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It looks like a euro powder. As stated above it could be a Maxam powder. Maxams website has some pictures of their powders for identification. It does look like one of the CSB powders to me. I had some but it's been a long time ago

Why are you asking?

None of the above. Have everyone of them.

Have you called Lyman/Mark7 about this lately?

You know I don't have this issue. Tryed wet cleaning. Went back to corn cob walnut mix. No water involved.

You have found your issue. Now accept it.

the bell crank cube beng broken and the bolt beng dirty are most likely your issue. Are you now seeing why you should clean the powder measure ? Every so often.

you may wont to weigh those v2 bullets. Just returned 2000. The weight varied from 84grains to 126grains. Cores were loose from the jackets also. I am Shure they will fix this. But this should have been caught before they were shipped.. This was all handled by a sponsored shooter by the way.

Everyone that I know uses something like this. Just fold it up put it on the cart.

First you still need to take the powder measure appart and inspect/ clean /tighten. You appear to be fighting doing this. Not sure why. Its not that hard. Next I have loaded lots of promo in the past. Your on the edge of where it will meter consistently. The Xsmall bar make things worse. Standard pisto bar would meter +/- .1gr. Xsmall would be .3+/-. 3.5 seamed to be the "brake" point. The more you go below that . The more inconsistent. The more above it became more consistent. As you stated Promo is a large "flake' powder. It needs a large hole to fall into.

Splain Mack Daddy

check the bellcrank bolt while you are cleaning etc. You should not need the xs powder bar by the way.

start hear then ask questions

Fiocchi primers are some of if not "coolest" primers available. The winchesters on the other hand are a "hot" primer. (That is without going into all the technical Terms.) Powder varies from lot to lot. In pistol powders. The worst I have seen is .3 +/-. Have seen a 3grain difference in rifle some powders.

I don't see a problem. You are measuring case length not head space. (1.1752- 4) Is you drop gauge for a semi auto or bolt gun? Do you know the difference? Does it really matter? Those are the questions you should ask yourself.

Lack of sales. Inventory reduction.

That scraping is a feature of redding dies. That is how they "center" the case to seat the bullet straight. I have had to open up a die or two to minimise this.Redding will actually do this for you if you ask. Especially a 38spl die. Trying to seat full wadcutter.

believe that's what I said.

Yes you can use the 38sc die to seat. Or you can back the 9mm die out so as not to crimp. I take it you have the "standard" die. It is designed to seat and crimp. The competition micrometer adjustment one I have says 9mm/38S on it.Had to go look. It is an older one Redding may have changed .Over the years.

Could be wrong but thought . The 9mm and 38sc seating die . Was the same .

Uspsa and Idpa are games. Nothing more. Nothing less. We laugh at tacktards when they show up.

Truly depends on the humidity. With a JHP most of the time Sport pistol gives . Very little smoke. In high humidity it smokes quite a bit. Last night match I shot . It was 31 deg and very lightly snowing. I used E3. Don't remember it smoking very much.

Ok slide stop is a wear idem. about 50000 rounds. Slide stop lever is a wear idem because it has a spring attached. 10000 to 35000 rounds. Do you understand what I am saying. That's why you were told about the 3k life .

Hornady one shot . what's so hard about that.

Have you read through this once you do you wil find that there are "book" loads that make major. There are places to send ammo to be tested. There are common loads a lot of people use. First hand knowledge Computer program did not work . Several loads it said were safe were not. Loads it said weren't safe were.