cnc dillion toolhead

[tnhunter]

Has anyone tried one of the CNC Machined Dillon 550b Toolheads By Whidden Gunworks.

 

[nfhjr62]

Just received one last week havn't had time to check it out on my press as yet.

 

[ericskennard]

They are wonderful. The bottom side allows more clearance and this is great for loading the long range rifle loads. The machining on the Whidden is very, VERY nicely done. I would highly recommend them. I have them on two calibers for my Dillon 550 press. As I need more, I intend to use the Whidden.

 

[tnhunter]

I ordered one. now when it gets here it will be time to load some 223s.

 

[tnhunter]

Well I just dont have any luck. I got one of the toolheads and it had more slop than the factory one. The very nice people at whidden sent me a different one to try. It was worse than the first one. I measured the two toolheads they sent and one was .362 and the other was .358. The factory dillion toolhead is .375. This left a good bit of movement in the press with the cnc toolheads. The people at Whidden are very very nice. They said they would take the toolheads back and give a refund.

 

[memilanuk]

I've got a couple tool heads from Whidden... first the Dillon OEM ones he was converting, and then later a CNC version. Honestly, I never measured the thickness of the lip, as I didn't really care. In my experience, to get the most use out of these, you need to get the UniqueTek tool-head jacking bits and add them to John's tool head - takes care of any and all 'slop' in the tool-head to press fit. The real benny of John's tool heads are the more precisely machined *holes* where the dies go.

That said... it is a bit odd that 'cnc machined' parts would vary that much around the edges. Hopefully its a temporary hiccup that they have gotten past.