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  1. As I just mentioned in another post, with Long Slide and RMR DI I kept my shots in 8" circle at 50 yards. Would not come close to that with 4" model.
  2. FYI, #2 plates are available on eBay from 401 Manufacturing. I bought 2 and they are quite nice. Also, the Dual Illumination RMR is awesome. Some on the forums were saying not bright enough but that is not my experience. I have the 7moa amber and even indoors it displays a perfect dot that is plenty bright. Overall a great setup; 50 yards standing I put about 10 shots in a 8" circle.
  3. So I just pulled the trigger on a Trijicon RMR Dual Illumination (or should I say back ordered one) and looking to mount on a VP9 Long Slide. Optics Noob Question; Is an adapter plate needed or does the factory designed cut offer a magical fit for the RMR?
  4. 2 hours later I got a tracking number from HK so it's either a scam and I'm getting an empty box or they have the kits in stock.
  5. IDK, went to HK web store on a lark and the 2020 Long Slide Kit showed out of stock but when I clicked on it is showed as available so I ordered one - $499. Still saying stock so we will see. On GunBroker I almost bought a used one for $600 and a new one went for $825. Complete 9L is showing as $1250.
  6. Have a Mark7 but never look at the counter. Loaded rounds go into MTM 100 round boxes. That performs the count and allows for quick primer inspection (there's always a couple per run).
  7. A few years ago there is no way I could 'justify' cost of a 1050 using the rounds per month criterion. But a 1050 is the machine I wanted to load on and while not wealthy, I could afford it. i now have three 1050's and there was never a day I said 'should have bought a 650.' I'm sure a 750 is a fine machine but 8 stations, swaging, and priming on the down-stroke are things of beauty.
  8. I recently retired my brass processing setup so I had the opportunity to move the Mark7 over to my 9mm reloading machine. Very cool setup esp. with the BulletSense that I added. But with the tablet in place viewing powder in case at station 6 went from hard to harder. I did some searches and there were some good suggestions from others showing what they did with backup cameras. I bought an inexpensive backup camera system and I just wasn’t happy with it. The camera image was very good but not at the distance I needed. Not surprising as a backup camera is looking at a minimum distance of a couple feet and I am trying to view 1-2 inches. No matter how I tried to position camera if it was close enough to see powder, image was out of focus. Put that unit in the junk drawer and instead bought an endoscope. Makes sense as it is made for viewing objects close and most have a focal length of about 1.5” minimum. Looking at Amazon there are about a thousand models to chose from. I choose the one I did because it had a relatively short cable gooseneck (less than 5 ft vs. most being 10ft) and display was roughly the size of an iPhone Plus. Hmmm….display is size of iPhone and upright for case collator is roughly size of motorcycle handlebars. I wonder what I can use for a mount? I struggled with how to stiffen the camera gooseneck as it just was too flimsy to remain in position. No surprise as it is meant to be snaked through pipes and walls. Then I remembered a length of Loc-Line I had. It wasn’t long enough but found the exact same part on Amazon so ordered more. Camera fits perfectly through line and nozzle even hold camera head snug. Loc-Line is Velco’ed tight to case Collator along with other cables. Setup works great! Inspection Camera Bike Mount Loc-Line Hose
  9. Got it. Had to take upper pin 10994 out to remove link arm and mainshaft (should have don it earlier). With that out of the way crank just needed a bit of a tap to slide out. Really nice to have this press completely cleaned up after several years of processing brass.
  10. The cap screw on the left was the first thing I removed. The crank shaft slides out about an inch to the right then stops. Maybe the RH bearing was press fit in and needs some taping to get out? I'm thinking maybe the key is hitting it. But the other 2 bearings just slid out.
  11. I am doing a complete disassembly of one of my 1050's. How does one separate the crank shaft from the crank arm? There is a key on the shaft and I assume that is what is preventing the shaft from sliding out the right side of machine. Gotta be an easy way.
  12. Well this is interesting: Legion aluminum basepad: 5/8 oz Standard plastic basepad: 1/8 oz So a Legion X5 plastic (taller) will weigh more than the standard but that's damned close. Having a plastic version made so we will see.
  13. I want to shoot my new X5 in ESP. The biggest issue I see is the weight of the gun being 43.5oz with an IDPA limit of 43oz. Seems the options are: 1. Swap AL basepads with plastic - doubt that will gain a half ounce 2. Remove mag well - really don't want to as the gun looks good with it 3. Cut something like a third off the internal grip weight. - I see where I can't add internal weight but no rule saying removing it isn't permitted Really looking for a discussion on option 3. Thanks.
  14. The pure answer is get a Dillon 1050 or a Mark 7 Revolution. But is the problem doesn't warrant spending thousands get a Super Swager as George suggested.
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