Dillon Precision Big-Fifty - Manual (Page 3)

PART# 29023 3/8/2010
3
• LEAD WARNING: Be sure to have proper ventilation while handling lead components or
when shooting lead bullets. Lead is known to cause birth defects, other reproductive
harm and cancer. Wash your hands thoroughly after handling anything made of lead.
• LOADS AND LENGTHS: Avoid maximum loads and pressures at all times. Use only
recommended loads from manuals and information supplied by reliable component
manufacturers and suppliers. Since Dillon Precision has no control over the components
which may be used on their equipment, no responsibility is implied or assumed for results
obtained through the use of any such components. Try to seat bullets as close to
maximum cartridge length as possible. Under some conditions, seating bullets excessively
deep can raise pressures to unsafe levels. Refer to a reliable loading manual for overall
length (OAL).
• QUALITY CHECKS: Every 40-50 rounds perform periodic quality control checks on the
ammunition being produced. Check the amount of powder being dropped and primer
supply.
• RELOADING AREA: Keep your components safely stored. Clear your work area of loose
powder, primers and other flammables before loading.
• COMPONENTS: Never have more than one type of powder in your reloading area at a
time. The risk of a mix-up is too great. Keep powder containers closed. Be sure to inspect
brass prior to reloading for flaws, cracks, splits or defects. Throw these cases away. Keep
components and ammunition out of reach of children.
• BLACK POWDER: Do not use black powder or black powder substitutes in any Dillon
powder measure. Loading black powder cartridges requires specialized loading
equipment and techniques. Failure to do so can result in severe injury or death.
• PRIMERS: Never force primers. If they get stuck in the operation of the machine,
disassemble it and gently remove the obstruction. Never attempt to clear primers that are
stuck. Never, under any circumstances, insert any type of rod to attempt to force stuck
primers out. Trying to force primers out may cause the primers to explode causing serious
injury or even death. If primers get stuck in the primer seat die flood the die with
penetrating oil (WD-40) before attempting to clear the unit. Never attempt to de-prime
live primers – eventually one will go off. When it does it will detonate the others in the
spent primer cup. De-priming live primers is the single most dangerous thing you can do in
reloading and can cause grave injury or death.
• LOADED AMMUNITION: Properly label all of your loaded ammunition (Date, Type of
Bullet, Primer, Powder, Powder Charge, etc.).
• BE PATIENT: Our loading equipment is conservatively rated and you should have no
trouble achieving the published rates with a smooth, steady hand. If something doesn’t
seem right, stop, look, and listen. If the problem or the solution is not obvious, call us. The