Dillon Locator Pin Tabs - 12 Pack, Dillon Blue

For anyone who pulls cases from a progressive machine to check powder weights these are a must have. #1 easy to pull and replace the pins. #2 if you drop a pin they are much easier to find!

The tabs are brittle and will brake easily. You can not install one for the pin for die location 3, it will be broken off when cycleing the loader.

One of those things that seemed better in concept than execution. Station 3 bumps into press and bends at full stroke. They also act like a catapult if you mistakenly brush them at the right angle. Not snug on the pin, so when you think you have it grasped, the pin will slide out. I’ve never dropped my pins until I got these.

Makes the removal of pins easy.

Work pretty good... wish they were flexible

Great for fat fingers in tight places.

The tabs work but should fit more snugly on the pins and break off if you look at them wrong. They appear to be 3D printed from an inferior plastic. A similar product molded from carbon reinforced nylon might cost a bit more but would likely survive more than a couple of reloading sessions, unlike these.

I’ll preface this by saying I dislike writing negative reviews. Especially when emotions are running high. So I waited a couple weeks to post this review. I had figured that all of these 3D printed locator pin tabs were all the same and thus equal. FGS seems like they know what’s required of their product and customers. Well, these look and feel nice. But it’s their fit and function that are severely lacking. I’m a hand amputee. So devices, tools and accessories like these are critical for me. Other tabs I’ve purchased from competitors have a friction fit on the pins so I can remove AND reinsert the locator pins by holding just the tab. These do not. They’re oversized by enough (read sloppy) that the pins fall right out just by gravity. Figured fine, not ideal, I’ll just keep that in mind. But they are so thick that the cartridge case rim can slip under the locator tab and cause misalignment of brass into the dies. Causing damage to the brass. On station #4 (crimp) on my 550c press it actually contacted the die and crushed the tab to what probably should have been the tab thickness under the pin. So I don’t feel like I can return them as I damaged it. So, they got me for $11 and 2-3 pcs of brand new, unfired .38spl brass until I realized it was these tabs causing the issue. For me they are absolutely worthless and I guess I’ll use them as garbage can fillers and order from the other guys.