D. Manley

Yep. I should have added that I started off in the lower 3.0+ grains (can't remember exactly). First loads barely cycled the gun and none of the following loads grouped well until I got "close" to 4.0. My old copy of the Scot manual shows 3.7 grains as the 115 gr bullet starting load with a max of 4.1. I've shot up to 4.4 with no pressure problems but accuracy did not improve past 4.0 so I left it there. There are more dead-nutz accurate loads around but this one ain't too bad for range plinking and its soft, quiet, clean and zero flash...the wife love it.

My wife likes 4.0 grains S-1000 under 115 Rainier w/OAL 1.16 for a plinking load in G-34...no cycling problems. I would mention it is running a 15 LB recoil spring but if I took a guess, I'd say it would cycle OK with OEM spring as well.

I guess I can't find anything not to like. Solo is soft-shooting, every bit as accurate as Clays, smokes even less, has zero flash and, seems to me to be more "forgiving" or less "spiky", if you will. As a bonus, its cheap...

230 grain Rainiers over 3.9 Grains Clays or 5.0 Grains Solo-1000, Win. LPP and OAL 1.26 works for me. I'm becoming more and more fond of S-1000.

For 9MM range plinking, I use 115 grain plated bullets most often since they're usually a little cheaper. The below loads are both very accurate and pleasant to shoot in my guns: 115 Rainier - WSF 5.3 GR Win SP OAL 1.156 - .377 Crimp 115 Rainier - Silhouette 5.9 GR Win SP OAL 1.156 - .377 Crimp

Does anyone know why these two bullets are constructed similarly yet Rainiers follow jacketed convention at .355 for 9MM & .451 for .45 ACP vs. Berrys sized more like lead at .356 and .452? I've shot a decent amount of Rainier with no problems, never tried Berrys. Primarily wondering if there's any additional fouling problems or jacket shedding with the Berrys in Glock OEM barrels.

Now, that's more my SDB speed. I guess I'm too old to be fast, good and safe...if I can hit 2 of the 3 I figure I'm in the black.

Yep. Bought a bunch of closeout AE N/T stuff (at a price of about what brass would cost) and didn't realize the difference until I sorted after shooting. Adding insult to injury, several of the factory rounds locked up my guns failing to go into battery...when pulled, found severly mangled bullets with the damage concealed by the cartridge case. When I ran the remainder of the lot through Dillon's case gauge I found several more with bad bullets. Bad juju...

Oh well, sometimes it works... .

Have you tried putting the lock ring on the bottom?

I don't know what type of load you're looking for exactly but, 4.4 | 4.7 Grs. WST under 115 Gr. Rainier with OAL 1.156 is accurate and pleasant to shoot for me.

Each to his own I guess...I like the faster powders with 230's and Clays or Solo 1000 does it for me. Of the Winchester powders, I prefer WST over WSF in .45 although, WSF shoots great in my 9MM's.

FWIW, I *think* their "CleanFire" series still has the berdan primers.

I suspect you'll be fine with loaded rounds. I know when the (primer-only fired) rubber practice bullets are used in revolvers the primer's flash hole needs to be opened up to avoid the scenario you encountered. As for seating deeper, I would have thought that if the primer was properly "bottomed out" in the pocket when seated nothing additional would be required to light 'em.

Excellent!, thank you for the definitive answer. Sometimes what "appears" to be obvious isn't the case and this is one of them. Good to know that I was not having to "over-adjust" to compensate for something else amiss. When I cycle the (removed) primer slide manually and watch the primer behavior as the cup passes underneath the orifice I can see exactly what you describe...the primer will tip down into the cup but either not not drop at all or not drop cleanly. Adjusted for travel to exceed past center a bit, perfect. (This little tidbit might make a good addition for inclusion in the user manual). FWIW, I've found that on mine once properly adjusted, a primer size change requires no adjustment...large & small both feed just fine. Thanks again for the post, I appreciate it.

Yep, a bad tip is definitely what started the mess. I began adjusting the primer slide travel only after the new orifice failed to feed a few test primers. I'm just curious about the cup's correct alignment relationship with the primer orifice tip. When my primer slide adjustment screw is set to end slide travel with the cup perfectly centered under the orifice tip (easy to see looking down tube from above with light on cup), primers do not drop. However, back the screw out furthur and alllow the slide to come past center a bit, it feeds 100%. Trying to find out if this is unusual or, within the norm. I guess if it feeds, it feeds so no big deal but seems odd. I've checked & re-checked everything else & all seems within spec. Setting cup height presents no issue since the primer punch has to bottom out to be within the 1.41 spec.

