started 1980
Scottsdale
- Dillon Precision is privately owned by the Dillon family
- 1970s Begins to sell to fellow Class 3 shooters, commercial loaders
- 1980 Business grows out of garage, creation of Dillon Precision Products.
- January 1984 – Dillon goes factory direct for sales
- May 1985- RL-550 replaces the RL-450
- November, 1986- Introduction of the Square Deal
- 1980s- Introduction of the RL 450 jr
- Winter, 1989- RL1000 replaced by the RL1050
- 1991-ish- Introduction of the XL65
- December, 2005- Case feeder becomes available
- they also manufacture a 7.62 NATO high speed ammunition unloader
Dillon Precision Products, Inc.
8009 East Dillon’s Way
Scottsdale, AZ 85260 U.S.A.
800-223-4570
dillonprecision.com
About Dillon Precision
Dillon Precision Products is a family-owned Scottsdale, Arizona, company whose blue progressive reloading presses are a fixture on handloading benches across the country. Founder Mike Dillon, a former airline pilot and aviation writer, started the business in his family garage, building the RL-1000 progressive reloader that the company regards as its first true product before moving into a small shop. Later machines such as the RL-450, the RL 550 and the Square Deal helped make high-volume reloading practical for competitive shooters, and today’s lineup includes the RL 550, XL750, RL1100, Super 1050 and Square Deal B. The company also publishes The Blue Press, its long-running catalog and magazine for reloaders and competitors.
The Dillon family’s work extends beyond reloading. Dillon Aero, a sister company incorporated in Arizona in December 1989, redesigned the M134 Minigun; its M134D was certified by the U.S. military in 2003 and is in service with U.S. and foreign forces. Mike Dillon died in Arizona on November 7, 2016, at age 81, and the companies remain in the hands of the Dillon family as of 2026.
Key Facts
- 1979: Mike Dillon starts Dillon Precision in his family garage, according to American Rifleman
- December 22, 1989: Sister company Dillon Aero incorporated in Arizona
- 2003: Dillon Aero’s M134D Minigun certified by the U.S. military
- November 7, 2016: Founder Mike Dillon dies at age 81
- Headquarters: Scottsdale, Arizona
Sources
- In Memoriam: Mike Dillon (American Rifleman)
- The History of Dillon Precision (Shooting Sports USA)
- Dillon Aero (Wikipedia)
Across the Gun Websites Network
- Dillon Precision Products Ammo Buyers Guide.com
- Reloading Ammo Ammo Buyers Guide.com
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