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Reloading on the 180 is always risky. Your attention is on the magwell, less on where the 180 is. We BE readers weren't there, and we don't have enough info to make a good call. We shouldn't be trying to help second-guess the RO. The fact that this was posted here suggests that even the shooter may not be sure. The others here called it right. It's the RO's call and, yeah, it hurts but we gotta live with it, practice the skills involved, and move on.

Here, the USPSA app starts loading the competition rules but freezes after the first page. I've tried it several times. Not very useful.

Convenience is great, but how does it shoot? How is dot movement and recovery, compared to 3n38, AA7, HS6, Silhouette? For 38sc and 9 major?

New shooters should be cautious about most "advanced" moves in action shooting - like moving reloads, retreat starts, moving in the weak-hand direction, moving around walls and ports, doors and doorknobs, and all the other skills we have to learn. This one is admittedly farther along and (like all the others) should be practiced before using it in a match.

And John knows what he's doing. That said, it's not for everybody. Wonder if that clip is why this thread was started?

Getting to be an old story. If I did it again I wouldn't buy the powder measure, just use my Dillon or get a Hornady.

I wonder if the problem is that they need a different drum for pistol, with a smaller bore, like Hornady and RCBS. Mk7's is "one size fits all" and doesn't adapt to pistol so well.

That's a handy idea. It goes well with the Dillon powder measure. Is your mount strong enough to keep the case feeder and bullet feeder stable during operation?

We can only try

Same points for As. One less point for Cs & Ds.

Don't feel rushed. Overall squad timing generally has nothing to do with you, and you have as much right as anyone to shoot your best stage. Focus, concentrate, breathe, do your thing. They'll wait (just like you guys probably did ).

Participation trophies and safe spaces would probably help, too...

Sometimes sarcasm passes right by ...

And WELL worth the price

In think we're going to find out pretty soon that the Forums aren't the place to air grievances with vendors...

No. The V4 (current version) is pretty stable now. And my 3 are working fine. Don't forget to mention that all of the "microdot" sights take a lot of abuse, the way we use them. What's appealing about them is that they're micro and sit lower to the bore axis. Everybody has their favorites and their stories, so use any of the main brands that suit you.

Gotta get me one of those.

I'll vote for Stoeger's training books also, or anybody else who has the credentials. Fundamentals, dry fire, live fire. Stages are just a series of fundamentals strung together.

When you ask a question, expect to get honest answers. You may not like them, but they're usually going to be helpful.

Did some powder measure testing today with AA7, using both the Mk7 and Dillon powder measures at manual loading speed. 20 rounds each, using a GemPro 250 scale. Dillon: Avg 10.50 gn, range 0.10 (0.95%), SD 0.031. Mk7: Avg 10.365 gn, range 0.46 (4.4%), SD 0.107. I've always liked the Dillon for accuracy (and the UniqueTek micrometer stem for easy adjustment), and the setting doesn't wander. It's staying on the press.

You're a lucky fellow. It's not always like that.

I may be missing something, but I thought from the instructions that the laser is supposed to be aimed so that the dot bounces off the mirror and hits the *back* of the bullet. It seems that yours is hitting the front. Does it work equally well that way? I've been having trouble adjusting mine and ended up doing all the adjustments and fixes described above, including taking the laser module apart and repositioning the wires and the spring properly and using Vibratite on the laser adjustment screws because they were so loose. It's still hard to adjust, and I don't seem able to get the dot to hit the back of the bullet centered - it's off to one side, meaning the dot has to hit the bullet farther down in order to avoid hitting the lower sensor, which interferes with the sensor's operation when there's a bullet lying crosswise on the case mouth. (Loading 38 SC and 9 major.) Also, the dot isn't small, round, and concise but is somewhat oblong and "smeared" looking, which also means you have to have it hit the bullet farther down. Can't imagine how this would work with the small .223 bullet.

Can anybody tell us what the Primer Orientation Sensor looks like? How it works? Where it mounts? Does it work with the Evolution, or just with the primer collator on the Revolution. There aren't any pictures or descriptions on the web site...

Nick is right about the math, and we should always consider that. And math-wise, what I'm thinking also is the effect of that 7.89 HF on your classification. In Nick's example you were headed toward about a 10 HF (or, say, a 9.33, with 6 Cs at 6 seconds), and you're never going to get to that by making up a missed shot.

They've been working on the powder measure for ... how long now?