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Not sure what you mean "I have a tendency to aim left"?? I feel like to shoot correctly I need to cock my right wrist gun hand slightly to the right and I hit center. I just noticed this towards the end of my last session. At the same time I was altering my aim point lowering my hits. Wonder if it has to do with using my strong dominant hand for support. Well I need to get in more practice. Anxiously awaiting my new dill on loader should be here Monday. Just in time as I am running out of ammo

Thanks for all the input. I am starting off with the Dillon Beam scale. I think this will work well with the 650 as was I develop a loud I think I will double check a few times at the start and then every 100 rounds when I add primers. Maybe some day I will add an electronic scale as funds become available and I feel it is needed.

Another question on new equipment. Need to purchase a scale and wondering if the Dillon beam scale is ok to start with for $55. Like the advantages of digital, but would like to keep costs down. I did read article in forum on setting up digital and a bit more involved then I realized. Does a beam scale require the same degree of accuracy and concern such as leveling bubbles and all. This is a very old concept, so I would think it is pretty accurate and reliable? Are they easy to use? Brand new to this hobby, buying the speers manual as it is supposed to have better info for new loaders then Lyman's. One last question is there a lot of value to be gained from the Dillon DVD for $20, or is it a video version of the book.

Not sure what snap caps are and where you would get them?

Thanks for all the input. I decided to go with the Cabela's starter kit as it provides tumbler, corn cob media, polish and a simple colander style separator that shoudl get me started.

Hi everyone just purchased a used Dillon XL 650 along with my nephew. I am wondering if corn cob works well enough for cleaning cases. I have read in a few places that many prefer Walnut or combination of the two. The issue we have is that my nephew has a serious alergic reaction to nuts i.e. carries an eppie pin. Any input or methods to make walnut the most effective. Also with lowered funds any recommendations on a vibratory case cleaner. The Dillon is a bit over the budget. Was looking at the Lyman, Hornady, those are in the $50 - $70 range.

Went to the indoor range today and shoot from about 7 yds. I was hitting high left, slowing my shooting down and then closing one eye helped me to realize I was aiming a bit high. Also I think I have a tendency to slightly aim left. I grouped about 150 shots in 2.5" almost all level with bulls eye but left center of black ring. If I can correct the hitting left then I can begin to move target back. The indoor range is not really ideal to bench test. When I get a chance I will have a more experienced shooter, shoot my gun. Well at least I did make a few improvements. Definately liked getting rid of the white lines on the rear site.

A lot of good advise and much appreciated. I will go out and do some bench shooting and keep left eye closed. On the hand grip my right thumb is making contact with the slide release and closing it. As is apparent I am a new shooter, and want to improve my accuracy. Again all of the input has been great. I will get back to you after I try some of the recommendations.

This is a right hand world you know! I was considering shooting left handed, but all the guns are setup to be right handed. When I was around 13 I took up archery and being left handed and right eye dominant I needed to learn how to shot a bow right handed. Figured if I could develop muscle control to shot bows well, I should be able to learn to shot a gun the same way. I learned to swing a golf club right handed, why that is what my dad had. I know that my problem is trigger control. Just not sure if it is a flinch as that should make me shoot low and left. I am shooting left and mid to high. So I am thinking maybe it is a problem with my finger placement on the trigger. Then it could just be a flinch. I am through 800 rounds another 9,200 to go )

I am right eye dominant and naturally left handed. I shoot right handed, a when I did archery back some years ago I needed to shot right handed to lock down arrow shaft. For this reason I shot pistole (Glock 34) with the rigtht hand. considerd switching but I shot ok and the Glock 34 is setup better to use left handed. Here is the issue I tend to shot left and sometimes a bit high. I know that I flich as when the mag goes dry I tend to pull down, yet point of impact is really to the left not necessarily up or down. In fact I would say it is a sloppy pattern neither really high or low (more high then low if anyone is counting). what confuses me is that I should shoot low and left, but I shoot about even to the center or just all hits are to the left and mid or upper left of target. I was pulling the trigger with the tip of my finger. Based upon the idea that you keep doing the same thing you cannot expect different results. I moved pulling at the middle of the finger pad on the trigger finger. Results are still similar. I did move to the distal joint of the trigger finger, which I think improved the shoot placement. This was at the end of the day, so not entirely sure it was better (A lot of holes in target. I think the sights are lined up correctly as I do make some hits in first few rings center of target. I have been practicing Dry - Fire and I shoot at various house hold objects without much flinch. I think this is the case as I know the gun will not go off. I am now changing style to lower thumb to hold in power grip and using distal joint for trigger. When I used the thumbs parallel the the barrel I tended to ride the slide release, so every time I hit empty it would end up with the slide closed. I am not quick, so it took me awhile to figure this out, I was thinking bad mag. Reading article from Ayoob he said that Glocks were designed to use the center of the pad on index finger. Is using the distal joint ok. From what I read from the back strap just below where web of hand makes contact I measure 2-5/8" to front of trigger. If I measure my hand from web to the distall joint I get around 2-5/8". This is pushing with slight pressure to web of hand between index and thumb. I am right on the border line with the stock gun. Is it correct to measure as I have done to determine if gun fits you correctly. I do have adjustable sights, but I do not want to move the sights as this will not correct a trigger finger error. Other information is that I shoot both eyes open. I try to use the boxer stance along with slightly bent arms. I am 45 years old, but have had good vision over the years. With stock sights I do seem to have trouble keeping focus on the front site. My eyes play some tricks with trying to concentrate on front sight while obaining rear. I think the field goal glocks confuse the issue and cause my eyes to struggle back an forth. I am a new shooter, so maybe this will improve with time. Sorry for the rambling just trying to figure this out.