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The stroke is terrible. I only reload pistol, so maybe this is for the rifle folks, I dunno. But that strokes with that lever.
This is one area I will look for an aftermarket option. And while were at it...the mounting point...it requires you to have the press at the front end of the table. I like center mounts...on stands. This would require a very tall perch and the the press is already a very tall beast.
There is just quite a bit of awkwardness with the mounting and lever that no one seems to have mentioned.On 3/21/2023 at 11:48 AM, Miranda said:if the stroke is 180... it can be electric motor driven with a large gear and chain...
the need for oscillation is a big hurdle for automating a press like a 750.
so there is a good base for an automated press.
we still need a good primer collator.
so far this looks like a good value for a big press.
miranda
edited to add... found a 45 minute vid. I skipped thru it looking...
at 13:03 he swings the handle. it pretty clearly goes 180.
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I have experienced similar issues with the powder measure. The variances are quite large (+/- .2) as your observations and with similar powder spillage. I have the post-demo production release version. I got this along with a friend who does not seem to have similar powder measure issues. So, it's a head-scratcher at this point.
This is my first experience with this type of dispenser, coming from Dillon presses. I had high hopes. Hopefully there will be a mod/fix for this from the greater community...once there are a few more in the wild.On 3/27/2023 at 11:45 PM, Thomas918 said:I just got my press. I've loaded about 500 9mm rounds so far. I'm not convinced the powder measure is better than my Lee auto drum. It leaks onto the shellplate as the case exits. It leaks a small bit onto the top of the shellplate. It has a decent size variance of about ±.2 with sport pistol and ±.1 with CFE-P. My Lee auto drum meter those almost perfectly at a variance of ±.05. The cases sometimes hang up on the case inserter. The other issue I have is the shellplate sometimes hangs up on the upstroke. It happens when no case is present on the case inserter so I know it's not that. I think it's the primer wheel gear catching or doing something. On the good side the indexing is great. My swager and primer station both have hold down dies in them so they are incredibly consistent. The press has an overtravel stop opposite of the sizing station which helps with tool head stability and prevents rocking. It's time consuming to change calibers. If you want to clean up powder or brass shavings you have to remove the powder drum, tool head, and primer assembly. All which use lots of bolts so it's kinda of a pain. The shellplate also uses a nice bearing which may get debris inside which can make the shellplate rotate roughly in the future.
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19 hours ago, Jmob50 said:
The RIA is nice but no, it’s not worth it. Just my opinion
As has already been pointed out, the mags are a big issue. Almost as big is the fact that b/c it is a double-stack 1911, the trigger guard is the same, rounded, as a 1911 and just does not work for the race holsters.
I used to equal success, a DAA Racer X block for a Honcho with my Staccatos as well as the STI block with my Honcho.
That is great to have. Small note, if you keep the Prodigy grip, there is a knub on the front of the trigger guard that makes it not work with my DAA race holster...so there's that.
But, as for worth...it sure can be. You are starting about $400 cheaper and with a heaver gun if you go RIA. That may make a difference in your situation. Bonus is the RIA would make a great pew to learn how to work on your 19/2011s as the parts are relatively inexpensive. -
On 3/26/2023 at 11:18 AM, robertg5322 said:
If you can afford it, the 1100 is great. Swaging station is why I went with it vs. the 750. Got tired of crimped 9mm brass being an issue, and now it's not. Stepped brass is another story, the swaging die won't go past the step, but it's less common here than crimped brass. I also hate reloading, so I just set a week, load a bunch of primer tubes, and go nuts once every few months
I wish I would have kept my 750 when I got an 1100. It would be great to just test out new loads, or keep some utility dies on there (bullet puller, etc)...but that ship has sailed.
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On 4/29/2022 at 8:58 PM, tkheard said:
So, I’m here now. Living in Old Town.
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58 minutes ago, 0099 said:
No powder check yet, that may change.
I predict If I don’t straighten this out, the fail safe bushing will have a short service life.
The fail-safe rod on the 750 is a known wonky item.
Uniquetek sell a HUNDRED DOLLAR thing to smooth that out, if you are that gucci.
It bothered me enough to go the "old Dillon Powder drop" route and disconnected the fail-safe altogether and use springs to bring the powder measure bar back into battery.
This requires more attention to your process and can give you double charges if you "blow your flow", but it made the press so much smoother. YMMV.
