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I use 4.0 to 4.2 Clays (original Aus) with 200 LSWC coated or bare at that OAL.

No, the 41" was a guess at the height difference of the plate rack if it was placed directly on the ground as opposed to being on a stand.

So, using the example above, a 10° change in elevation of the plates would equal about a 41" height difference in the plates. 20y*cos10°=19.7 yds. So you are saying that 10" in distance changes to POI enough to miss the plate? Or is "jimbullet" standing on top of a hill shooting down on the plates?

Make sure that the shell plate isn't loose as well as the primer punch assy.

What press are you using?

Yes, which is exactly why the static charge jumps from you to the press!

The point is, reducing the main spring to lighten the trigger is not necessary ON 1911/2011 PISTOLS, so why risk light strikes by doing so? Edited in bold.

Changing main springs on a 1911 to reduce trigger pull makes no sense at all. I run a 2 lb trigger with a 23 lb mainspring and can easily reduce it to 1.5 lb pull.

Umm, you mean right handed or normal, right? I never noticed how many (other) left handers there were out there until I started shooting.

The 650 has no depth stop or limiting device on the priming system *if maintained properly, so it seats the primers to the full depth of the primer pocket as long as you operate the handle up properly and have it mounted to a good, sturdy, bench. *What I mean by "if maintained properly" is that some have had the primer punch back out (unscrew) which can limit the primer from fully seating, which isn't the fault of the press if you don't look at things and make sure everything is operating properly.

"Primer depth" has absolutely nothing to do with anything. Primers need to be fully seated in the case, period, which is what a XL650 will do if operated properly form a sturdy bench. If you have primer seating problems with a 650, it's you, not the press! You can have the same issues with your hand primer if you don't operate it properly.

It's pure magic!

That is what I do during the hard Florida winters when loading.

You only need the stem.

As for the crushed cases...I keep a finger touching the case until it is engaged by the sizing die. Just enough pressure to keep the case fully in the shell pl;ate groove. It's a timing thing in order to get your finger out of the way before it gets pinched between the ram and the die plate though. If your timing is off, you'll know it right away, because you can't imaging how much it hurts! As for the shaving...the bullet is not sitting on the case straight when it enters the seating die.