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I'll tell you why, you're lobbing those 147gr bullets! Send them down range faster and miracles will happen. I load mixed range brass exclusively and my Titegroup load is 3.5gr with a thick plated 147gr FP. PEA-SIZED GROUPS! I struggled to come up with a ball smaller than golf, lol.

Great, more Titegroup for me, lol. Accurate, versatile, cheap, and available.

Failures are inevitable. I would assume the more automated the process, the higher potential for failure? Maybe? I would have answered almost all of CHA-LEE's questions "incorrectly" (because I welcome fun in my life, lol) but my true failure rate is still almost nil. What I mean is that some rounds, very few, don't pass gauge, and instead of worrying too much, I just toss them into the practice bin. I don't pre-size the range brass I use. I don't use any special dies (Dillon for everything I load). I rarely get flipped, missing, or no primer rounds, but I'm not automated (Dillon 650, casefeeder, no bullet feeder). I still shoot slightly cracked cases (the ones that slip past me) one last time. Always have, always will. And the rounds that stand a little too proud in my hundo get set aside for use in my most forgiving chambers. I think that Maximis228's failure rates are exceptional considering the amount of automation involved.

That's a whole lot of rust. The rust dust is magnetic, right? That's what powder does to metal when it goes bad. Wear some type of respiration protection and crack that sucker open. The powder's probably unusable but it's worth a look. Post an update after you open and inspect the contents.

No. I don't worry about OAL and pressure as long as I'm using a book load or something "off-menu" that I've tested. Some of the powders I load or have loaded at that length include Titegroup, WST, WSF, Clays, Unique, Bullseye, 231/HP-38 just to name a few. Remember, the OAL's listed in manuals/data are pretty much useless. It's not likely that you're shooting the exact same components out of the exact same gun or universal receiver.

Load 25 or so to the OAL that your barrel allows. Instead of loading the dummy round from the magazine to find the length, I suggest removing the barrel and continually shortening the cartridge until it plunks and spins. I load all my 147gr bullets to 1.08 because my CZ S1 & S2 barrels are the shortest in my safe and that's what is required for that particular bullet/barrel combo. You can assume that they won't feed well, or you can shoot them and find out.

I tried that but got significantly more stoppages for some reason. Maybe because I didn't bevel anything? Maybe because the alignment (hole to hole) isn't as good without the adapter? I don't know, but the modified adapter works best for me.

I can't speak for rishii, but I didn't modify the Dillon tubes, I modified the adapters that come with the Vibra Prime. Bare with me, I did this a long time ago, but I think this part originally had a metal tip/tube? I removed it. Now I can insert Dillon tubes by sliding them in/out. They must be held in place while loading.

Usually brass has embedded itself on the sizing ring when you get streaks like that. I've used cheap(er) Lee or Dillon dies with mixed brass all my life and have never had any real issues.

That's a good point. I guess volume would also be a deciding factor. I never load more than about 2K in any given session, so the occasional break's good with me. Grab a coffee, change the radio station, load another set of tubes and off I go again, lol.

WARNING, THIS POST WILL CREATE A $HIT STORM. The FA Vibra Prime can be frustrating, but after modifying the adapter to allow me to fill the Dillon tubes, avoiding the supplied tubes, I find it an acceptable and affordable solution. It takes about 30~ seconds to load a tube. If a primer gets stuck in the feeding hole, and they will, I just quickly slide out the Dillon tube, grab the plastic Dillon primer rod follower and poke the stuck primer back into the "primer pen". This can occur 1-3 times per 100 but I'm still able to load 10 tubes in about 6~ minutes and that's plenty fast for me.

Interesting. Thankfully my experience with the Dillon powder measure has been fantastic. When it comes to pistol loads I find it more than adequate and exceptionally consistent. I'm team whatever works, I not a brand loyalist. Clearly you aren't happy with Dillon's powder measure. Might a LNL AP be in your future?

Just out of curiosity, why? I really like the Dillon powder measure but I'm sure you probably had some kind of specific idea in mind.

Maybe? https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/threads/outrageous-resonance-from-dillon-xl750.7033940/

LMAO, pure gold.

I hope that thing has an awesome warranty! Yes, I still buy cars with manual crank windows, lol.

Good to hear that you were able to piece things together. Thanks for scratching my itch too, lol.

I've used thousands of them and other than the odd packaging they're as good as most (CCI, Ginex, Winchester, S&B etc.). They are not as sensitive as Federal, so my 66 remains Federal only. Imagine if someone was able to equal Federal type performance for less. Instant gold.

Good to hear that you enjoyed using the die. The magic for most people is that the FCD basically swages the entire round, making it a sure pass as long as the OAL is good for your barrel(s).

Probably best, although I doubt you would have loaded that much 700x. Is the powder flake with yellow markers? Like these: Link 1 Link 2 If you don't care, tell my curious ass to faq off, I'll understand.

Exactly, something isn't as it seems. That or someone was drunk, high, or both when they loaded those, lol.

Sometimes I like checking older data before the ultra cover-their-ass era. This is from Lee 2nd Edition:

Are you sure the bullets are 147gr? This is from Lyman 49th:

Up north, SPP have doubled in price over the last 4 years. Powder has seen a small(er) bump in price. I don't do any rifle reloading, but everything related to rifles has gone bonkers. With the recent consolidation that has occurred with component manufacturers and multiple conflicts going on, God only knows what we're in for over the short-term.