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assnolax

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  1. I use the photoescapeinc htc .358 funnel for coated bullets sized to .358 in .357magnum and haven't had any issues. I crimp the same as I do for 9, 40 and 45, only to remove the flare. If you're extra worried, make sure the bullets you're loading are actually sized to .358 and the brass is only being expanded to .358. Beyond that you can load bullets with a crimp groove and go to town, but I've never been a fan of that route.
  2. I run the 550/1050 combo. I didn't like the plastic parts on the 650 but I don't think they're an issue unless you try to automate it. 550 can't be beat for durability and ease of setup changes. You can grab a used 550 fully setup for a single caliber under 500$ still then just fill in the caliber conversions you want. I load 6 different calibers on the 550 but only do 9 and 40 on the 1050.
  3. Did anyone get the files? I got the parts list but am waiting on stl files and code. Don't have the cad expertise to make the designs from scratch.
  4. Of course Stuart has it right on. I fit the sear rather than the safety since its the cheaper part. Or you can buy the aftermarket cajungunworks sear that uses a setscrew.
  5. The slide can contact the sear cage. I've had to take a few thousandths off a replacement slide before or when fitting a tac sport to a standard 75 frame
  6. If it's really stuck you can plug the bore and pour in cerrosafe chamber casting alloy(melts under 200f) Then pound it out after 30 minutes.
  7. Glad you worked it out. To add a note the older version of the tac sports the Standard Ipsc had a reputation for cracking the .40 slides. I think that might be where all the buffer stuff started in CZs. Seems like that's a problem from 20 years ago and I'm in agreement on buffers being useless on a CZ.
  8. Looks like your recoil spring guide is resting against the barrel instead of the frame. Guide rod in good shape? Is this with the matching barrel?
  9. Off the top of my head recoil spring guides slightly different firing pin is different as well as the the tactical version coming with the lifter block setup. magazine catch is slightly extended in the shadow kit. That said, it will mostly work but its overkill if you just want spare parts for 1 gun.
  10. Good to know, thank you. Don't have any 2 dots to measure. I'm just concerned with long term use with the 3 dot 9mm. I know just dropped in is good for at least a few hundred rounds. It will take me a few years to put 5k+ through it for a proper test.
  11. I've been running a 9mm barrel and extractor in a 40 standard ipsc slide on an sp01 frame for about 5 years and somewhere around 15,000 rounds without any issues. When I swapped the slide to 9mm I tested it shooting 40 with the 9mm extractor and it worked just fine but never put any significant volume through it. I have a spare 40 tso slide I want to do the same thing with but I'll probably be shooting equal parts 40 and 9 through it. I know the 40 extractor doesn't hold onto the 9 brass at all but will the 9 extractor break prematurely shooting 40? I figure if no one has personal experience on this one I'll run the 9mm extractor until failure then go from there. Wanted to see if anyone has already done the testing and tinkering to save me the trouble.
  12. I'm game for some beta testing as well. I have a pi 4 and adafruit servo hat already if that helps. Did you go with the Pi HQ camera? I was wanting to grab one of those anyway.
  13. This went well beyond my head this point. Another possible issue while hand sorting. I have brass I consider the same headstamp like the attached FC but the depth of stamping and the location of the dimples changes. Will it be smart enough to ignore the extra details or will each FC headstamp need its own training set with the code to sorting both headstamps down the same chute? I've also seen military brass with a year stamp that would possibly cause a similar issue.
  14. The Sortinator seems to view the images in high contrast but the quality didn't seem to be crazy high. Would that be just to speed things up? Not sure what impact it would have on accuracy. Had a thought while sorting brass. You mentioned before junk stepped brass, I came across some berdan primed brass. Should we hold onto that to train for definite rejects or will you be keeping the most common sorted good headstamps for use with the last bucket of misc being the recycle pile?
  15. 2800 an hour sounds pretty fast to me already. I've never bothered to sort 9 brass unless doing load development but I can hand sort and cover shipping on some of the under represented brass to round out your model. Will camera/lighting changes require taking all new pictures and retraining? Does patina matter? I've had some range pickup that even after wet tumbling never got shiny shiny.
  16. That's great. Does the raspberry pi training actually update the tensorflow model or after a training session do you use your desktop to create a new model with the newly sorted pictures added in?
  17. Does the mushy feeling handle happen without a case in the priming station? Did you adjust your own primer depth setting? Even if its a factory setting I would double check it or just back it out and creep back onto what works for you and your brass.
  18. Looks good. Does that gate mount at an angle so the cases don't drop and hit the camera or how are you planning to take the pictures?
  19. I tried something similar with a broken 550 cartridge spring but realized that I'd still have to loosen the screw to yank a case, being able to see didn't really serve me any purpose but I typically refill primers when the buzzer goes off.
  20. Thanks for the responses. It's not a big deal but I'm always up for small improvements. I need to order a new micro switch for my old case feeder, wanted to see what else I could throw in there since I'm paying for shipping anyway.
  21. Noticed the 1100 has a different locator tab setup for the priming station. Has anyone fitted the newer part to a 1050? I hardly ever have jams that need me to slide out the retaining tab but when I do its annoying having to use a tool to slide it out and then readjust.
  22. Looks like a good setup. I don't think long 3d print times are a problem. I leave mine running for days at at time. Looking forward to more updates.
  23. Will the wires/pins be run off servos? You said Raspberry pi so tensorflow and python? Using the pi camera or a usb endoscope? I'm sure quite a few folks here would be willing to help test/ gather data and can print your test setup if you want to start a google drive to share your files.
  24. Dillon still has the made in USA credit going for them. I will typically be happy to pay a 50% premium for that alone, though in this case it seems like its going to be 200-300% so I would have they really need to keep up with the innovation.
  25. Interesting. That lee setup looks like it's only for lee presses. Wonder if the frankford setup is an improvement on the mr bullet feeder/daa setup that can be adapted to any press. I feel like I'm all in on the Dillon platform but this could tempt me.
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