Homemade Bullet Feeder System for the Dillon XL 650

This video shows my Homemade Bullet feeder system for the Dillon XL 650 in action. This was specifically designed to feed .38 Special Hollow Base Wadcutter Bullets. Overall it works pretty good but I still have a few bugs to work out and it will probably need constant cleaning because of the lube on lead bullets. I didn't make this to load faster, it was just made to "see if it could be done". The bullet dropper simply works off of a lever actuator and gravity, eventually I will change it to a case activated system but for now this picture shows how it works. http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c208/SubInc/bulletfeeder-1.gif


If your looking to buy a Bullet Feeder I would have to recommend http://www.mrbulletfeeder.com/ I haven't tried one myself and I am not affiliated with him in anyway but I have heard nothing but great things about them over the other feeders that are out there.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Bullet Feeder
• KISS
• Dillon
• Dillon XL650
• Xl650 Reloading

[nicosuave6969]

wow. how many more rounds an hour with the bullet feeder?

[HBRdesigns]

@nicosuave6969 I've never really counted them with or with out the feeder. I more or less just made this to see if it could be done.

[AmericaStandsStrong1]

How does the thing keep from accidently loading a shell into the tube upside down?

[HBRdesigns]

@AmericaStandsStrong1 If you mean the piece of brass, that's all in the design of the Dillon case feeder (gravity makes the heave end of the case drop down first), if you mean the actual bullet, see my other videos to see how the bullet collator works with the hollow base bullets.

[scheibie]

is this a 12 volt system and how did you set up you ir sensor

[HBRdesigns]

@scheibie It is a 12 volt system, the motor is hooked to a relay and the relay coil is controlled by the IR sensor (or photo diode) There is a Led (w/resistor) on one side of the tube and the sensor on the other. As the light shines through the tube onto the sensor this turns the relay on and the motor spins. When the bullets stack up in the tube they block the light which turns the motor off.

[budmont]

Great job on the bullet feeder. I'm looking for something like this for my 38 special setup. I shoot a S&W 52 and this would be perfect. Love the feeder die, simple and efficient. Do you have any specs on the feeder die? If you ever want to sell your setup, let me know!

Regards, Bud

[mycaddigo]

fricken cool!

[HBRdesigns]

@smaj100 The Bullet Feeder Die is homemade, it was turned from solid aluminum bar stock on a mini lathe with a few other operations done on a mini mill.

I think you can buy just a bullet dropper die from mrbulletfeeder(dot)com but don't quote me on that. :)

[smaj100]

HB How did you construct or modify the die to feed the bullets? I have been searching for a die to use with just simply gravity feeding bullets down the drop tube. I use a loadmaster and since I have to stop and reload the primers and brass why not reload the bullets also. Plus gravity allows for no moving parts to break. Any help you can provide would be great.