Best,
David
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On 3/6/2022 at 9:55 PM, Obvious said:
Still shooting my poors 2011 that I can load all the way out to 1.250” for, so I’m hoping 220s feel decent in it. In a shorter chambered gun like a TSO pressure would spike higher/sooner (not too sure on which) and will likely make recoil feel worse. I’m hoping the heavier/slower bullets will help me get better at tracking my sights during recoil for faster follow up shots, but that might just be wishful thinking
I have rolled plenty 220gr (SNS) and 200gr (Blue)...I used Xtreme for some, but I do have that data handy:
Bullet : BB BB BB SNS SNS
Weight : 200 200 200 220 220
Powder : N320 CS AA#2 CFE N320
Charge : 4.5gr 4.00 3.90 4.1 3.4
Primer : 500 FedSP FedSP FedSP 500
OAL : 1.190” 1.186” 1.186” 1.19 1.186
PF : 171 169.13 168.48 168.04 168.43 -
6 hours ago, mikeg1005 said:
Illinois is not like NY, I am not aware of anyone that has ever had any issues with anything. You can bring your PCC if you want you will be fine. You will have 0 issues with mag limits. The city had to remove its firearm registration so there is no way for anyone to know what you actually own. There is 0 enforcement of anything. Chicago PD doesn't have radar unless you're driving on Lake Shore Drive so you will don't have to worry about speeding.
You do not need a FOID card as you are not an IL resident. If you're traveling just have your gun unloaded in a case (glove box counts). You can't
'technically' have a loaded gun in a car unless you have a carry permit. I say technically because there is some stipulation in some clause that suggests you can. IL doesn't recognize anyone else's carry permit.
Depending on where you are in the city... I'd recommend North Porter County Conservation Club (Chesterton, IN) who shoots 1st Sunday of the month. Oak Park Sportsman's Club in Plainfield, IL who shoots 2nd Sunday of the month. If you're willing to drive (I'd recommend it) Northern Illinois Shooting Association (NISA) shoots 4th Sunday of the month at Schultz's rod and gun in Muskego, WI.This
excellent overview.
I will say that the boys down in Chillicothe put on an excellent match the 4th weekend. It's about 2:10 from city center (less if you are south)...but worth it.
They use both Saturday and Sunday...so you can shoot both days for like super cheap, or shoot Chilli Saturday and one of the Schultz matches on Sunday.
To that, NPCCC (Chesterton) also run a Saturday and Sunday USPSA match weekend (woot-woot).
On last note: Schultz runs two USPSA matches; one under NISA and one as Schultz.
I can ( and usually do) shoot multiple days every weekend between the double USPSA weekends, Steel and IDPA (ssshhh...it's ok...) -
I have a Blue Bullets 1.186" load with Fed SPP, mix brass using 4.5gr AA#2 for 170PF out of a Nemesis.
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5 hours ago, tkheard said:
Thanks for the responses. I’ll look into the clubs in the area.
My concern is the silly mag capacity laws in the city. That’s where I’ll be living. Clearly, the suburban clubs don’t have those problems.
Does anyone have any guidance regarding mags (or even an “evil” PCC) if one resides in the city? Any of the clubs have storage options for the unfortunate city dwellers?I was speaking as someone who lives in the city.
I shoot hi-cap weekly.
I shoot that PCC monthly.
I am not sure what your concern is.
At best, if the planets align and you got into a situation where CPD had knowledge of hi-cap mags and/or your PCC and actually care to do anything about it (and I don't know what that situation would be), then you would be getting a ticket. It is a city/county ordinance.
I did not want to get into the reading of the CCL State law revisions that have a blurb about no other municipal laws superseding, and all that b/c it has been covered a bunch in there very forums and the Inet at-large. That CCL revision makes hi-cap and our PCCs legal in IL, etc. But all that is a rabbit-hole that I wanted to avoid as it is mostly academic.
It will make more sense when you actually live here, get your FOID/CCL and roam about the place and realise you will be fine carrying on with your action pistol as you see fit.
Come see us at Eagle (Oak Forest) on Wednesday 5:30PM for action-pistol style indoor practice. Good times will be had by all.
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On 12/13/2021 at 4:37 AM, Bakerjd said:
To preface this I found a thread about coated bullets in 9 major not long ago and now can't find it.
I going to use SNS coated 125gn RN bullets for 9 major, already talked to them and the bullets will be fine at the speed needed for it.
