I've had no problems at my club with my CCO. Just go out and buy a Colt Combat Commander and a Colt Officers Model, swap the parts and sell the rest. Gave it to my pistolsmith to iron out any issues and was good to go.
I try to stick with the brand and weight that shoots best in my pistol. There are enough "specials" going on that you should be able to find whatever you prefer
While I am not fond of the Pact combination setup (slow) the scale has been a bright point. I have RCBS 10-10's to do random checking and so far so good
I mostly reload while sitting with my 650 and it works fine for me. I do like the idea of the mirror on the ceiling to check case feeder. I wonder if the wife is going to miss one of her makeup mirrors
I started wearing double hearing protection a couple years ago when an instructor noticed me blinking in anticipation of the blast. Certainly helped my accuracy