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It has a very distinct sound and feel but it can be hard to stop when you're juiced and going full speed. Sometimes it can be misinterpreted as a general malfunction by less experienced shooters so you get the inevitable tap, rack, boom.

Weird, I wonder why some funnels last 200K+ (like mine) and others wear by 80K (like yours). Given my personal experience I wouldn't have even thought it possible to wear the step out at such a low round count. Thanks for the update.

Yup, although fine motor skills are a bitch!

When the second bullet neared the first the pressure between the two was enough to get the first bullet moving down the barrel along with the second bullet. Sometimes you'll see a small bulge in the barrel where the two rounds neared one another because of the extreme pressure created. Tell your friend to look for a ring inside the barrel. This is what happens when bullets collide and the whole thing doesn't blow up:

Wow, talk about over the top chicken little, lol. OP: Prime a few cases and fire them, bang = good, no bang = bad.

Oops, double post.

Maybe you had the old version? Or it was defective? The MBF powder funnel is hardened, if you wore yours out I would contact DAA.

The OAL's listed in manuals/data is completely useless. It's the length THEY used when they tested the round. I load a plated 147gr bullet to 1.09 because that's the longest my Shadow will allow. Remember, magazines can also limit OAL. Your 3.4gr load of Titegroup should be good, I needed 3.6gr to achieve 130 PF out of a 4.25" barrel but my bullets are thick plated. Crimping to .376 is about right but you should pull a bullet just to see how aggressively the crimp has bitten into the plating. If it's more than a faint line don't be afraid to open it up to .378. Plated bullet don't like to be heavily crimped. See this thread for additional information: https://forums.brianenos.com/topic/271129-9mm-crimp-die-adjustment-needed/?tab=comments#comment-3018138

Mine hasn't but I've only loaded 200K+ on the MBF powder funnel. When did yours wear out?

Here's how to determine your OAL: LINK Here's a plunk and spin video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyS9U90IcUc P.S. Ignore AHI and ALWAYS find your own OAL. No disrespect meant AHI but tolerances vary and suggesting OAL's usually isn't very productive.

1) How did you determine what OAL would work in that custom barrel? 2) When crimping you should only take out the flare. The case mouth measurement after crimping should be somewhere between .377-.379. 3) Make sure the sizing die kisses the shellplate.

I'm not sure that they make them anymore.

Well that's all I got, lol. I'll allow members with more MBF experience to take it from here. Good luck.

Did you use the MBF powder funnel? (see picture below) Is that a new bullet you're loading? Have you always used a bullet with a lube groove? Dillon on the left, MBF on the right.

LMAO.

I use mixed range brass and all my rounds plunk. I test every round I produce but 100 at a time. Factory 9mm is fairly cheap but what if you shoot 20K+ a year? What if you want the load to meet a very specific need? Everyone's needs are different; what works for one person might not work for another.

I've used over 10K without any problems whatsoever. They're softer than CCI but harder than Federal.

@DIYguy Measuring/comparing to factory ammo is completely useless unless you're using the exact same components (unlikely). Load as short as you have to load given your barrel/bullet combo and as always start at the minimum charge and work your way up.

I love it, you're probably right! No problem. Wobbly puts it in a format that's easy to understand so I often link to that information. If for some reason your bullet of choice doesn't easily press into the case when pushed just take it over to the press and starting at max OAL work your way shorter in small increments until the round plunks and spins freely in the barrel.

Maybe it's the Canadian flag that gets me completely ignored, lol. *EDIT* On second thought maybe it's because I'm an a$$hole.

Try this: LINK With my bullet of choice I need to load to 1.095 for my CZ Shadow. P.S. Make sure your sizing die kisses the shellplate.

Whenever you get a new gun just make sure you check what OAL the barrel/bullet combo will allow. PPQ's have a short leade just like my CZ.

The RF100's are also famously hit or miss but at 8 times the cost of a Vibra Prime. At the end of the day it's your money so I say you should get both the MBF and RF100.