Dillon small primer pick up tubes

**Zee** · March 20th, 2016, 09:52 PM

Hello all,

New guy, former lurker here.

I would like to know if anyone knows where I can obtain some Dillon small pick-up tubes near Downingtown PA, 19335.

New, used, whatever. I am a recent and temporary transplant, and apparently left my box of parts with the tubes behind, which is a drag because I had quite a few spare parts.

Anyway, if anyone knows of dealer near Downingtown, that would be great. Heck, if anyone in the vicinity has some used ones they want to part with, that would be great, too.

Thanks,

Zee

**bamboomaster** · March 21st, 2016, 08:03 AM

Originally Posted by Zee

Hello all,

New guy, former lurker here.

I would like to know if anyone knows where I can obtain some Dillon small pick-up tubes near Downingtown PA, 19335.

New, used, whatever. I am a recent and temporary transplant, and apparently left my box of parts with the tubes behind, which is a drag because I had quite a few spare parts.

Anyway, if anyone knows of dealer near Downingtown, that would be great. Heck, if anyone in the vicinity has some used ones they want to part with, that would be great, too.

Thanks,

Zee

Call King Shooters Supply in KOP, PA. They usually have a variety of Dillon parts.

**KingShootersSupply** · March 21st, 2016, 01:33 PM

You can find them at our shop.

**Zee** · March 21st, 2016, 07:02 PM

Originally Posted by bamboomaster

Call King Shooters Supply in KOP, PA. They usually have a variety of Dillon parts.

Bamboomaster, thank you!

**Zee** · March 21st, 2016, 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by KingShootersSupply

You can find them at our shop.

Called the shop, they are in stock and attractively priced, I hope to get there later in the week, thanks fellas.

**Don Quixote** · March 21st, 2016, 11:36 PM

Psssh.... Back in my day, we used to drop the primers down the tube one at a time with a tweezer. This generation is just plain lazy

**Zee** · March 22nd, 2016, 07:37 AM

Originally Posted by Don Quixote

Psssh.... Back in my day, we used to drop the primers down the tube one at a time with a tweezer. This generation is just plain lazy

I am gonna use that method until I get the tubes. Good idea.

**Don Quixote** · March 22nd, 2016, 10:21 AM

Originally Posted by Zee

I am gonna use that method until I get the tubes. Good idea.

Probably better to buy a box or 2 of factory ammo that spending 2 hours dropping 100 primers. You are only saving about 5 box a box and you will get 100 new pieces of unfired brass to relaod when you get the tube!

**Zee** · March 22nd, 2016, 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by Don Quixote

Probably better to buy a box or 2 of factory ammo that spending 2 hours dropping 100 primers. You are only saving about 5 box a box and you will get 100 new pieces of unfired brass to relaod when you get the tube!

Don, I have factory ammo I could shoot, just don't want to burn up factory ammo. I do have a lot of clean brass and some Ranier bullets I bought quite back when they were cheap. Right now while I am in these parts, I have time to kill at night, so I don't really mind if loading the primer magazine in the 550 is a bit tedious. As it happens, I have an opportunity tomorrow to get the tubes picked up, so the problem is solved. Thanks for the suggestions.

**oldengineer** · March 25th, 2016, 09:34 AM

The first time I loaded primers into my RL550B I figured meh, I don't need to use the pin. I just closed off the end with my finger, got close to the tube and used the old tilt and release finger technique. After spending an hour cleaning out the system to get rid of some flipped primers I learned my lesson.