POTD: Dillon Super 1050 "Camper Edition"
The Dillon Super 1050 is the most advanced reloading machine in the Dillon Products line. It will accommodate the common cartridges from .32 ACP up through .30-06, but the one in Today’s Picture is normally set up for 9×19 mm or .38 Super Comp.
Here you can see it in the back of a Mercedes Benz off road camper, owned by a very dedicated shooter.
There is also a LabRadar to be able to get accurate velocity readings.
(All pictures by the author)
The Dillon 1050s are priced around $1,831. If you haven’t used one they are a very powerful and effective tool for reloading, almost too effective for my taste and need.
The Mercedes Benz off road camper is a lot more, but a great Bug Out vehicle especially with a reloading station built-in.
Personally, I use a Dillon 650 for .38 Super Open loads, but I keep it attached to my reloading bench at home.
Do you use the LabRadar? Or which chronograph do you prefer?
Do you reload? What kind of strange reloading benches have you seen, or is this one on the top of the list?
Ex-Arctic Ranger. Competitive practical shooter and hunter with a European focus. Always ready to increase my collection of modern semi-automatics, optics, thermals and suppressors. TCCC Certified. Occasionaly seen in a 6x6 Bug Out Vehicle, always with a big smile.
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I've got a lab radar, The UI is a tad clunky, and the app is even clunkier, but in a different way. This slows down initial setup, but it works pretty well once set up. (Still faster than setting up sunscreens and WAY faster than setting up sunscreens with lamps). You get a reading or nothing. No more jetting gases messing things up. Passing clouds don't affect function. Etc.
I got it because if I need to chrono something, I'm usually stuck with trying to do it in the morning as soon as the range permits first shots, or in the evenings just before last shot. Both SUCK for optical chronos. I checked out the magnetospeed but at the time, they did not have all the mounting solutions they have now, and it was basically a rifle and revolver only system and kind of cumbersome at that. For switching guns, I'll bet the labradar's clunky UI is still faster than the magnetospeeds straps and spacers.
Great press, some advice for future 1050 owners, Clean your primer tube OFTEN! Primer dust is not your friend.