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I actually found a fix for cases flying off the slider in another thread: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=137090&view=findpost&p=1593516 If "tilting cases" means not going into the plate, I usually get that to go away by switching to a different V block. Sometimes their suggestion on a V block is best and sometimes not. I know that for case feeder jams you're supposed to be able to adjust the clutch in the feeder, but I've never bothered. I figured out that if I put less brass in the feeder at a time the jams went away (for me anyway) so I just did that. I have had the brass rain happen on occasion and that is frustrating.

I've had good luck with the case feeder and recently added the bullet feeder as well. The 9mm configuration worked well, I'm going through some pains getting the .40 working smoothly on the bullet feeder but I hope to get ramped up soon. As far as the primers not seeting deeper, I discovered that the piece that seats the primer (which is pushed upwards by pressure against the press frame underneath it) had actually worn a divot into the frame. It was bottoming out in the divot before being pushed upward and therefore wasn't seating the primers as deeply. I covered the divot with a flat steel washer and it took care of the issue. My only other big annoyance is that debris (brass shavings, flecks of powder) will sometimes get stuck under the primer seater piece, keeping it from fully retracting. This keeps the slide that delivers the primer from moving back into place, and cleaning the debris out is a pain.

+1 for Pro Chrono Digital, mine has always worked very well. A nice feature is the optional USB interface; if you want to get fancy later, you can connect the chrono to your laptop and the software will let you save strings to import into Excel (including PF calculation given bullet weight) and can also remotely control the chrono to change strings, delete strings etc. This is a great feature at a public range where you have to wait for a cease fire to touch the chrono.

To be fair, the talk is more about Emma Watson...

The picture is funny, but the caption makes it LOL funny.

I wonder if a heavy blanket (perhaps cut to size) draped over the top would help? I've gotten into the habit of shutting off both the case feeder and bullet feeder once the tubes are full, reloading rounds until the case tube is empty and then firing up the two feeders to fill everything up again. I either slap on a pair of muffs while they're on or walk away from the bench (which helps to clear my head and keeps me focused once I start reloading again).

+1. I have one for my M&P 9L and love it.

Various places on the Internet claim that one purpose of Berdan primers is to discourage reloading, but it's hard to know if that's actually true or just a supposition that got picked up and repeated. I understand that's happened on the Internet once or twice. ;-) Google "berdan discourage reloading" to see what i mean.

None so far. I'm really paranoid about it, especially when shooting rifle. I'm always concerned about "scope view" vs. "bore view" at such a short distance so I put the rifle in a lead sled and then check and recheck. Sometimes I'll look down the line of the outside of the barrel, or pull the bolt and look down the barrel. Of course, now that I've said all this my chrono is as good as dead.

It looks like Hodgdon's recc's for H4895 are on the high side at least relative to Sierra's data. This requires a little bit of extrapolation but follow me: Hodgdon lists a range of 43gr to 46gr for H4895 and 155gr bullets. They also list IMR 4895 at 43.5gr to 47.5gr compressed. I know these powders are not interchangeable, but they're in the same ballpark. I'm including the IMR 4895 because... Sierra's manual doesn't list H4895 for 155gr bullets. They do however list IMR 4895, with a range of 39.8gr to 43.7gr. If one goes by the trends in the Hodgdon data, Sierra's H4895 numbers would probably be at least similar to their IMR 4895 numbers. That would put 43gr in the neighborhood of a max load according to Sierra. If you really want to use H4895 I would suggest starting with a 38-39gr charge and working up to your desired velocity while paying attention to pressure signs. I know that usually powder manufacturers recommend that you not go below their minimum loads, but H4895 is somewhat special in this regard. Hodgdon themselves recommends it for reduced power rifle loads and says you can take the max charge out of their data and multiply it by 0.6 to get a reduced weight starting charge. I don't have a high enough post count to post links, but google "h4895 reduced rifle loads" and a PDF from Hodgdon is the top hit. Chuck Hawks has an article discussing this as well. Google "h4895 versatile" and it's the top hit. EDIT: FYI, the Sierra manual shows 2500fps for the starting IMR 4895 charge and 2800fps for the max. That's out of a 26" barrel. OAL for the 155gr is 2.775".

Go to Amazon and search for 90164. I'd post a link but I'm not allowed. :-) Anyway, I recently put one of these together and was pretty pleased with the results. The kit includes the plastic legs and shelf parts along with hardware, but you do have to purchase your own wood. The nice thing about this is that you can make the desk to your own dimensions. Mine is four feet deep and six feet long, and it's very stable with my Hornady progressive with case and bullet feeder. I know you said you don't have time to make your own, but the nature of the kit means that assembly is much quicker than building a desk from scratch. I took my time and got mine done in a couple of hours.

Unfortunately I've only been able to make it a couple of times, but I'm shooting Tuesday nights at Pioneer. I didn't know that Bullet Hole had USPSA practices, I'll have to check that out.

Greetings all, been lurking for a while but wanted to pop in and say hello. I'm in a suburb of Kansas City, MO and recently started attending a weekly USPSA practice when I can. I had quite a bit of fun the first time through so I think I've definitely caught the bug.