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lol, sure.

It's the name you deserve when someone, in this case me, can't criticize a product without you going off the deep end. Needing to hang this thing off the side of a bench, or modify your bench to secure it, wasn't a smart design decision in my opinion. It looks like others are starting to figure that out: Maybe I'm not giving DAA a fair shake. This could all be part of a larger sales tactic (which I don't begrudge them for). Bench attachment accessory $20, large primer conversion kit $50, press integration system $100. If so, then I can at least wrap my head around the initial design.

Don't be fooled by the DAA fanboy, he's talking CAD not USD. Although we'll always pay a little more being Canadian, primer prices up here are similar to what you mentioned.

Focus on function not looks. I think your mind is made up already, with that said I wish you all the best.

All my ammo is "coke bottled" because I use Dillon dies. It provides excellent neck tension and I get less than 1% failure rate using a hundo. MA dies are no better (possibly worse?) than any other die, they're a waste of money in my opinion. I think you're looking for a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

Wow, lol, have fun with your new toy fanboy.

Sorry if this has already been covered but why wouldn't they have designed it to be a table top solution? It needs to overhang? And if your bench/table has an apron/skirt overhanging it might not work? That's a pretty dumb decision by DAA.

You mentioned red dot and I thought you meant the powder not the sight. It all makes sense now.

I don't use Red Dot but that sounds like a big ol' scoop of powder. Where did you get your load data from? Do you have a chrono?

If you're open to anything than I would go with one of the usual suspects (Titegroup, Sport Pistol, 231/HP-38). Personally, I like WST @ 3.8gr under a 147gr bullet (less if I was using coated lead).

Powder?

- How to determine OAL: https://czfirearms.us/index.php?topic=34225.msg189131#msg189131 (If your bullet doesn't easily collapse just use the seating die to shorten the OAL incrementally until it plunks) - Plunk test:

Federal. The primer suck back problem can be fixed by re-profiling the pin in you decapping die.

Save yourself some grief and reload in the basement.

Easiest: Sun dry for a few hours. Fastest: Bake them on the lowest setting for 15 minutes. Easiest winter time solution (because I'm Canadian eh!): Towel dry near the furnace for a few days. I just did a load...

10mm? This is the 9mm/38 forum by the way. The old max used to be around 14.5gr of AA#9 so you can probably work up to that number if necessary. data.pdf

Maybe but they've acted like that every time I've seen it. Even if you throw them into a fire, it's just like popcorn, lol. I can't understand why a free falling cartridge would do anything you stated above but I guess life's funny like that, eh?

The cartridge wasn't being supported so it should have just popped the bullet out of the brass. I'm not sure why you didn't find anything, weird.

That's not what I would consider "best practice", many ranges have live ammo disposal bins.

Is there any chance that the primers themselves were contaminated prior to loading?

As long as they're thoroughly dried it shouldn't be a problem. I mostly air dry my brass and I've never experienced any problems whatsoever. P.S. I don't have any type of crazy "drying protocol". In the summer I air dry outside for a few hours and the brass is completely dry. During the winter I put them on a towel in the basement near the furnace and they're dry within a couple of days. If I'm in a rush I'll fill a cookie tray with brass, pop it in the oven and with 20 minutes they're ready to load.

I'm not sure what your plunger is made of but after polishing the brass plunger on my Dillon unit with metal polish that problem, although never as severe as your issue, went away completely.

Now you've gone and opened up a can of worms (favourite powders), lol. A powder should be choosen because it produces the desired results (accuracy, cleanliness, velocity etc.). Since you're trying to replicate a defensive type load CFE will do just fine. I'd also get a lb of something a little faster just to try (231/HP-38, Titegroup, Sport Pistol etc.). Every powder has its own set of pros and cons but at the end of the day most powders are at least serviceable. We cannot carry in Canada, so take this advice with a grain of salt, but I would never use reloads in a defensive situation.

Depends on how much they shoot. Within 2 years I was able to save enough money to pay for my entire setup while only reloading 9mm.