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  1. 3.2gr Titegroup 1.10" CZ SP01 Shadow Target II Particularly heavy bullet pulled, but it is a Blue Bullets 135gr. The shorter OAL proved to be considerably more accurate in this gun. 2 (Two) FPS E.S. at the midatlantic sectional.
  2. Those of you with 9 major guns and MBX mags.. do you have to run mag spacers?
  3. I don't even load .45 currently, but AmmoBot's latest innovation is flippin' awesome! small primer/large primer sorting ability!
  4. I pondered this for quite a while. Initially, it was the Mark VII that got me considering automation when I saw it at the 2015 A6 match. I couldn't justify the dollar difference personally. As Scott says, changing the index speed is a big plus for so much powder going into the case. The current control box for the AmmoBot has two speed control knobs for infinite adjustability. The first is your toolhead speed, which truly doesn't matter how fast you go - that's to say, it won't harm a thing going Mach 2. The reverse knob, which controls the index speed of your shell plate, can be adjusted slower to guarantee your powder drops fully and no spillage occurs. I have the single-knob style, at 1400rph, it's very smooth, no spillage. When I load at ludicrous speed at about 2200rph, there's a couple flakes that'll spill, very negligible, but that's with minor power factor 9mm loads. If the case was as full as Scott's, it'd definitely drop some. For a small, small fee, Jason @ AmmoBot will trade out the controller for the new style, which I'll be taking him up on soon. With this being the case, I will control the shell index speed with a $50 investment, not $1600 With the dual knob control, I'll be speeding up the downstroke and slowing the upstroke, and from the videos I've seen expect I'll be running over 2000 rounds per hour, closer to 2200 rounds per hour, with zero spillage and more control of things. Here's a video showing 2200rph of .40s&w with the new controller: https://www.facebook.com/AmmoBotReloading/videos/1023818131013595/ When I run 1400-1800, my Extreme Spread has been as low as 5.5fps and as high as 12fps. I would say that's to be expected with most automation units on the market as the press runs so much smoother than by pulling the lever manually. The test rounds I loaded at 2200 rounds per hour had an ES of 15fps, which is still less than I was seeing when loading like a peasant without automation
  5. I'm really enjoying my AmmoBot. I've not had it terribly long, but long enough to know I should have bought it sooner! Overall, it's incredibly simple to set up and operate. I'm far from a mechanically capable person, so when I had a few sub-basic questions, the owner was very responsive and helpful. I think I was up and running in under an hour after unboxing the gear. I've had the occasional hangup while running, but really, nothing would have been different than if I was still pulling the handle manually. One 9mm case somehow got on to the shell plate upside down from the case feeder. At the resize station, the decapping pin poked right through the primer, but when the die made contact with the case, the machine stopped and when it sensed a short stroke, halted. At that point, I took the case out of the priming station since it hadn't been swaged, and moved the rest back one position. The case that was in the crimp station did get pushed into the completed cartridge bin, but was easy enough to find and put back to the correct station to be completed. That's a lot of words in a big paragraph to talk about the details of one of the only stoppages I've had in my first 6K rounds of 9mm loaded in the last month. Also, at first I was a little nervous about the handle left on the machine and in full swing. I was put at ease quickly during my first session loading. I basically stand one step to the left of the machine watching the powder drop, to know for certain it's reaching full stroke, and watching to verify bullets are not dislodged between the dropper and rotating to the seating station. I've lost probably 5 or less bullets and because I was in place to see it, hit the hand-held stop button so I could hand place a bullet before the downstroke for seating was completed. I've run the machine at almost 2200 rounds per hour, which really tired my eyes. I typically run between 1600-1800, have no issues at that speed, and it's easy enough to stop if something looks "off". The second reason I was happy that the handle was still in place was this past week, when I decided to shoot limited for the first time in two years, but had no ammo loaded. Since I haven't received my Mr. BulletFeeder .40 conversion yet, I was able to pull the handle manually and load enough ammo for the match. It's also helpful to have for set up and tuning the powder drop before getting in to a full loading session. If anyone has questions on the AmmoBot, feel free to ask. I'm not even close to an expert on it, but have practical use and experience on it now.
  6. Another vote for Red Hill Tac. Bob makes great holsters - I'm closing in on a dozen of them now.
  7. I worked the chrono stage on Thursday while staff shot, the box is certainly metal. It's the offical USPSA box with hinged metal lid. We had atleast 5 SP01's and shadows come through while I was there that all passed. My own SP01 Shadow Target with factory shadow mag fit as well. The box that's being used was on the uspsa store prior to them 'closing it for renovations', not sure who the manufacturer is. "Handgun with empty magazines inserted must fit wholly within a box with internal dimensions of 8 15/16” x 6” x 1 5/8” (tolerance +1/16”, -0”) (USPSA Rules, Feb 2014)" Simple check, draw a box on paper, see if you can place gun with your magazine combo fully within your lines looking down on all edges. I did this on the back side of my cleaning mat on the gun bench when I started shooting a grand power in production, as it didn't look like it'd fit (but did, passing my test and the box at A6 in April). Sorry it happened at a major match though.
  8. So, to clarify a bit, it operates from both sides right from the factory all of the time. It does have a larger button on the left side though, and the whole piece is reversible if you prefer the large button on the right. Some choose not to, as I know some lefties that activate mag release with their trigger finger from running non-ambi or reversible guns.
  9. Here's another option, custom kydex with thumb break from red hill tactical. http://redhilltactical.com/products/copy-of-double-layer-competition-holster-drop-attachment-owb
  10. Or better yet, my P1 Ultra slide on my P11 frame. Booyah! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  11. I like it a lot. I actually can run it faster than the K100. Its two ounces lighter than the K100, 4 ounces lighter than the Xcal, but it feels more similar to the Xcal when shooting. Nope
  12. Yes, the Xcalibur, K100, P1 are all the same frame. Yes
  13. The compressed spring length is 1.21" And another user measured the 3 springs at 9.5lb, 11.5lb, and 15 lb. I have a pile of beretta, cz, and 1911 recoil springs waiting at my dealer for me to trim down then measure weight at compressed length this weekend to find an easier replacement. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  14. I think the main thing to consider is the Apeiro, and the rest of their 2011's are still single action guns, and by the rule book, not allowed in Production, even before we talk about getting them on the Production approved list. Appendix D4, "special conditions", the first item listed is: Handguns with external hammers must be fully decocked at the start signal". Also, if you think you can just rack the slide on start signal, when you look at the production approved list, every manufacturer that has double action/single action, double action only, or single action only variants, there's a comment about "No Single-Action Only" or similar in each manufacturer subsection. So basically, there's no rule in the actual rule book about Single Action hammered guns in production, but they're not allowed on the production approved list.
  15. It surely is. I took this pic the day I picked up the P1 last week. Since then, I've also added the same tape to it as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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