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[ithacaartist]

A Dillon Square Deal B was part of a package I bought from a friend a while ago--a Caspian frame 1911 Bulls-eye pistol built with all Colt parts in .45 ACP, the loading press, and a raft of empty brass and reloaded SWC rounds. The Square Deal presses can be converted to other calibers, but the conversion kits for other calibers turn out to be quite expensive. Moreover, they can't accommodate bottleneck shells like .30 Luger, or longer stuff like .30 carbine.

I wound up selling the Dillon press for enough to buy a new Lee Loadmaster, which is much more versatile and less expensive to change calibers. The Lee machine has less of a reputation for quality than other brands, perhaps, but apparently works well for someone who is a careful technician and able to keep track of things enough to quickly spot if things begin to go wrong and make the right adjustments.