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1. There are plenty of full metal bullets available. 2. Lead prices are the lowest in 4 years. 3. Thanks for hoarding.

Mine was manufactured on 1-16-20, it had no LCI.

Cracks of any type on a gun this expensive isn't helping their brand image.

Sure hope so because once you use it there ain't no returning it for a refund. And even un-used mags are slapped with a 20% re-stocking fee.

Great...post a photo when you install them.

The SP-01 sight cuts are different than the Shadow 2 and Shadow 1. So there's no interchangeability. You didn't say if you were wanting an adjustable sight. Anyway, I bought a CGW sight (specially made by Dawson) which doesn't require slide milling. https://cajungunworks.com/product/ezd-9-40-for-9mm-and-40-sw/

The problem with a brass or bronze liner is that it would be a bear to remove. My personal choice would be a Teflon liner.

DuPont Krytox 204 on sears, connectors and triggers. It's an amazing lubricant and non-toxic but it's rather expensive. Slide Glide on rails, lugs and as a corrosion preventative.

I run them through the washing machine....they're squeaky clean in about 30 mins. I don't even deprime first.

So if tuning to the gun is important (and I agree it is), how does Atlanta develop accurate ammo without knowing which guns it's intended for?

You're not the OP so my comments weren't directed at you. The OP is a novice hand loader who obviously doesn't shoot 20K a year. Plunking doesn't make ammo reliable...proper techniques and components do. You however can plunk all you want but some people's time is more valuable than others so I choose to buy my 9mm now....12,000 rounds alone this past month. Question: you said that "all my rounds plunk"....so why test them?

Not seating the bullet perfectly straight can cause bulges and feeding issues. So you might find that most rounds will chamber but others will not. Another factor is that mixed brass will have different tolerances. Some brands will plunk others won't. The plunk test is all fine and dandy but are you willing to test every round you produce? Either use a U-die or a Lee factory crimp if you're a novice. Factory ammo is so cheap now I don't even mess with 9's any more.

Friday I bought a Versamax from Buds for $749.....but before you get too excited, it's zombie green. Green isn't one of my favorite gun colors and I never cared for the whole zombie thing but the price was hard to resist. I assumed they were on clearence, but on Saturday Buds raised the price up to $1187 which is over $100 more than the black version. They still have the pink model for $749 for those secure in their manhood. I actually considered the pink thinking that it would be less likely stolen.

45acp? Sounds like you're forcing large primers into a small primer pocket. Most Speer has sm. primer pockets now.

Picked up a used 550B that was originally purchased in 1993. It came with 2 old style measures (spring required) that are in need of attention. Question: if I send the press and powder measures back to Dillon for an overhaul will they repair the old style measures or will they just send me current production measures? The measures look serviceable except for the plastic hoppers. It also came with a round counter...were those discontinued? Surprisingly, the original invoice was still with the press. The 550B including 45acp conversion cost $294 in '93.

A basketball player on the Washington Wizards bought 10,000 quick pick tickets...he didn't win either. The actual odds of winning were 176,000,000 to 1.

Some people tumble loaded ammo but simply wiping the rounds off like you described is faster and more thorough. I can clean the lube off 300 rnds. quicker than any tumbler.

How much did they charge you? What parts were new and which were reconditioned?

I don't care for it...burns too hot, stains the brass, excessive recoil and was less accurate in my 1911s. The worst part is that I got 4 lbs. of it that I'll never use.

I went through all of this too. In fact, I sent the press back to Hornady TWICE. Both times they declared that nothing was wrong...yeah, right. Anyway, I found a work-around to the problem that enabled me to seat primers below flush 100% of the time. I simply uniformed all the primer pockets to the correct depth using a Sinclair carbide uniforming tool. The tool also squares up the bottom of the pockets. Yes, it's a hassle but you need to do it only once. I concluded that some primers require a 'crush fit' to be seated flush. That's not the fault of the primer but rather the case's primer pocket which isn't deep enough. The problem with the LNL is that it doesn't have enough mechanical advantage to crush fit primers (at least mine doesn't). I assume that alot of other LNL users have the same problem but just haven't noticed it yet. The high primer issue is something Hornady should address and correct instead of denying it.

Like using a ceiling fan chain to actuate the powder measure? Yeah, that's a real unique innovation. But I don't spend my money with companies that cheap-out.

You could pull one of the bullets from the Speer ammo and examine the powder. That way you'd know if it was ball, flake or some combo of the two. I doubt that Speer uses canister grade powder but examining the powder might give you a clue as to single base or double base powder.

It's odd that the letter junk-mail carriers refuse to use a hand truck like everyone else...it must be a stupid union thing.

G34's do have heavier slides. You may want to read this thread on recoil springs. http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=101834

Titegroup burns hot, too hot for my taste.