Product Reviews

I purchased 3 of these powder checkers and am impressed by the ease of installation and how well they work. I am more of a "I can install it much easier if I can see it done" and not so much read about how to install it. So I watched the video on you tube. They work great on my 9mm and 45ACP but was a bit finicky when I tried to set it up for the .223 Remington/5.56x45 using CFE223 powder. The rod tends to rub on one side of the cartridge brass and sometimes the rod won't go all the way down to the powder. This does result in some false alarms. I also had a heck of a time dialing in the alarm area where the case with the proper amount of powder should not trip the alarm. I did notice that when the rod does go all the way to the top of the powder it sometimes goes past that point and pushes the powder aside. This sometimes results in the alarm tripping as it thinks there is not enough powder in the case. I also think the powder I'm using, (CFE223), may be part of this problem. If they could figure out some way to keep the rod from going deeper into the case due to the rod pushing the powder to the side, that would be great! All in all this is a great system and certainly worth the money.

Must have spares for any serious shooter running Dillion presses

Awesome holster for Walther Q5 Match SF, just note you have to do a wee bit of fitting

Works great! I just wish there was an easier way to see the tubes as they are being emptied.

Pretty much mirroring the other comments - neat little tool that works but needs refinement. The unit itself could benefit from a redesign to make it less "garage-made" in appearance. Bullet orientation "flipper" is very inconsistent and hard to tune - I believe DAA knows this thus the disclaimer about bullet drop speed. Workaround is to use a single stripe, or just not care about color stripe orientation, which is they way I went. Red/Black or Black/Red it's all good to me. Also best results with Sharpie Brush Tip Markers over the standard sharpie, at least in the US - with a bullet taped to the end of the marker for weight to keep the markers from bouncing. Overall it's a neat tool with a few quirks, but despite the setup challenges and quirks, I'm happy with the results. also, I don't know if I got a bad one but it's very clankly/raspy sounding when running compared to the one in the video. [DAA] yes, it is important that the bullets arrive at the correct speed in order to be consistently flipped correctly. We have found it very reliable (more than 99%) when setup correctly, but it can take some experimentation in order to find the right position for the Brass Marker to receive the rounds down the chute at the correct speed for best performance. If you spend the time once to figure out the best position for your setup, you will be good to go!

Excellent product! It is everything you would expect a Dillon press to be. A lot of people have commented about “what are the differences “ between this and the older 650. From what I know it’s the primer system. I’ve never used a Dillon press before, so I really don’t have a good comparison. I can tell you, I’m kicking myself for not doing this sooner. If you are getting into competitive shooting, you NEED this. Thinking that you can load on the “other” presses may work for hobbyists, but you really have to start here to load the volume of ammunition you will need/want.