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Just a little update. After this post I won high overall for the first time at my local match so definitely a plus there. Several people had mentioned taking off the thumb rest so I gave it a try for the last two matches and noticed a huge increase in charlies compared to the last couple with. Went from avg. of 92% to 87% of points. Even though it appears that the gun isn't moving around from video I will be putting a thumb rest back on. I also tried some SWMP batch 514(fastest lot) with 115s. I am able to run 10.4gr(170PF) with no excess gas out of the barrel per the no shoot test vs the slower batch(115) where I could only run 10.2 and couldn't make PF. Have to work the next two weekends so no more locals and then it is Tenn State and NC State matches so little to no training other than dryfire and chrono.

Just select headstamp, usually only two or three(blazer, federal, win). No worries about foreign brass or stepped. Aimed for open shooters.

I had read that garlic helped and took 2000mg for 30 days and no reduction in level. Did you use anything other than just modifying your reloading process? I already wear nitrile gloves and use D lead wipes at the conclusion and was at a 9 last test.

Just received 5k of 9mm Major Sort fully processed from A+ brass, perfect.

Just my experience on my Tanfo, I like the palm swells on the PD better then Lok because of it being lower.

I just put a Toni mount on it today to experiment with no thumb rest, as a suggestion. Bul was integrated. I have a Dawson extended firing pin in the gun currently. The 22 MS is more for recoil mitigation not so much for ignition, also suggestion. I have experimented with 115 and 124 Berry's HBRN and have no problem loading out to over 1.18, currently at 1.16. All being said I will still be experimenting with more springs to tune it. I won my local match this weekend, HOA, a first for me so the gun is working. I noticed I shot slower than I would like to for follow ups as opposed to just railing on targets that were 10yds and in but it worked. Thank you for the suggestions.

First comp'd gun so no experience with more or less efficient designs but it took 10.8gr to make 170PF with a 115 bullet(w/ my slow powder). Anything over 10.2 gas starts jetting out the front. Will be working up a load next week with AA7 to see the difference.

Correct, let me back up and say I can make power factor(170) but a ton of gas is coming out the front of the comp with my current powder. The MS wasn't due to a primer issue and the trigger is only 1.5lb, just very crisp break. I recently got some AA7 which I believe is a little faster powder and will be trying it. The current lot of SWMP I have is the well documented medium rate so its a bit slower than the normal. Yes. Kind of following his advice though not directed at me personally. Thank you all for your input, definitely a different animal than my CO Tanfo. I will keep this updated with my progress.

I appreciate the feedback. One of the other factors is that I was trying to shoot 115s, so more powder for more gas but the gun as is can't make PF with that powder so poppels would be required. Cheaper to work on me anyway.

Somewhat new to open and still getting things ironed out. Thanks to some of our members who I have reached out to for advice on getting to where I am. So I would like some opinions on how the gun looks in recoil. I see these videos of people shooting a Chaos or Honcho or Infinity and how flat the gun runs. Big difference is those guns have poppels and I don't. I am currently running 9.8gr of SWMP with 124 for 171-172pf. Max my comp will handle is about 10.2gr I am also experimenting with a 22lb mainspring and 8lb recoil currently as suggested. What I noticed is in this configuration the gun does not dip as much as it did with the 17lb main and 7lb recoil. Main thing I'm pondering is is it worth a rebarrel to have poppels, will it make that big of difference from where I'm currently at? https://photos.app.goo.gl/ipJNzmYZE168v8rMA

Send him a message, Todd is great to deal with.

Hopefully it's a sign that people are fed up with the price and things will start coming down.

Glad to help. Donny is a great guy, been doing this for a long time and he is very responsive to emails if you have questions.

No problems with his bullets, standard hi-tek like Bayou. If you buy 4 boxes I believe you get a discount that helps cover shipping.

I personally wouldn't shoot uncoated, especially if using a bullet feeder. He has coated as well: https://summersenterprisesllc.com/product-category/hi-tek-40-10mm/

Summers Enterprises

Congratulations!

Only issue I see here is if you are using a short LEE die you can't put the nut under the tool head.

To ad one last thing. I just bought an autodrive for my RL1100 and added the bronze bushing that replaces the assist spring so the head won't torque. Well, the Armanov tool head is recessed to accommodate their led but it causes the tool head to hit the bushing before the press bottoms out. No problem when press is set up from factory. For this reason I will be selling the tool head to buy another Dillon.

7.5gr w/124 gave me 171 8.0gr w/115 gave me 171 3 port comp with no popples so you will probably need .2-.4 more but start under and work up.

No real issues. I have noticed that there is an ever so slight movement of the quick change bushing(up and down) which I also observed in the Hornady press. For that reason I would see a bit more variation of COAL than I would like. I am loading for major now and want to hold my ammo to a higher tolerance so have made this my processing tool head. I now have a minor tool head(Dillon), major tool head(CNC) and a processing tool head(Armanov).

Yes

Typically need a .010 difference front to back in the feed lips for proper feeding. Just from your picture, your rounds are coming in way too low..

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