I have also talked with a couple people I know who run coated bullets for 9 major but all of them use Silhouette which I want to try but can't get any currently and have other stuff on hand.
I have these powders to choose from that I have on hand and have enough of to load a fair ammount of ammo.
HS-6
AA 7
Autocomp
Win 572
Of these choices which would be best for coated bullets for 9 major?
I really don't want to start another argument about coated vs JHP ect...
PowerValley: https://www.powdervalleyinc.com/product/ramshot-silhouette/
MidwayUSA: https://www.midwayusa.com/product/2182322124?pid=322124
Seem to have plenty of Silhouette...and AA#7, for that matter.
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Honestly, it's not really an issue as there is no action pistol in Chicago proper.
We all shoot hi-cap and PCC at the various matches around Chicagoland.
In fact, we are particularly fortunate to be able to shoot L1 USPSA every weekend starting this weekend and there are multiple places holding indoor USPSA-like practices.
Oak Park Sportsmans Club (IL)
Aurora Sportsmans Club (IL)Schultz Gun & Rod Club (WI)
North Porter County Conservation Club (IN)
These are all outdoor USPSA (see Practiscore) L1 matches about .5 to 1.5 hours from city-center.
We are just sort of limited on 3-gun due to the space available at most of these clubs. But even that is plentiful if you expand your tolerable driving radius.
I mean, we are not AZ, CO or Cali...but we have plenty matches to shoot...that's not even counting all the great sectionals available...
Best,
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CFE out of my Nemesis
For coated, it was
BlueBulllets @200gr
CFE: 4.9gr
OAL 1.190
PF: 169.4
For copper
Xtreme @180gr
CFE: 6.1
OAL: 1.190PF: 164.8
I never worked up a USPSA load for 180 because I preferred the feel of N320 and Clean Shot to CFE.
CFE is fine and if you have a bunch, "run whatcha brung". Without a direct comparison, I am not sure I would notice the difference in feel.
But, if you follow the work of Dr Brad Miller (https://www.shootingtimes.com/editorial/gunpowder-contribution-to-recoil/328788), all else equal, for non-compensated pistols, use the smallest grain charge to make your load.
In our case, that is fast burning powder (search here, there are tons of great posts on it)...so Clean Shot wins (for me).
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9 minutes ago, zzt said:
I was as low as 140 PF with the 6.8 load. The brass just dribbled out. I went to 7.0 and now 7.2. That gave me more reliable function and more gas. It should be about 150 PF. I think 150~155 PF is the sweet spot for minor Open. I could go higher, because I built the gun for major. The limiting factor for me is when more than a tiny bit of 3N38 starts jumping out of the case and onto the shell plate when it rotates. At 7.2 it is starting to do that.
Most of the Open SCSA shooters I shoot with use WAC and 115s for 155 PF. I would love to do the same, but I have 8+ lbs. of 3N38 to use up, and nothing else to use it for.
Thanks for that.
In my limited experience it seems that 155PF is a nice PF to be at for minor...I wonder why that is...
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On 5/30/2021 at 11:34 AM, zzt said:
Having and using both powders for Open, I can tell you that the AA&/SWMP powder is the best, IMO. The extra push you felt with the lighter charge of 3N38 was because it didn't make as much gas as the AA7 load and the comp baffles were not pushed on as hard. If you want even flatter, use 115 JHPs.
I cannot fit enough 3N38 in a 9mm case to make major with a 115 and still seat the bullet to 1.161", so I'm using that for minor. 10.2 gr SWMP/AA7 under a 115 JHP for 169 PF works in both Open guns. 10.4 is a tad flatter and a little harsher. 10.4 is compressed slightly while 10.2 is not. I use 6.8 gr 3N38 under a 124 JHP or 7.2 under a 115 JHP for my (minor) SCSA loads in my 1911 Open gun.
Your AA7 load shoots considerably flatter than the 3N38 load. I question your PF estimates. 8.4 3N38 under a 124 does not make major in my guns.
To see if you are making too much gas, hold the muzzle an inch away from a white no shoot and fire. If you get minimal splatter about the size of a quarter, you do not have too much gas.
@zzt what PF are you generally aiming for with SCSA with your 3N38 loads?
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@Thomas918
Could you please expand on the "putting graphinte all into the powder hopper"?j
Best,
David