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Old July 10th, 2009
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Default Re: Should I move on to a turret or progressive press?

I missed the part about your concern with the powder charge. In all my time of loading for competition (I shot about 1200-1500 rounds per week, so I had to have a progressive) I NEVER had a light or double charge with my Dillon. I also never cleaned the primer pockets and that was my first concern (I used to clean every one by hand) but it turned out to be a non issue.

If you get a progressive, it will be slow at first because of your concerns, I know, it happened to me, but as you gain confidence that the machine works like it is supposed to, the speed will increase exponentially. The Dillion XL650 has an option for checking the powder level in your cases automatically as the case goes through the process.
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