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What do you mean with Freestyle starts? IPSC is pretty strict starting position and stance wise.

There are 3500 to a box and they don't sell them like that for over 10 years. To be honest I don't know how old the box. The reason I got this box is a bit relevant, I got them because a friend of mine could not seat them deep enough with a Square Deal B to set them off reliably in a Tanfoglio. A 650 or LnL AP has more leverage so I do no have that issue. Didn't Federal have a mishap which made them switch to the overly large primer trays of today?

No idea, but hey are harder to set off than S&B for instance. They are somewhat on the harder side. A firend of mine gave me this box a few weeks back The newer ones come in regular 100 boxes

You can also get them 3d printed if you know of someone with printer, than you can also find a few designs that prevent powder spilling during indexing. Being what they are they should be easy to machine if you have a small lathe. Brass is probably cheaper because it is easier to machine?

Isn't he shooting PO which is complete different from shooting open with optics? Violently moving optics vs. stationary optics.

Lubing the brass fixed this issue for me, both for 9mm and .40 S&W. Spray some Dillon lube in a bag, dump in cases, shake them a bit and load them up. I really hate sticking brass on the expander

Don't get too hung up on draw time, saving 1 or 2 tenths on a skill you perform once per stage (and if you have to move first not even that) is not worth fretting over. Getting a good grip is much more important. For instance, if you shave off 0.1 sec. of a transition which you do 3 to 10 times per stage is worth a lot more. Some goes for movement, entering/exiting positions etc. Talking mostly USPSA/ISPC but my apply to other sports.

My personal experience with Quickload is that the software is very accurate, in some cases matching reloading manuals/data and in the other cases not being too far off. That is with "reasonable" loads however. Go beyond "normal" charges or below certain OAL's it becomes a crapshoot very quickly, I would not rely on software to come up with a "proof" load.

Either incorrectly sized cases, cases with very thin walls, too much crimp or short bullets loading a bit long. Crimp wont' fix this and I absolutely hate FCDs for straight wall cartridges, if you _need_ one something is not right. U-die may help but shouldn't be needed either. What headstamps are you loading?

What brands are used at the highest levels are more about sponsorship than anything else. Using that as a base to justify your own purchases is useless, maybe it makes you feel good but that's it. Also chances are pretty high they are using custom guns and not off the shelf stuff.

Case length has no influence on COAL of how deep the bullet is in the case whatsoever. Don't overthink it, no-one trims pistol brass for a reason.

Muzzle rise is more a function of the shooter than the gun.

Casey Reed has his target arrays he uses for his course available for free: Dryfire Arrays — Casey Reed Shooting

Wasn't that list compile with the required PF was still 180(?) while nowadays it's only 165? A lot of those loads are way above 165. Not saying primer flow will not happen but the source may be outdated somewhat.

I get it, you are a fan of the 550. But slightly slower than a 650/750? I don't see that happening no matter what scenario. Without a case feeder but with bullet feeder I can do 1100 rounds/hour easily on my LnL AP and 1200 to 1300 on the 650 which has both. I don't see the 550 coming even close to that. And you are worried about squibs on the 650 but not about double charges on the 550? Fiddling and forgetting to index a 550 would scare me a lot more. If you have to fiddle that much with your 650 fix it or get it checked, no press will run perfect but even on my LnL AP I can load without fiddling too much. (Expecting the occasional split case or crimper primer pocket) Yes I have a 550 (for now) because the price was too good to pass up on, tried it an the manual indexing just is a deal breaker for me. As soon as I find somewhen who needs it, it's gone.

Define very close? The 750 in 9mm with case feeder is 1100,- whereas the 1100 is 2250,- I don't think there are even enough upgrades to get the price close enough to just skip over the 750. I run my 650 near stock and I don't see any need for ergonomic upgrades. For most reloaders the 1100 does nothing the 750 doesn't do, and the 750 get's the Dillon warranty instead of a 2-year limited. I can see skipping the 550 in favor of the 650, and that is exactly what I would do. The horror of indexing yourself, no thanks

Probably because the 650/750 is "missing" a swage station, whether or not this is important depends entirely on the brass used and the reloader operating the machine. I never missed a swager on my LnL AP which I use for .223. (or rather, everything other than 9mm )

In IPSC the command is "Load and make ready" or "make ready" maybe that is where the confusion comes from?

I signed up about 2 weeks ago, you can't really go wrong for $15,- (That's about 100 rounds of live fire .40) Just having a daily workout complete with target arrays and demonstrations makes it worth my while.

You don't need a pair of expensive Mepablus for that do you?

Are you sure about that? I'm sure my surgeons didn't use them. How would it work anyway since the microphone will amplify all sound below the max. volume treshold.

Thanks for clarifying, found it hard to image. And agreed with the move.

Are you saying you will send him to open even if you don't know for sure how he shot the previous 2 stages? Now that's jackass move. If you know for a fact, yes, welcome to open.

One way to find out. They are call rifle primers for a reason.

That does not sound right, I load much more than that and I hardly ever have to clean the drum or measure itself and I have yet to replace the return spring. (Which is as stiff as ever) And that is loading a much finer ball powder as opposed to a stick powder like N320. (Lovex D032/Cleanshot/AA #2-ish) If you have to clean and replace that often something is off and mine would have gone out of the window already. (I also have a 650 and a 550 but I choose to load half the calibers on the LnL so I don't have to change over calibers) Can you see what it is sticking on? If rotated just wrong it can rub on the primer tube for instance. Without a case, does it move up and down freely? Other than thoroughly looking at what is causing it next time it happens it is hard to say from here.