Dillon takes a pretty good rap when it comes to expensive caliber conversions. If most people are like me they already have more than a few. I have 6 to be exact.
I started reloading a few new calibers and one of them is the 223. At first the single press did well however when I made the move into thousands the single press just was not an option. After doing all the case prep including the sizing on my single stage press, swagging (all military cases) trimming etc I wasn't looking forward to running them one at a time again through the single stage press.
Thus I needed to get the extras for the 650. However this is where the fun starts. Different parts such as shell plates , location pins and more is interchangeable with different calibers. So the simple fact was that I already had most of everything I would need for a caliber conversation.
It turns out I needed two cheaper parts and for far less than a $79 conversion kit I could be reloading my 223's on the 650.
So if you want to spend more on reloading components and less on equipment here is a nice conversion chart to help you figure out what you will need to add.
http://thegunwiki.com/apps/calconversion/
I started reloading a few new calibers and one of them is the 223. At first the single press did well however when I made the move into thousands the single press just was not an option. After doing all the case prep including the sizing on my single stage press, swagging (all military cases) trimming etc I wasn't looking forward to running them one at a time again through the single stage press.
Thus I needed to get the extras for the 650. However this is where the fun starts. Different parts such as shell plates , location pins and more is interchangeable with different calibers. So the simple fact was that I already had most of everything I would need for a caliber conversation.
It turns out I needed two cheaper parts and for far less than a $79 conversion kit I could be reloading my 223's on the 650.
So if you want to spend more on reloading components and less on equipment here is a nice conversion chart to help you figure out what you will need to add.
http://thegunwiki.com/apps/calconversion/