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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.

As long as the weight and construction (lead, coated, plated, FMJ) of the bullet is similar than the data will be applicable. Always ignore the OAL listed in manuals/data and always determine your own OAL. P.S. Matching your current load sounds great but I wouldn't try to replicate "defensive ammo" if I wanted "target rounds". - 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:

I use a 650 with the same dies, bullets and brass which I load to a length of 1.09 (because of my CZ) without any issues (less than 1% rejection rate using a Hundo). You have a problem and instead of trying to figure it out your going to just mask it with a Lee FCD. Swage away friend, swage away! lol.

They probably won't plunk because they're too long (the coke bottle shape is normal with Dillon dies *see attached picture*). How did you determine the OAL? New bullet, new ogive, new OAL. Make a dummy round and keep shortening it until it plunks. Also, make sure your sizing die kisses the shellplate, do not back off the die.

More information on you load and the bullet manufacturer.

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*Edit* I didn't know you were loading major, sorry.