Li02liberty
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I have a poly Q5 and mine does it no problem. It’s also well broken in though.
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On 6/17/2019 at 6:33 PM, Hennig said:
Another TS in 3-tone bronze. slide cuts, docked frame, TSO rear site, zigracker dovetail cut.
Great job on this one. I might have to borrow the color scheme for mine.
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19 hours ago, SPL15 said:
So... They're basically taking the XL650 & adding "features" found on the cheaper Hornady LnL AP...
The primer system on the LnL (ie slide bar) is its absolute worst feature & why I mainly only use it for brass prep these days... Works well enough if it's super clean, jams up if it's not... I've sanded & polished the slide bar on my LnL AP which has helped a ton, but the XL650's priming system is far superior IMO... Hornady LnL AP is a good press, much better than the XL650 in several regards; however, the priming system is its biggest failure & annoyance...
The slower indexing would be nice, but I really haven't had an issue on the XL650, even when going faster than I really should; however, my Hornady LnL AP is definitely smoother & slicker in this regard w/ no powder spillage unless I'm getting pretty reckless when pulling & pushing up the handle.
The delayed index would be useful for long rifle cartridges I guess. Hornady LnL rotates 36 degrees with every up & down motion of the press which is quite nice for rifle cartridges, as well as to reduce index speed / powder spillage. The XL650 rotates 72 degrees on the down stroke, which causes faster index speed & associated more powder spillage. Will be interesting to see how Dillon has delayed / reduced this considering the XL750 is supposedly still on the XL650 frame...
Would be nice if they modified the ginormous detent ball system under the shellpate to be much smaller like the Hornady Lnl AP so the detent is more positive without whipping the plate into position at the last second, as well as reducing how critical the shell plate bolt needs to be tightened just "perfect" to get things working smoothly. Roller bearing under the shell plate should help; however, a much smaller detent ball w/ a stiffer spring would really help to smooth out the index & reduce powder spillage, as well as making shall plate bolt adjustment much less finicky.
Will be interesting to see how well the beta testers like the press after the honeymoon period wears off.
I have the LnL. When I bought it I had heard some of the horror stories about the priming system. So when I set it up I made sure I smoothed out all the rough machining marks and chamfered the holes where the primer sits in the slide. I have made about 9k rounds on it so far and have yet to have any priming issues. I think a lot of problems on a lot of presses stem from poor quality control when the make them. They just don’t take the time to make sure everything is cleaned up and smooth. I think I will eventually upgrade to big blue but for my needs right now big red is working fine.
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On 7/2/2019 at 3:36 PM, DIYguy said:
Yesterday I went ahead and ordered the Mini Mr Bulletfeeder for the 9mm. Ya...I know "should have gone with the full auto version" argument but weighed the pros and con.
I've been using the Hornady bullet die and tubes for couple years now and used to taking a rack of tubes and loading up about (100) bullets at a time. Same with my primers, hand loaded tube. Until I'm in the RT100 primer class I still have to stop and reload primers and bullets. I'm OK with pausing every hundred rounds, restock and go again. I usually only load 200 to 300 rounds per session when I can get time away to stand at the press. Also single load a LOT of rifle so split time.
Also have two tool heads set up for 223 but haven't loaded anything yet, all single stage match grade ammo. If I like the bulletfeeder I'll order the 223 full version and try and get an extra plate for the 9mm. I'm already using the 9mm AA powder funnel on my powder drop.
Plus, I've already put a hurt on the check book for firearm and reloading related goodies in the last month......
You will like the mini me bullet feeder. I had the same problem with the Hornady die when I switched to coated. I opened up the collets on it and it would work but would jam up about 3 or 4 times per hundred. That’s when I said screw it and order the mini. No problems 600 rounds in yet!!
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On 6/2/2019 at 3:42 PM, chetc said:
i went to a steel challenge yesterday for the first time, there was a guy there shooting the new taurus tx22 with a modified slide with a red dot, looked like a vortex viper or venom, he was so fast and accurate, makes me think when i go to my next shoot if i would do better scoring with a 22 rimfire
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For what it’s worth I shoot steel Challenge with a slightly modified buckmark 22 pistol with iron sights. To me it’s a 22 game if you want speed. Right now I’m a high B trying to break in to A.
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I just got my brazos order in the mail today. Very fast shipping!! I ordered it Thursday night. I got the 125’s and 145’s, going to load some up tonight and hopefully hit the range on Wednesday to see how they shoot out of the Q5.
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This was the problem when I got my Q5 last year. I could not find a holster for it so I made my own. It was not that difficult. As stated about the Q it has a different slide profile compared to a regular 5 inch ppq.
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21 hours ago, MemphisMechanic said:
My Q5 has eaten 600 of them without any issues whatsoever. Are all of yours seated below flush?
They were seated even with the brass. The ones with the dented primer that didn't shoot in the Q5 I shot in my little Taurus 9mm revolver and my ar 9 and all went bang then.
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3 hours ago, chevrofreak said:
Have you got a picture you could post of the brick packaging?
It won't let me upload picture. Keeps says file to large. I don't know how to make it smaller.
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1 hour ago, chevrofreak said:
Have you got a picture you could post of the brick packaging?
I'm at work right now. When I get home later I will.
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I bought 5k worth the last time I was at cabelas in PA. I thought great price they were 1k@17.99. Well I finally was burned thru my stash of cci and went to go use the s&B. They were no good for my ppq q5. Atleast 2 or three would not go bang out of each mag. They did work fine in my 9mm revolver and ar 9. The outside box is marked small pistol/small rifle but the inside boxes are all marked small rifle. I will just use them for the revolver and ar from now on.
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Waiting on my 8 moa to come in. Should be here on Monday 5/18. It will be replacing a Burris FF3 8moa on a Q5. Cant wait to see how much bigger the glass will be. I’ll update after I mount it and sight it in.