By Jeremy Tremp<\/a><\/p>\n The Armory Life<\/em> is honored to recently have had the opportunity to speak with George Dillon of Dillon Precision. George is the grandson of Mike Dillon, who founded Dillon Precision in 1977. Dillon Precision is one of the most renowned reloading press companies in the industry, offering a wide range of products that support the reloading community. George is an avid competitive shooter, collector and reloader. He is passionate about the industry and is excited to bring reloading to the generations to come.<\/p>\n The Armory Life<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(TAL):<\/strong>\u00a0Please tell us a little about yourself for those who may not know you.<\/p>\n George Dillon (GD):<\/strong>\u00a0Hello, my name is\u00a0George\u00a0Dillon. I\u2019m currently 21 years old and in school, working for the family company, and shooting competitively on the side. My favorite thing, however, is working on and building old machine guns.<\/p>\n TAL:<\/strong>\u00a0What was it like growing up in the Dillon family? Were you interested in firearms from an early age?<\/p>\n GD:<\/strong>\u00a0Since a young age I\u2019ve had an interest in firearms, both in the competitive and machine gun world. At 4-years-old, I shot my first gun ever, a 1928 Thompson.\u00a0As I grew older, I would go to local competitions with employees of the company.\u00a0Having them made for a great support system.<\/p>\n TAL:<\/strong>\u00a0At what point did you become interested in working for the family business?<\/p>\n GD:<\/strong>\u00a0I had worked a couple of different jobs through and after high school, when my dad invited me to work for the family business and learn everything from the bottom up.<\/p>\n TAL:<\/strong>\u00a0What is the most exciting aspect\u00a0of reloading ammunition for you?<\/p>\n GD:<\/strong>\u00a0My favorite thing about reloading is the freedom that the machine gives you to customize your own ammo.\u00a0For example, I loaded a bunch of 9mm that is especially short so that I could reduce the charge weight further than it would typically be in an effort to make the ammo as quiet as possible.<\/p>\n TAL:<\/strong>\u00a0What is your favorite caliber to reload or load?<\/p>\n GD:<\/strong>\u00a0I love shooting suppressed, so naturally my two favorite calibers to load are .300 Blackout and 9mm.\u00a0I find it incredibly interesting to tinker with the loads to make them as quiet as possible.\u00a0Reloading Blackout is especially cool because of how much money you can save.<\/p>\n TAL:<\/strong>\u00a0In your opinion, what is the biggest\u00a0benefit of loading your own ammunition?<\/p>\n GD:<\/strong>\u00a0The main benefit to me is the ability to create custom ammo.\u00a0It\u2019s widely an underappreciated thing to have ammo custom-tuned for one\u2019s own gun. The amount of recoil and accuracy are the main things that can be improved.<\/p>\n TAL:<\/strong>\u00a0Do you participate in shooting sports, and if so, which ones?<\/p>\n GD:<\/strong>\u00a0I find myself shooting in USPSA and 2-Gun quite a bit. I look forward to seeing the new Limited Optics division open up so guns like the Springfield Prodigy in the field.<\/p>\n TAL:<\/strong>\u00a0What are some of the biggest challenges in introducing reloading\u00a0to the next generation?<\/p>\n GD:<\/strong>\u00a0I think the biggest difficulty is the knowledge and confidence gap that must be overcome from ground zero to setting up a loading machine for the first time.\u00a0It can understandably be very intimidating.<\/p>\n TAL:<\/strong>\u00a0What do you most remember about your grandfather, Mike Dillon?<\/p>\n Live The Armory Life.<\/strong> The latest content straight to your inbox plus an automatic entry to each of our monthly gun\u00a0giveaways!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n GD:<\/strong>\u00a0Unfortunately, I didn\u2019t get very much time with my grandpa, but I had a few memorable moments.\u00a0One time when I was younger, I was walking through the shop with my airsoft Thompson.\u00a0When he saw that he sat me down and explained how much he loved the gun and spent time showing me some of his favorite movie clips with the gun.\u00a0An unknown fact about my grandfather is that he had an enormous appreciation for films and Hollywood.<\/p>\n TAL:<\/strong>\u00a0What is your favorite Springfield Armory firearm?<\/p>\n GD:<\/strong>\u00a0My favorite Springfield product is, hands-down, the M1A.\u00a0With such a unique history and beautiful lines, the gun has a lot of character.\u00a0We have an old National Match M1A in the collection that looks like a dream.<\/p>\n TAL:<\/strong>\u00a0What would you like people to know about Dillon Precision?<\/p>\n GD:<\/strong>\u00a0We here at Dillon Precision are very proud of the fact that all our products are manufactured here in the US. We as a company and family love our country and the 2nd<\/sup>\u00a0Amendment!<\/p>\n TAL:<\/strong>\u00a0Thank you for taking the time to do this interview with us.<\/p>\n GD:<\/strong>\u00a0It was my pleasure.<\/p>\n Editor\u2019s Note: Please be sure to check out The Armory Life Forum, where you can comment about our daily articles, as well as just talk guns and gear. Click the \u201cGo To Forum Thread\u201d link below to jump in!<\/em><\/p>\n Go to forum thread<\/a><\/p>\n
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