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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spider27monkey" data-source="post: 3728868" data-attributes="member: 45436">I have two 550's, one of them purchased new.  Both of them I tinkered with to get them working properly.  The new one was my first press, and I can say getting that first completed, usable round was awesome.  One of the initial issues was primer feed, and not seating in the case (nothing like scattered powder on the shell plate).  That taught me to slow down and appreciate the mechanics and fundamentals of reloading.   Once I got that figured out, that 550 is smooth as silk.The second 550 was a pawn shop score.  I gave $200 for it.  It was a mess, greasy and missing not only the fail safe rod, powder hopper and primer bar return spring.  I think Both of the Dillon 550's taught me how to reload because they were not plug and play.</blockquote>