During a run using SP primers, I had a number seat flipped and a few sideways. The magazine orifice was gauled up so I replaced it with a spare but when re-assembled, primers failed to feed. Checked the primer slide height (good) and alignment in the tube...primer cup perfectly centered under orifice. After an eternity of trial & error, I finally got the primer feeding 100 % -but- (and, here's the question)...to feed properly, the primer slide must be adjusted to move past center of the primer drop orifice. I checked this repeatedly with primer feed mechanism removed by small adjustments and dropping a single primer at a time and manually moving the slide under the orifice. Once it picked up the single primer every time I replaced the feed, loaded it up and primed a batch as fast as I could load cases. Is it normal for the primer cup travel to have to go past "center" of the orifice tip or am I "covering up" a different issue by over-adjusting?

A few weeks ago I stumbled onto a little SDB for next to nothing. Looked in good shape but had a few parts missing, etc. so I called Dillon, explained things and was told for a flat rate they'd clean, repair & refurbish. Seemed like a real bargain for $29.95 so, off it went. Got it back last Friday (along with the requisite add-ons) and shazaam, looked like a new machine. They even replaced the powder measure, primer feed tubes, spent primer bin, cartridge catch bin, sent new pickup tubes and replaced most internals in addition to a good cleaning. I ran off a batch of .45 ACP soon as I got it set up using 1 of the older die sets I got with the machine. It functioned OK, only issues were the case at Station 1 (Size/DeCap) tended to miss the die every few rounds and needed to be hand-guided in -and- I had a bit of a problem getting the right crimp on the Rainier bullets. Today, swapped it over to use the new 9MM conversion I bought...(I wont mention how long the 1st changeover on this odd little weasel took me but regardless, next time will be better). Once running on the new die set, I found it to be a really slick little machine...none of the problems encountered with the .45 and couldn't ask for it to run any better. I installed the Uniquetek "Precision Baffle" on both measures from the get-go so I don't really have a (Dillon) benchmark but loading Clays on the .45 and WSF on the 9MM, I was astonished at the accuracy of the throws. Every single charge weighed was spot-on and 10-throw averages were consistently within a tenth...never more than 2-tenths on 10 throws. As I said, no benchmark so the DPM may just be good but I've not seen that kind of accuracy. Thank you Dillon (and especially, "John")...your reputation is well deserved. Next time I move up to something that plugs into an AC outlet, there's no doubt where my money will go.

I have nothing but good to say about the Mr. Dial's....great improvement over 'the wrench'. As for the MIC bar, I have a new one mounted on a new powder I'm yet to install. Its quality is obvious and its silky smooth but mine too seems just "too easy" to turn. IMO, it could use a bit more tension or resistance.

4.4 grains WST does well for me in 9MM using 115 Gr. FJM. As much as I love Clays under the 230's in .45 ACP, I just can't get it to shoot with the light 9MM bullets...more of a "pattern" than a "group".

Well, there is no data for 147 grain bullets with Solo 1000. There is data for up to 125 grain ones, though. Huh... News to me. Must be totally new. I've never been able to find any Solo 1000 data for any 9mm loads and even an e-mail to the ballistician (Johan L.) at Accurate confirmed there wasn't any published data for 9mm loads because they consider it way to fast for 9's. Did you find the data on Accurate's web site? I'm having serious computer trouble here today and can't get .pdf's to open. FWIW (and despite, the .PDF file troubles), there is older Scot Powder load data for S-1000 and 9MM lighter bullets in the linked .pdf below provided in another thread: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?...st&id=12717 I wouldn't hazard a guess whether or not Accurate has made any changes since their acquisition of Solo. I've shot it at 4.0 Gr. under a MG/CMJ...great feel and super clean but in my gun, I have more accurate loads. I do intend to tweak the charge and OAL a bit...I'd love to get this stuff to shoot in a 9MM. If possible, this could be the 9MM equivalent of everybody's favorite Clays | .45 ACP load.

On my turret press, I have separate (Pro) powder measures for each turret setup. The 2- brass thumbscrews on the measure are perfect as "hangars" using 2 6-inch length pegboard pegs riding between the screws...fits snugy and holds securely in upright position against (pegboard) wall and is easily accessible. I'm not familiar with the P1K but looks like it should work similarly. There are commercial options as well. These are sorta cool but I'd call to be sure the P1K setup applies to what they offer: http://www.leedengineering.com/reload.html

Yep...hard to find.

I can't answer directly but the following is from Accurate's on-line database: S1000 170 MCB SWC(L) 5.3 931 5.9 1,059 17,800 1.130 S1000 200 LC SWC(L) 4.8 838 5.3 952 18,300 1.190 S1000 230 LC RN(L) 4.6 790 5.1 898 18,300 1.230 S1000 185 SIE JHC 5.5 862 6.1 980 19,400 1.210 S1000 200 HDY XTP 5.2 804 5.8 914 18,800 1.225 S1000 230 NOS FMJ 4.9 746 5.5 848 18,900 1.250

I ran a batch of 230 Gr. Hornady HAP's over 5.0 Gr. S-1000 on my last outing and loved it. Clean, soft & accurate and maybe even, less smoky than 3.9 Gr. Clays. Truthfully, I think I'd load whichever my hand grabbed and not look back...I like them equally well but it does take just a bit more S-1000 to group in my gun, certainly no big deal.