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OP, any update on this? I am have the same problem with my Gen4 34.

I haven't called Dillon yet. I'll try that and see what they suggest.

I've had a Dillon 650 for over a year now. I've loaded around 20k rounds of 9mm without any problems. I tried a few different powders at first then settled on Titegroup and have used it ever since. I recently purchased some 147gr CMJ's and a couple pounds of N320. I started to work on developing a load this week but I didn't get far before running into an issue with the powder measure. I loaded the tube with N320 then attempted to throw a charge and the powder bars seemed to bind up. I tried making adjustments, disassembled the powder measure to inspect and clean but I couldn't find anything wrong with it and the cleaning didn't help. Out of 10 attempts to throw a charge, 2, maybe 3 worked and the rest would bind up. It felt as if the powder was getting in the way somewhere, causing a grinding feeling and would bind up, if that makes sense. I then emptied the tube, cleaned it, switched back to Titegroup and it worked perfectly fine. I switched back to the N320 again and had the same issue which leads me to believe its related to the N320. Does anyone know what my problem might be?

I understand that nobody would understand if I had just said the ammo has strong recoil but I was comparing it to Federal factory ammo. The recoil was significantly stronger than the factory ammo. That along with the ejection pattern were the signs that I am seeing. Different powders (and different primer, bullets and brass). What did the primers look like in the rounds you shot? CCI400 are pretty soft for use in an AR-15 as well so they would show pressure signs earlier than a military grade primer. Thanks for the advice. I'll look at the cases when I get home from work this afternoon and check the primers.

Last week I received all the components needed to start reloading .223 on my Dillon XL650. I've been loading 9mm for about a year now and I'm wanting to develop a load for training with my AR-15. I loaded some test rounds and went out yesterday to record data with my chrono. My loads were.... - Hornady 55 grain FMJ - PMC Brass trimmed to 1.750" - CCI Small Rifle No. 400 Primers - CFE223 (test rounds loaded at 24.0, 24.5, 25.0, 25.5, 26.0, 26.5) - 2.245" OAL * shot out of 14.5" barrel I searched the forum and web for CFE223 load data and found most used 25.0 grains - 27.0 grains so I loaded my test rounds at 24.0, 24.5, 25.0, 25.5, 26.0, 26.5. All the cases gauged correctly in my Dillon Case Gauge. I started off shooting some Federal .223 55 Grain FMJ which had an average of 2,763 fps. and ejected towards 4:00. I then went to my reloads and started with 24.0 grain loads which had an average of 2,381 fps, 4:00 ejection pattern and had light felt recoil. Next was 24.5... averaged 2,414 fps., 3:00 ejection pattern and had just slightly more felt recoil than the 24.0 grain loads. I went to 25.5 grain loads which averaged 2,551 fps, had a 2:00/1:00 ejection pattern and the recoil was strong. The ejection pattern of the brass and the felt recoil make me think there may be too much pressure but the velocity was 200 fps. lower than the Federal that I shot. I didn't try the 26.0 or 26.5 loads because of the signs of high pressure with the 25.5 loads. I moved my chrono around a couple of times, changed my distance slightly and had the same fps results. Even if the reading wasn't exactly correct, all the results were recorded at the same time, in the same conditions and my reloads had lower velocity & more recoil than the Federal. Can anyone give me some advice on why I had signs of higher pressure and more felt recoil with my reloads that were 200 fps. lower than the Federal rounds I shot?

I live in Chattanooga also and i'm looking for somewhere to train outdoors. I had a spot on my friends property but he recently sold it and i've been limited to the indoor range. Anyone know of a good place?