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lol...actually I'm good at math; I just have to pay attention to exactly what I'm reading... preoccupied I guess. seriously though at this point I'm not sure what he paid for what quantity. "404 for 1000" as stated is way way high; he probably meant 5000. 404 for a case of 5k is about right for where we are in todays market

the disconnector, lol... more than once I've thought "hey I should check out the disconnector..." and then it goes away. I will now make that a priority, thanks for reminding me.

You mentioned a 9# recoil spring... I just got done with testing a 9# recoil spring in my gun and the return to battery was slow enough to be annoying. I've gone back to the 10#. But after fiddling around with two different Prodigies I'm getting the sense that the way they behave out of the box and how they respond to modifications is appropriate for that particular gun only. Just a sample size of two but that's my gut...

Then that was a great price for sure.

They are not synonymous but are somewhat related. Lands and grooves are what make up the rifling in the barrel. The leade is a short portion at the beginning of the rifling where there is what you could call a bevel at the beginning of each land. This allows the bullet to be introduced more gently into the rifling than would be the case if the lands started at a 90 degree angle. As to the virtue of where your bullet should be with respect to the lands; I've never investigated that but I'm sure there are many who have. In particular I'm sure bullseye shooters have strong feelings about that. It can be an important detail for accurate rifle ammo; I'm not sure it is as big a concern for pistol.

Several thoughts: 1. I've had a positive experience for the most part with Dillon tech support. There have been a couple of times I was less than thrilled. Calling back and getting a different person worked every time. 2. I don't doubt you had a significant problem. As previously noted the primer system can cause problems. However for the most part it seems to work for the vast majority of people. I have two RL1100s. One with well over 100,000 rounds loading all sorts of headstamps. Both priming systems work just fine. I do get an occasional completely upside down primer; maybe 1 per 1000 if that. I am not 100% certain I didn't load one in the tube upside down in the first place. 3. Given the vast difference in behavior some experience I'm wondering if it is due to something in the production process that is causing some machines to exhibit totally different behavior than others. Like I said in my previous post; neither of my machines "snaps violently", rather they have a "gentle nudge".

Yes, your barrel is the ultimate judge of whether your load is viable. A case gauge is a useful tool but can't be the sole decider on good vs bad. Assuming your gauge is tighter than your barrel, and many are, as time goes by you will learn for your gun and your gauge just how far from flush a round can be and still be 100% functional in your gun.

Maybe for 500? 4 cents/primer is way lower than anything I've seen since the bad times started.

In the 650 manual it would be page 38. I don't know where in the 750 manual it might be. Probably close to that. You need to adjust the "camming pin" down slightly.

I ordered about the same time a you. Emailed a couple weeks ago and they also mentioned waiting on the grips. At that point they said possibly end of October. Apparently it is going to take a little longer. I'm not in a hurry (maybe just a little) I'd rather they take their time and do it right.

That is no longer completely true. You can use tungsten in ESP and ESP derived divisions such as CCP and CO. You can not use tungsten in SSP and CDP. ESP related divisions just have to fit in the box and make weight. Other than that do whatever you want.

I'd suggest following the process that @shred suggested to find the max acceptable OAL for that particular bullet. Two bullets of the same weight can have different enough ogives such that the max OAL for one can be quite different compared to the other. Yes, 1.140 is getting out there aways. I think I've pushed some test loads out that far for my X5 but usually I'm around 1.125 for FMJ and around 1.100 for JHP. I think I started running into trouble at a little above 1.140 with RMR 124 FMJ but I can't find my notes after I cleaned up my loading room... lol Edited to add: I re-read your OP and realized I skipped by the fact that you are loading JHP. I think 1.140 for a JHP is way past what is typically done for 9mm minor in a standard 9mm barrel from a typical striker fired gun.

Depending upon bullet and case there is a tendency for 9mm reloaded ammo to have a "wasp waist" effect. That all by itself is common and is typically a cosmetic issue rather than a functional one. (Some people don't like it and go to lengths to avoid it. Personally I couldn't care less.) The only reason I bring that up is that perhaps the "bulge" you are referring to is simply that wasp waist effect and there is actually something else going on. Edited to add: How much are you flaring? What is your crimp?

My experience also. I had mine throated.

This is my first exposure to the 2011 platform. I was surprised how "protected" the slide stop is by the frame. Not a big deal for USPSA but I want to use the gun for IDPA on occasion as well. A lot more slide lock reloads in that game. I'll probably look at something with a little more to grab on to.

I guess I'm out of the loop... What's the rumour? Problematic primer supply?

How low have you guys gone with your main spring? I'm running a 10# recoil spring and a 19# hammer spring and the gun is sensitive to thumb pressure on the slide. Just a bit too much and I get stove pipes. I'm going to try a 9# recoil spring and a 17# hammer spring.

It won't be either/or. Some of the "a" guys will come. Some of the "b" guys will go. I'd guess a net positive move towards Prod with more "a" guys coming than "b" guys going but I don't think it will really change much.

Yeah that would suck. You still have to do the same stage plan as for 10. You still need the same number of mags on your belt. The only difference is you leave a lot more ammo on the ground.

That is one upgrade I can get behind. I don't use my 650 much anymore but if I did I'd spring for stop primer thingy. And now that I think about it the spent primer tube adapter is great. So I take some of my previous statement back for sure. Good luck with your new/old press!

I'd run the press first. If it screws up figure out why and fix it. Often an adjustment and a deep cleaning is all you need. If all else fails then an attempted upgrade makes sense. Otherwise you are spending money you may not need to spend. Most 650/750 run fine just as they come from Dillon.

I've had that same experience.

The amount of offset needed to cause an interference problem is not all that much. The loosen/tighten scheme will only help when there is relatively minor interference. I believe it's worth a shot as the time and energy required are trivial. If that doesn't help and the other suggestion don't work then I'm quite puzzled. Not the first time I didn't have a clue when trying to solve a reloading issue on a press! Good luck and when you get it sorted I'd like to hear how it went.

Follow up to my previous post about the Prodigy being short throated... I picked up another Prodigy and what do you know but this one is perfectly fine with the same loads that caused problems in Prodigy #1. Even with the rather fat RMR 124 JHP profile I could load those out to at least 1.125 which is way beyond where you would typically load a 124 JHP for 9mm minor. RMR 124 RN were fine at 1.135 which is as long as I've ever cared to load them in any of my 9mm guns. Other aspects of the two guns are significantly different as well. Kinda makes me wonder about Springfield manufacturing tolerances and quality checks...

Didn't we already say that?