flow

smoothly through smaller sized powder funnels

because of their length. Another problem with

extruded powders is getting them into small necked

cases. Many times these powders will "bridge" across

the case mouth and cause spillage and erratic charges,

There is no fast way of dispensing these powders and

if you insist on using them in small mouthed cases it

is best to weigh every charge by hand. Modern ball

type powders will do for most reloading situations.

These powders will do everything the pencil powders

* Indicates a caliber specific part. See the caliber conversion

chart on page 16 for the caliber you are loading for.