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Thanks much. What Geissele FCG did you run with this bolt? A standard SSA or one of the MCX/MPX offerings. Seeing on their website how these FCGs are to be used with PCCs

Been running a crappy mil-spec single stage FCG in my DDLES Glock mag lower with an Adco Glock'd bolt in a Model 1 Sales upper for years without issue, but yesterday I had a few instances of the rifle firing when I released the trigger. Not sure if the blowback action has peened something in the FCG out of spec, but I really want to use a Geissele SSA, which wouldn't always reset with the Glock'd bolt Adco did. I also have a Colt bolt and mag block for running FA in my M16. So, is their a hybrid bolt available that will work with a Geissele SSA FCG? Would be nice to be able to not mess with swapping bolts in the upper and getting the same two stage trigger in the DDLES lower that I run in all my other ARs. Thanks in advance.

Thanks, gents. Looks like I'll have 3k of Blue Bullets 147gr FP coming my way. Their 5% discount for members here made them the cheapest of the 4-5 places mentioned.

Thanks for that info. Any issues using mixed headstamp brass for those loads?

That's what I was worried about. Thanks for all the other feedback.

Was looking for coupon codes for Blue Bullets, Precision Bullets, and RMR in the stickied thread over on ARF as I need to put in a 3k+ order, but then realized I have some OAL limitations I want to make sure I can stay within before I place the order. Specifically, I run a 31rd Glock mag with a TF +30 Goliath extension in my PCC during steel matches. The Goliath has a max OAL of 1.125" for reliable feeding. Running Fed American Eagle 147gr truncated nose FMJs, with their 1.065" OAL, has been a non-issue, but I'm not sure of the OAL of the 147gr flat point offerings from Blue, Precision, or RMR. So, anyone loaded any or all of the 147gr FP offerings from these companies at or below 1.125" OAL reliably in Glock mags? I'll be using Bullseye and a max velocity of ~1,000fps, so get max velocity isn't my goal when it comes to OAL and its relationship with powder volume, just want to make sure I won't have the bullet seated too deep and cause feeding issues or have the ogive in the case mouth. Thanks

Thanks for the link. Just put grease in the hole until it's full and then work the press in order to get it spread around inside the bushing and repeat until any resistance in the movement is removed? I broke down the rest of the press tonight and the resistance is definitely localized to these bushings. Everything else was moving smoothly once the system was broken down to stand alone joints. Thanks Eric

I know Dillon has a tool for it, but I'd rather not wait weeks for appears to just be a rod of certain length and diameter which will fit through the right arm bushing to remove the left arm bushing. It's time to clean and lube the press and don't want to take a steel punch to the parts if it will cause any damage to the bushings. I guess an alternative would be to just get some grease on the upper link arm bushings via the small holes drilled in the press, but I don't have a syringe capable of getting my bearing grease in there. Guess that begs a second question, what grease gun/syringe does one use to get bearing grease in the holes located in the press? Thanks Eric

Thanks for the sanity check of my thought process. I'll make a few batches with varying lengths and see how it goes. Eric

Thanks for clarifying. I was thinking about it last night and wondering if some of the nose ups were caused by the rounds being too short and being run up into the upper "hood" of the chamber at too aggressive of an angle due to the shorter length. Should be able to knock out a few primer/powder-free rounds of different OAL by next week to see if that was the cause of the issues. Thanks all Eric

Thanks for the tip. Have to do some more tinkering I guess. Eric

Sorry...typo. OAL on the 155gn load was 1.125...not 1.25". Corrected the OP. Could I have been too short? The malfunction occurred with the 135 and 155 loads about equally, about 1 in 5. As for the bulges cases...a Lee bulge buster is on the way. Think I'll run everything through the bulge buster to get some consistency in that department and go from there with the OALs and hand cycle as recommended. Thanks all Eric

Finally started reloading for .40 and had a couple issues at the range yesterday. I'm already tracking the fix for the fail to fully chamber due to bulged bases from "range pick up" brass, but I'm stumped on what would cause rounds to be jammed nose up into the top of the chamber instead of feeding into it. The stats are: XD40 with 4" factory barrel, 12 round factory mags and mixed headstamp "pick up" brass Load 1: 135gn round shoulder Berrys Plated OAL: 1.085" 9.0gn of Blue Dot Load 2: 155gn flat point Rainier OAL: ETA: 1.125"....not 1.25" 8.3gn Blue Dot I'll be switching over to Bullseye soon as I use it for 9 and 45(wanted a more "forgiving" powder measure-weise for my first attempts at .40), but any idea as to why the rounds would get stripped from the mag and skip up into the top lip of the chamber instead of seating into the chamber itself? Is this just a bulged base causing improper feeding? Could it possibly be a loose crimp causing the brass to snag the chamber? It did not happen every round, which is what leads me to believe a bulged base could have had something to do with it. I tried to get a pic with the cellphone, but I was on the last station of an indoor range and the lighting wasn't cooperating. The OALs are right in line with Lyman's 49th Edition for the bullet weights. But we all know no one reloading manual is the end all be all, so any help is much appreciated. Thanks Eric