Floating Dillon Toolheads

Floating Dillon Toolheads
$ 74.99 – $ 78.99 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page

The Whidden Gunworks Floating Toolhead utilizes precision locking rings that are purposely designed to fit over a pin in the top of the Toolhead, although secure this allows the sizer and seater die to float. This unrestricted movement allows the die to center itself over the cartridge case for the best possible alignment thus yielding consistent and concentric ammunition.

Concentricity refers to how straight the bullet is on top of the loaded round. A bullet that is straight will enter the rifling in the barrel that way which will result is superior accuracy.

The Floating Die Toolhead is available for two different Dillon Presses. The Dillon 550 and 650. The Floating Die Toolhead includes the Toolhead and two (2) Lock Rings.

Please note: Our Click Adjustable Sizing Die will not work with the Whidden Gunworks Dillon 550 or 650 Floating Toolhead.

What About 1000 Yard Shooting?

Will this system really load ammo good enough for 1000 yard shooting?

“Absolutely. I have been loading all of my competitive ammo, for practice and matches, on a 650 with a floating die toolhead since 2003. The ammo that I will be taking to the World Palma Team Championships and World Long Range Individual Championships will be loaded on this machine. You have my personal guarantee that this will load the best ammo your dies can produce. If you’re not 100% satisfied, send it back for a full refund.”

— John Whidden

Here's Why It Works

All contact surfaces are vitally important to the function of a reloading press –as they are for any tool, be it a rifle or a wrench. The die mounting positions must be exactly perpendicular to the ram’s axis of force, perfectly positioned in relation to each other, and directly above each of the rotating stations of the press.

In addition to these requirements for the dies, the mating surfaces where the toolhead fits into the press require a great deal of attention. Once the dies are mounted just right in relation to each other on the toolhead, they will only be as precise as the toolhead’s fit in the press. The mounting flange around the toolhead that engages the frame of the press has to be machined to ensure that it keeps the toolhead itself in the correct position in the press.

By machining all of these critical surfaces at one time from a block of aluminum – leaving no surface untouched – we can manufacture to incredibly tight tolerances. The result is that you can know you are maximizing the function of your investment in high-quality dies, a powder measure, a top-of-the-line progressive press, and all of your other reloading accessories. Considering the total cost of the dies and accessories in your toolhead, it makes sense to secure them all with the highest precision possible.

Anyone who wants to use their progressive press to load to the highest standards needs a CNC Machined Toolhead for the ultimate in accuracy! Why won’t your factory toolhead do this? Factory toolheads are designed to be mass-produced to hit a competitive price point in the reloading press market. Consequently, factory toolheads are made as a large batch of castings with little specific attention paid to surface alignment and finishing.