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Yes, it's 1.165 All is well. Problem is with Wolf primers. I do get about 4% failure rate Bought 10k of them, using for practice. With CCIs I used before I never had any issues. I use CCIs for match ammo also.

I would oil all unpainted surfaces ASAP. Mine was rusting in places after 1 week.

This is primers I have. I did chrono 3 different loads and those primers very consistent!! If they fired every time. Hammer slipped 1/2 way, murphy law I guess. Light hit and it fired. Out of all of those light strikes almost none fires on a second/third try. Also, non mulfunctioned when I was running them through chrono. Maybe when I make those small batches for chrono I run press slower and do better job seating primers? I need to think about this..

Yeah, DQ itself does bother me much. I'm glad everyone is OK and I didn't get injured. I only wish THAT round had a bad primer

Tested lightened spring, same thing, light strikes like 5 times out of 100. ... and I went home with DQ. Hammer slipped when I was lowering it. Got too "confident" with this thing. Need to be really careful next time.

Ok, I received lightened spring from CZC and firing pin from CGW Firing pins OAL: CZC: 2.500 CGW: 2.502 Longer? Yes, but I wonder if this is just normal wear on mine 2 thou can be just polished back vs brand new with machining mark. So, it looks like they ARE the same. CGW pin has more tapered/sharp nose and CZC is more rounded CZC pin heavier. There is more meat, less of this "thin" area. More force needed to get it moving? But more intercia? Springs: On a picture it shows what pins come with and CZC lightened spring on top CGW smallest in diameter. Original one I had most tough spring and feels that way. If I compare CGW spring to CZC spring when they sit in a slide - they "feel" the same to me. It's not scientific but it is what it is All in all, I will install lightened CZC spring with original firing pin and keep going. I will use CCI's for competitions. CGW pin will be a spare, I didn't have any spare parts for the gun, now I do

Stuart said that he measured and they are no different (CZC vs CGW's). I ordered one from CGW's just out of curiosity, will post back when I get it. I also bought lightened firing pin spring.

I don't have bullet feeder (just case feeder). Filling primer tubes actually relaxing break for me from cranking loads. I would get bullet feeder first..

I read 1.1 but personally load to 1.165 (RN plates 115/124gr). It all depends on your gun and type of bullet you use. Just do a plunk test to see.

I checked. Already have extended firing pin. Ordered lighter firing pin spring. Will see.. Took apart and other than some light lube there was nothing in a hole and firing pin moved free and nice. Even if it starts to work with lighter spring - it will take a while for me to build confidence in those primers...

Nope. All <140pf loads and all stock, nothing replaced

Out of curiosity and to double-check I dropped sized case into chamber, then loaded round. Drops to the same depth. I can freely spin round in a chamber and it rides on a case lip. Bullet doesn't touck rifling. So I guess my shadow doesnt "suffer" from that issue. Or maybe it's because I use RN type of bullets.

Shadow custom with 2k rounds - guid rod looks like on picture. Is that normal? Or is that maintenance item? I shoot all minor power loads, <140PF for sure.

Yes, the gun is "stock" CZ sp01 shadow CUSTOM from czcustom.com. Only thing I added to it was short reset trigger(they put it in). So, whatever they do to it - all standard stuff, I did not alter anything. And 2k rounds I shot before Wolf primers were all my reloads with CCI/Winchester SP primers FP channel can be an issue, yes, there is lube in there because when I clean slide with CLP or Ballistol - there is some that leak in anyway. I seat all primers as deep as they go and shellplate is tight on my 650XL So, if it's Shadow made end of 2013 - it should have extended firepin already. If it's primers - then?? I understand part about seating them deeper, but those should go off on second try? No? I have 4 rounds that look normal and I fired them repeatedly many times and they didn't go off. Does it mean primers just "bad" or I can do something so the start to go of more reliably? So far I see that I need to get other primers at least for match ammo..

I will give as much history as possible so you can help me with ideas on what to check.. I had 6!!! light strikes today. 2 fired on a second time. 1. Gun have optional short reset trigger installed 2. Gun has maybe ~2k rounds through. 3. I only field strip/clean since new and last time I did it was maybe 600-700 rounds ago. I didn't clean it to see what kind of issue it might cause.. 4. I didn't have ANY mulfunctions until today. 5. One round was with high seated CCI primer, so thats a problem with my reload. 6. Other 5 is all Wolf primers I just started to use. They seat deep enough. So, is it primer issue? Out of 5 only 1 fired on second try.. Any experience with Wolf primers? Seems like they seat little dipper (not as tall??). I have 10k of them and really need to make it work.. Thank you P.S. I was really sceptical when people complained about Wolf/Tula. But first box of 100 and 5 light strikes? Kind of convincing... Too much even for practice ammo.