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230 grn plated round nose from xtreme, winchester lpp, mixed brass and 4.4 of titegroup gets me an average of 743fps. So roughly a 170pf, which is great. And yeah, it is disconcerting seeing how little powder of TG is in a 45 case.

Do ZERO comapre-contrast. If you're shooting idpa then don't sit there thinking, "oh, if this was uspsa i'd.....". 'Cause then you're putting the wrong stuff in your mind. Think only about the task and or rule set at hand. Like I said, I do a different pre-COF ritual for each of them so that it helps me to separate them both physically and mentally. Also, if you want you should highlight what you feel are the important chapters in each game's rule book and reread them the night before you go shoot it, that way things will be fresh in your mind. This will take 5 minutes but will be a good refresher for you.

i am right handed. on 1911 style guns my left thumb hits the slide release. on glocks and all others my right thumb does it. i do not count on the bump slam to bring the slide foreward.

I shoot both and find the best way is to have a strong physical and mental cue for myself before each COF. I do one thing for idpa and a different for uspsa. I connect each action and mental statement with its corresponding rule set. Self programming. That and serious mental imagery and rehearsal of what I'm about to do. I have not made a big mistake doing it this way. Well a big mistake in confusing myself in how I run the stage. I make lots of other mistakes......

since a couple people asked or commented, 3.1 of TG definitely makes power factor as I've shot it over a chrono myself 20 times and had my ammo chronographed at sanctioned matches and passed.

Never mind, same as doing a 226. Got it done!

I bought the Wolff reduced recoil spring, 18lbs and it comes with a firing pin spring. Obviously the recoil spring switch was easy but I'm not finding any videos or printed instructions on how to replace the included firing pin spring. Any hints or help at better resources to do this myself? Thank you.

My own personal ammo comes in about 129. I don't mind being close to the pf, but then i've yet to fail chrono either.

Oh, I didn't meant to imply I wanted anything free. I wanted to know if they are worth the $100 or so to get a new motor from Dillor or if anyone had successfully taken one to a repair shop. But if no one really seems to think they're worth it, then I'll just get a cheapy and throw this one in the attic for a later project or sell it or something.

I bought a used Dillon CV-2001 tumbler. (caveat empor I know....) And here is the deal..... When I flip the switch to start it, it just makes a fairly loud "hummm" type noise. Loaded, unloaded, media, no media doesn't matter. Cycle the switch, no change. Sprayed in contact cleaner, no change. To get it going I basically have to turn it on its side and do the old WWI biplane start and spin the weight on the bottom a few times by hand and then it "starts" right up and whirrs away. The off switch turns it right off. -Call Dillon and try for a repair/motor exchange at whatever cost that is? $100-ish? (revealed as an option searching the forum) -Just buy a different cheaper one? -Electric motor repair shop and see what they say? -Someone here has had the same thing and knows what to do? -Buy another, new CV-2001 and just deal with this one on its last legs? What do you guys think? I use it solely for 9mm and 45acp brass. Thanks!

glock 34 with barsto barrel. 3.2 of titegroup. 147 round nose copper plated from extreme, 1.150 oal.

i put a spacer underneath mine. but your solution will work as well.

about 25% of my 9mm brass is military and it must be swaged for me to then prime it.

All my new parts installed. Everything cleaned and readjusted. Especially the swagging station as I saw I had lots of 9mm mil brass recently. With a little finesse and some time things are now working just fine. Loaded 200 rounds of 9mm with no issues. 3.2 titegroup. 147gr xtreme plated. mixed range brass. federal spp. 1.150 oal. .376 crimp.

the match i hurt myself right before i shot like normal. for local matches i'm shooting support (left) hand only. got a lefty holster and shoot the whole thing left only. gotta do that for at least a month. yeah, if i hadn't had ego, i wouldn't have decided to do something dumb. the attitude lead to the action. recap: 1. keep your ego in check. nothing good comes from showing off. 2. do nothing to jeopardize your physical preparations. 3. use your "sick time" well, find whatever you can to work on and do so.

