Zane1973

Check if the funnel has ridges.Try polishing the funnel. Find a 5mm bolt and nut( a touch smaller than 1/4 inch), tighten it in a drill and polish the funnel where it flares on the case with 1000grit wet paper. Then some polishing compound. I had the same problem and this is what was suggested to me and it worked. Just trying to help

I shoot PPC in SA. Only just started a year ago. I would suggest zero at 50. That would be X at 50. My point of aim varies in the positions at this distance. Base off X -standing with barricade. Top of X /top of 10 in seated and prone. At 25, POA is base of X, and at 7 it's base of 10. Hope this helps

Just seen new packaging but fires fine

I know someone who shoots a X5. He had his barrel slugged and it showed .356. He swears by the 135gr .357 bullets normally used for revolvers. He can hold an X ring at 50m easily. Just my 5 cents

Those are Nill grips. Looks like a Modernized PPC revolver. I would take it for a walk

Could it possibly be dirt inside the grooves of the shell plate?

You shouldn't get any issues when mixing primers in a pistol, revolvers are a different story. I'm a bullseye shooter, and for pistols we generally use what we can get. Unless it's the white box of Russian decent I think it is, then you could encounter endless headaches.

And the shellplates for those calibers. 750 is 5 station as to 550's 4 station. But you seem to have everything for the upper part of the press

I believe it's their handgun laws. As hunting FA's are approved, the barrel has to exceed X inches to be classed as one and get license for it. That's my understanding. Seems silly to some but each country has their own FA laws

I don't know about the Shadow 2, but I have a Sp01 Shadow and that baby shoots anything with enough powder to cycle it. Bulged cases are obviously an issue. Go for it. Just my opinion

On the media topic, I've heard of some people throwing in a few spent primers as well. Apparently it helps get the really thick crud off old range brass. Anyone hear of this before? Bear in mind that I'm in South Africa and people try all kinds of crap here.

I do exactly the same. I add enough media to basically soften the brass on brass rattling sound.

I agree with the possible overtightening of the shell plate

So everything

I use 124gr with my sp01. At the distance you should have a huge hole dead center.