Baynewrady

Thanks for your reply! Unfortunately I'm not a fan of those mag pouches, magnets are too weak for my paws/waistline

Wondering what mag pouches people are using for the PDP Match SF? Will any pouch that fits PDP mags work for the Match SF mags?

I put one in a mag for a season to compare it to my other regularly sprung MBX's. Turned out to be my most reliable mag and became my make ready mag, no loss in capacity either (21+1 .40 cal)

If I ever figure it out I'll update this thread, though I'm getting close to throwing in the towel and accepting that N310 won't meter well through the FA measure. Don't really know what else I can try at this point. Does anyone know of a powder measure that meters N310/VV powders well?

Interesting... the X10 does have a similar thing, I'll see if changing how it's set gets me more consistency. I have heard that VV powders in general don't meter great, but at the same time a lot of guys are still using it. I load for major so aiming for 170 pf. I'd agree that you don't really notice the difference on the clock, I'm more worried about chrono at this time. Had to "go to the 4th round" twice this year at chrono and don't want to run into it again. Appreciate your responses very much shred.

As someone who picked one up over the summer this year, I'm finding myself wishing I had gotten a 750XL instead. I think in the future the X10 will be extremely competitive, but right now there's just too many potential problems to recommend them. Main woes: 1. Had a ton of issues with the priming system at first, I'll still occasionally (every few hundred rounds) get a primer stuck in the primer assembly which stops everything and I have to take it apart etc... This seems to be a pretty common issue 2. I'm still having trouble getting consistent throws from the powder measure/thrower. This also seems to be a pretty common issue. 3. QC in general seems to be an issue, luck of the draw if the machine you end up getting is issue-free or issue-ridden. I'm fortunate in that my machine doesn't seem to have defects (others on this forum have not been so lucky). But only 6 months in and I've had a replacement primer assembly and priming rod sent to me through their customer service (free of charge at least). 4. They don't seem to have much in stock as far as X10 parts or replacement parts go. Their holddown dies have been out of stock since I purchased my press. Took about a month for me to receive my replacement priming rod. Their bullet feeder system was supposed to come out this year, but obviously that's been pushed out. Positives: 1. 10-stations for 5-station money 2. The action and indexing is very smooth 3. Case-feeder included 4. I've seen others comment that their CS is abhorrent. My experiences have always been mostly stellar. 5. I met the engineer who is responsible for the X-10's creation at MG Nats this year. Paraphrasing but he basically said it's his life's work and his mission was to make something that rivaled the RL1050/1100. So while there are issues with it, I do trust that they are doing everything they can rectify them. Hope this is helpful

Using a Hornady Auto-Charge Pro to weigh my charges. When I do a 5 charge or 10 charge "weight check" I'm typically within .3gr of the ideal weight. I understand I might be nitpicking a bit but in my experience .1gr of N310 translates into about 30-50FPS for me. Had a couple scary moments at the Chrono this year (extreme spread of almost 100 twice) and trying to figure out where I'm going wrong.

Has anyone else with an X10 experienced inconsistent throws and been able to fix it? I'm using N310 powder. When I set the press up I took the measure apart and brake cleaned the internals, let it dry, then ran liquid graphite through the assembly (manually actuating the measure to circulate graphite through the powder throw as well). Unfortunately I'm still getting +/- .1gr throws quite regularly. Any tips or tricks to get more consistency would be greatly appreciated. TIA!

Limited is dying because the new wave of shooters aren't interested in/are afraid of shooting .40 Cal. On top of that iron sight divisions in general are all dying out. The industry/marketing are all pushing red dots and 9mm guns, as a result CO & LO are the divisions with the largest participation. Not sure that anything can really be done to revive Limited. With Production going to 15 rounds soonish, trying to eliminate Major scoring from Limited seems nonsensical. Personally, as a newer shooter in USPSA, I'll be sticking with Limited till my eyes go, simply because I enjoy the challenge of .40 Cal & iron sights, and the feeling of beating dot shooters is pretty rewarding. I plan to shoot Single Stack in the future for similar reasons.

Noticed people will typically include the primers they use in their load data. Do different make of primers have an impact on FPS? Like if I have a recipe that uses Federals, would I potentially have a different load/PF if I switched to Ginex?

Hrm... ok thanks for sharing, I'll keep that in mind if I run into issues in the future. The screws I was talking about are the 2 on the actual primer assembly that appear to hold in the "wing" as it interfaces with the shell plate.

Thanks! Me too I’m kind of annoyed no mention of it is made in the instruction manual or their videos on YouTube. I’ll have to try and find what bragging rights had to say about it. Not sure if I have things set to where I’ll have no worries now or not.

Update: took apart the assembly (removed the "4 hole gear" from the housing) and inspected everything. There was a bit of gunk so brake-cleaned it away. Then I noticed the 2 set screws were "recessed" in their holes. I tightened them so that a couple thousands were exposed to the gear (upon reassembly), and reassembled the entire thing. Just went through 200 rounds of a mix of Ginex/Federal and no hiccups!

Yes, they said it sounds like I have everything installed/setup correctly so will be sending me a new primer assembly. I'm not very hopeful though, as I took apart the piece I do have and am not seeing anything that appears to be defective.

It's within the primer assembly itself (the "4 station gear"). Primers are constantly getting caught between the gear/assembly body and crushed. And yes, the swage/primer indexing appears to be correct as when I "hand cycle" 1 primer through I do not run into any issues.