I had been winning the overall at local IDPA Matches and for sure first Expert. I had placed top 10 at Nationals. I just won at the CA state idpa championships. My practice sessions were going great! I'd just started reloading and the first match shooting my own ammo. Things were going great! So there I was, minutes before the shooters meeting was to start and I saw a metal I-beam and thought to myself, "I'm gonna crank out some pull ups. Show these dudes I'm not only a better shot, but fitter than they are too." Couple comments are made to me. So then I decide to do one finger pull ups. (i used to rock climb tons, so this seemed like no big deal. well doing it 3 years ago and doing it cold, today were two different things!!!) On the second 1 finger pull up, a loud POP. Torn tendon on middle finger on my shooting hand. Right at the very start of a state idpa match. I immediately iced it, took nsaids but the damage was done. Beyond just the pain and limited use it totally screwed me up mentally. A match I might have won class, I was 6th of 8. Looking at video I was tentative and my 2 no shoots for the match were decided by the grease ring. Lesson? Do not show off before a match. As a matter of fact, don't do anything to put your training and prep in jeopardy before a match. Right before nationals I felt I needed a break, so I went to the motocross track. As I was coming off a jump wrong and anticipating a crash I thought to myself, "uh oh, this won't be good for nationals". Dumb. Again, do not do anything before a match to put yourself in the position to get hurt. I'm now not able to use my right hand (my dominant hand) for shooting for a month and won't be 100% for three months.

dig it!

Thank you Dillon for the great customer service. I look forward to using my machine again.

The inner aluminum sleeve for the magazine tube was slightly bowed, like a bad pool cue. The exploded primers blocked each end very very tightly. The blue plastic orifice that has the tab to index the sleeve in the magazine was totally gone, poof. My follower rod did leave an imprint in the ceiling as well. it was also twisted up into a curly-q pigtail. Definitely glad I wear glasses reloading.

readjusted the swaging rod as i do reload mixed brass, some of it military. also took apart and cleaned the primer feed mechanism and slide. thanks for the support guys.

Dillon, I placed an order online early this morning for some parts. What is the best way to talk with you or someone else about it? I feel comfortable with ordering the parts that I did, but if you really recommend different than what I did, I'm open to listening.

9mm. Federal small pistol primers. On the down stroke. I want to say at the top of the stroke. Not sure of the case being primed, couldn't find it after the kaboom. The case two prior was crushed and removed. Never have changed calibers, machine has always only been 9mm.

that nut could have been loose, true. when taking the inner primer sleeve out of the magazine I noticed the orifice or little plastic nipple on the end of the inner sleeve, to index it in the magazine tube, was gone. and that nut was not very tight, but i couldnt tell you if that was from the 'splosion or not. i feel lucky i was wearing glasses. i need to replace the plastic follower rod, the inner primer magazine sleeve, the plastic retainer tab at the primer station. i'm also ordering most of the other small parts involved in the priming station just to have them.

I had a primer detonation loading this morning that detonated all 99 in the primer magazine. This occurred towards the bottom of the down stroke on the second case to be loaded. What are the various causes of primer blow ups so I do not do this again? I am ok, I was wearing safety glasses while reloading as usual. Loud boom, flash of orange, parts flying everywhere. Never having had this happen before, or to any of my reloading friends, but doing a little online looking it seems that the #1 reason is operator error. Since I'm not sure of what happened, please tell me the various ways this normally happens to I can better self-monitor. Thank you.

at the end of the day i also take a cell phone picture of my score sheet before i turn it in. that way if there is a transcription process i can catch it and have something to show my score should be fixed. i've had to do this multiple times. the primary thing has been listed, follow whoever is scoring your targets. dont worry about your mags or taping. your job after you've holstered is to be up there, monitoring the scoring. this is also a good time to give your input on any close calls. i've often had calls go my way because i was there and showing i cared. fair or not, this happens. and on the flip side, if your out there taping, don't tape a target till the scorekeeper, Ro and shooter have had a chance to look at it. i know lots of people say they are doing this for "fun", but score is being kept. do your part to make sure it is accurate. and if you're the score keeper, neat hand writing!