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And make sure that the magazine tip is indexed properly and then screwed down finger tight.

It's a ritual for me these days. The gun bag gets attended to as soon as I get home, or very shortly after I return from a match. The gun is cleaned. The mags are cleaned and refilled. The belt and holster are inspected. The spare ammo boxes are topped up. A new set of foam plug go into the shoulder pouch. Once squared away, the bag is locked and stashed for the next match.

Due to this thread, I took fresh look at the Hornady press on thier website. I started loading on an older version, the Pro-Jector. It was a great, strong, flexible press. It had a few weaknesses that I didn't love, but it was an excellent press to start with. In looking at the Lock and Load AP, it seems like they took a lot of customer feedback, and addressed nearly every one of my bitch list items. Greasing is now simple and brainless. Ejection should now be foolproof. Priming should be far better. Timing should no longer be finicky, and easily addressed when it does begin to wander. The case feeder is of course a must. That it can now be set up with a Mr.Bulletfeeder is a huge plus. I'm not selling my 1050 any time soon, but I'd have a hard time talking someone out of buying a 650 if they had this one in mind.

Some times, management make decisions for reasons that are hard to swallow. A good management team will listen to the feedback, but sometimes the decision, however unpalatable, must be followed. The problem as your friend has found out, is there is an upper limit to how vigourously the staff can protest the direction management take.

http://www.comrace.ca/cmfiles/bulletFeeder...pressedPics.pdf Here is a write up you might find interesting.

If I had known that Dillon Dies were inadequate for the job intended, no matter the press, I would have purchased a different brand. That be known, I think I will test their So Called NBS warranty. Going through the expense of purchasing another die is BS, in my humble opinion. Particularly when other die companies do not have this problem. At least a fair warning should be given prior to purhcasing "This Die Set does NOT include a belling die or provisions for belling the case mouth." PS, your comment about buying a 550 was uncalled for. Do a search for KISS bullet feeders as there is (?) a thread about a flow through powder expander used on the LNL with the bullet feeder. You're not out of luck, athough you will most likely need to grab another die.

I do not have drop through die for my powder station. According to the directions that came with the Dillon Dies the Decapping/resizing die has the job of also flaring the case. To the best of my knowledge, there is not a single manufacturer whos sizing die also flairs the case, nor can my head get around how that might be accomplished. Belling of the case is always a seperate operation. In Dillon presses, other than perhaps the funky (550 without the fun bits that you know you really want but don't buy because you've listened to the "No progressive presses as your first press") abortion, belling is done by the funnel that drives the powder measure.

When I took my Black Badge course, back in the mesozoic era, most people would eject the mag and stuff it between the 4th and 5th finger of the dominant hand, then roll the weak hand over the ejection port to catch the live round in the chamber. They would hold the gun up at shoulder height with the weak hand under the gun, palm up showing the live round. In one glance, the RO could see the ejected mag, live round, and empty chamber. That was before people started adding scopes, and extended ejectors. When folks started accidently lighting off rounds while ejecting, the format changed.

'Cuz ChickenHawk was taken. (Micheal Jackson's Boy Band)

My local PD retired thier 96D models because of the locking block failure rate, and the near total lack of support for the system from Beretta. What sunk in for Beretta was that while Glock were offering total system upgrades for what seemed like pennies, Beretta were telling 92/96 system users that they would be winding down support and service for the model in favour of te newer product lines..... Our Glock LEO distributer told me Beretta was his best salesman... The local PD told me on average, the 96d's were puking locking blocks before 10k.

Go find and try an STI GP6. If you like the CZ grip, you may find the GP6 solves some of the trigger and weight issues.

All I shoot is reloaded ammo, and I've never had a problem.

Been wondering the same thing about the RCBS. Sent several e-mails to mr. bullet feeder wanting to know price/availability. Zero response. Makes me wonder about customer support. I find that odd. I think the only time more than 24 hours passed between me sending an e-mail and getting a reply was over a weekend, and hey, a guy has to have a life right?

It's more a question of feel. At the same power factor, 115 bullets generate the same recoil as 147's, but the feel is different. The lighter bullets have a snappier recoil, while the heavier bullets are more of a shove. It's all subjective.

It's somewhat like mom feeding you oatmeal on a cold winter morning. It may not really help, but it rarely hurts and might save your butt once in a while. Most guys use them because they shoot 9mm or .40, and the chance of getting a piece of Glocked brass might ruin thier day. The LFC sizes the base of the brass far more than the standard sizer, and may allow a fat case to be sized enough to avoid a jam.

Plated bullets as mentioned don't take to roll crimps, and taper crimping should only be used on bullet with a crimp groove. Otherwise, taper crimp only enough to get rid of the belling. Overcrimping a plated bullet can result in a jacket seperation and tumbling bullet.

I had this happen, but I noticed it wasn't consistant between my laptop and my desk top. I flushed my cache on the offending unit, and voila, no problems.

Bottle of generic Tylenol 1's for after the match as required, or prior if the course designer is a sadist. Couple of water bottles. Box of granola bars. Back up ear plugs. Pens. Maglula loader. 200 rounds of ammo 7 loaded 10 round mags

I don't think anyone is going to pound thier SP01 into a paperweight just by trying the GP6, but if you like clean triggers and polymer frames, it's definately a gun to take out for a test drive.

I have to ask, as I've got 75-100k on two different 1050's. What replacement parts do you find you've needed? I'm tempted to get a spare primer magazine tip, but so fat that's the only item that's shown any sign of possible failure.

Hmm, what is the proper OD for the tubing?? My local auto supplier was out of the black tubing, and I got clear tubing with a 1/8 ID and probably 1/4 OD

I've been lucky I guess. While my old supplier of powder has been only sporadicly in stock, I've been able to find primers locally from a new supplier. Bullets are actually easier to come by now as we have a new local manufacturer of decent double struck plated bullets. Only problem is he's of course ramped up for the standard 124 gr 9mm, and hasn't yet started producing 147's. Where I'm short is in the powder department. I prefer VV N320, and most suppliers are either out or charging 50% more than normal for the little they have. I was able to get enough to load my match ammo for the year, but little extra. Fortunately I was still sitting on 10+ pounds of SP-81, which was the early acceptance batch Hodgdsons got in when they started importing and repackaging ADI powders. It's equivalent to Clays Universal.

An old Irvine gun??

I've often wondered how US and other clubs dealt with new shooters in IPSC matches. Canada requires new shooters to attend a 2 day safety course that involves a 4 hour lecture about the sports history and rules, then 12 specific drills to get the shooter comfortable with shooting from a holster under pressure of a time limit. Some argue that it's an impediment to new shooters, having to waste a weekend. Others argue that it's a great jumpstart.

CZUB SP01 if you like steel frames. STI GP6 if you like polymer. If the trigger is acceptable, your Jehrico would also do well.