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650-550 what is the difference ?

I have both as well and the 650 is twice as fast. The changeover isn’t as slow as those that say it is. If it takes more than 5 minutes, you are doing something wrong.

When you start reloading with the 650, you need to put a bullet in the powdered case, pull the handle and a loaded round comes out with every pull of the handle. The 550 has to be manually advanced, a shell put into the shellplate, and a bullet put into the powdered case, every time you pull the handle.

How anyone can suggest that a 550 is even close in the amount of rounds per hour is ridiculous. That said, if you really aren’t worried about how much you can do and still want to beat a single stage press, a 550 will work well...