Dillon-precision RL 550B User Manual download pdf (Page 13)

Adjusting the Powder Charge

You will notice an adjusting bolt on the back of the

powder bar, Fig. 23. Turning the bolt counter- clockwise

reduces your powder charge, clockwise increases the

charge. Your machine comes with two powder bars – one

large and one small.

Rule of thumb: Use the large bar whenever possible–see

page 15. These bars are easily changed,

Fig. 24. Use a

reloading manual to determine how much powder you need

for a particular load and an accurate powder scale to

determine the weight. A high quality precision powder scale

is available from Dillon. You should now fill the powder

measure with your chosen powder. Place an empty case

under the measure and operate the machine's handle. Then,

by trial and error adjustments, determine the correct weight

of your powder charge. You are now ready to fill the primer

magazine.

Primer Early Warning System Installation

(

See item #20302 on page five for assistance.)

Remove the follower rod (#13707) from the assembly bag

and set it aside. Install the battery and the battery cover

(

#13857) in the system’s main body. Slide the Early Warning

System assembly down over the knurled cap on your primer

agazine (#13957) and lightly tighten the clamp screw.

Primer Magazine

You will notice that the primer magazines and primer

pick-up tubes have different colored tips. They have been

color coded to help you identify size more easily.

The color code is as follows:

Blue Small Primer Magazine Orifice

Red Large Primer Magazine Orifice

Yellow Small Primer Pick-up Tube

Green Large Primer Pick-up Tube

Select the proper size pick-up tube and fill it by placing

the plastic expandable tip over loose primers and pressing

down. The shiny sides of the primers need to be facing up,

Fig. 25.

* Indicates a caliber specific part. See the caliber conversion

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

Fig. 23 - Turning the bolt counter clockwise reduces

your powder charge, clockwise increases the charge.

Fig. 24 - After emptying the powder measure, loosen the

bellcrank screw (#13904) sufficiently to allow you to

remove the powder bar. Insert the new powder bar and

reverse this procedure.

#13904

Fig. 25 - Use of the primer pickup tube and the Dillon Primer

flip tray.

Fig. 14 - The machine comes with two primer pickup tubes

(#20060 large, #20059 small) and two primer magazine tubes

(#22031 large, #22030 small). They are color coded for easier

identification. See color coding information below. The large

ones should be used together and the small ones should be

used together.

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