Dillon Precision Square Deal 'B' - Manual (Page 6)

Okay, It’s Here; Now What?
First of all, the Square Deal “B” is a remarkably simple
machine and a little care and thought now while you’re
setting it up will save you time and give you thousands of
trouble free rounds.
Mandatory Safety Measures
Reloading ammunition involves the use of highly
explosive primers and powder. Handling these materials is
inherently dangerous. You should recognize this danger and
take certain minimum precautions to lessen your exposure to
injury.
Never operate the machine without ear and eye protection
on. Call our customer service department at (800) 223-4570 for
information on the wide variety of shooting/safety glasses and
hearing protection that Dillon has to offer.
• PAY ATTENTION: Load only when you can give your
complete attention to the loading process. Don’t watch
television or try to carry on a conversation and load at the
same time. Watch the automatic systems operate and make
sure they are functioning properly. If you are interrupted or
must leave and come back to your loading, always inspect the
cases at every station to insure that the proper operations have
been accomplished.
• SMOKING: Do not smoke while reloading or allow anyone
else to smoke in your reloading area. Do not allow open
flames in reloading area.
• SAFETY DEVICES: Do not remove any safety devices from
your machine or modify your machine in any way.
• MODIFICATIONS: Any modifications performed to your
machine, or the addition of any unapproved equipment from
other manufacturers will void the warranty.
• 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.
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 50-100 rounds, perform 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. Keep 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 in either the
primer pickup tube or the primer magazine tube. Never,
under any circumstances, insert any type of rod to attempt to
force stuck primers out of these tubes. Trying to force primers
out of the tube will cause the primers to explode causing
serious injury or even death.
If primers get stuck in a primer magazine or pickup tube
flood the tube with a penetrating oil (WD-40), throw the tube
in the garbage and call us for a free replacement.
Never attempt to deprime live primers – eventually one
will go off. When it does it will detonate the others in the
spent primer cup. Depriming 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
ammo (date, bullet type, primer, 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 isn’t
obvious, call us. The reloading bench is no place to get into a
hurry.
We have done everything we know how to make your
machine as safe as possible. We cannot, however, guarantee
your complete safety. To minimize your risk, use common
sense when reloading and follow these basic rules.
• REMEMBER: If your machine does not perform to your
expectations, or if you are having technical difficulties, give
us a call or visit our troubleshooting page online at
www.dillonprecision.com
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