[In-Press Primer Detonation]

I've been reloading for 30 years, and just bought my first progressive, an XL650 on Friday. Got it set up Friday night and after a few hundred rounds of smooth .45 loading, I put in another bag of .45 once fired I had bought at the local gun show. I had no idea that they made small primer in .45 - almost 1/2 of this brass was small primer. The first one, I tried to force it and had the large primer blow. First time I've had a primer go off in 30 years. Scared the crap out of me as the press was littered with granules of titegroup. Took me a little while to figure out what the problem was. I'm certainly going to ask from now on and make sure I only buy large primer brass.

[So THAT'S what a good trigger feels like....]

How do the CMC's compare to Jewell's AR trigger? I replaced my rock river 2 stage with a Jewell and couldn't be happier, but curious about what else is out there for my next AR build.

[I got busted]

A few times I've given a new pistol or rifle to a buddy and then had him show up at the door when she was home and "return the gun he borrowed from me". She couldn't tell the difference between a 12 gauge and a .22 so it seems to work well.

[Accuracy of an XDm]

If that doesn't make a difference, see if your smith can make the trigger on the less accurate gun just like the trigger on the more accurate one.

[brass tumblers]

thanks again for all the info. looking forward to my trip to bass pro

Thanks,

Chris

I've been using the Lee for about 10 years - run it for days at a time sometimes and I'm amazed at how the motor keeps up. I've had to patch a seam or two that started to come apart in the basket, but it's still going strong.