NewCo32

Thanks guys! I'll check for cycling tonight. Gonna load up some more rounds with different OALs (within spec of course) and powder charges. I'll head out to the range on Thursday to see how it does. I'll report back for information purposes in case anyone else happens to do a search for this later.

So I just recently purchased a Square Deal B for both my Springer 1911 .45ACP and my XDM 5.25 9mm. I have loaded quite a few .223 on my single stage so far without 1 single issue. I'm starting to get the hang of it now. For reference I am using a Lyman 49th edition for data to load my XDM 5.25 9mm. I am using Montana Gold 147 CMJ with Bullseye powder and CCI small pistol primers. The data in the book tells me to run an OAL of 1.115. I have loaded about 20 rounds so far with an OAL of 1.117-1.120. I see a lot of people here loading out to 1.15. Should I be concerned with an issues loading my OAL as short as I am? I have been setting up different loads from 3.4 grains to 3.6 grains so far. This is all for testing purposes. The manual says I am safe out to 3.9 grains of Bullseye. This gun is primarily used for speed steel with the occasional plinking at the range. I guess my main concern is reliability in cycling and safety with the suggested OAL in the Lyman manual. Anybody see issues with how I have loaded so far? I won't get to shoot them until Thursday. Thanks in advance.