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That makes sense.

That's awesome.

That's something I have been meaning to ask about as well. The Henning pin is lightened, fluted and hardened. Patriot and Xtreme pins are heavier. I went with the Henning because lighter and faster made more sense in my brain. I also had success with the Zev Skeletonized striker when I was shooting Glock. Seems like they're trying to accomplish the same goal by doing the opposite. I'd love for someone to do the math on which one actually hits with more force.

I will check that. I think you're probably right. As far as target OAL, the Bayou 147s are pretty long. They are at 1.09 and they are already getting a rim at the base because it is getting in to the thicker part of the brass. I don't really want to go any shorter. One of our sponsored shooters runs a CZ shadow that hasn't been reamed and he hasn't run in to any issues with these.

That would be a good test. I should have plunked the 20 before I shot them instead of after they failed.

I am certain it isn't the primer seating depth. I wish it was that simple - lol

I am certain it isn't the primer seating depth. I wish it was that simple - lol

They're seated plenty deep. Loaded on a 1050. Second or third pull will pop them off.

Yep. The only difference on the press is the powder charge.

I'm dealing with a unique failure in the Limited Pro I am in the process of Tuning up. I will spare you the details of how I came to this conclusion, but long story short.... I am getting light strikes on 147 Grain Bayou Coated Lead rounds in Double Action. Single Action goes bang every time. The unique part is that I have 100% reliability in Double Action with 147 Grain Xtreme Plated. At first I thought the issue was my short chamber because I noticed some of the coated rounds don't plunk (that may still be part of it). I ran a test with 20 coated and 20 plated in Double Action today. 6 of the 20 coated didn't go bang. Surprisingly all of the failed rounds plunked in my barrel just fine when I got home. I have a couple of theories on what I should do about this, but I would love to hear your opinions in case I'm not thinking of something. Current list of Modifications: Bolo Connector Xtreme Sear Patriot Sear Spring Patriot Trigger Return Spring 8# Recoil Spring Henning Extended Firing Pin Patriot Optimized Firing Pin Spring Patriot 14# Hammer Spring (Using Federal Primers - They should pop all day at this spring weight) Theory #1: Need to ream the chamber Theory #2: Recoil Spring is too light. The failures chamber slightly out of battery (see off center strikes in picture). The Plated RN run fine because they feed better?