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I've had very good luck with the lee perfect powder measure and rifle charging die throwing winchester autocomp within .2 grains. For general purpose plinking ammo that's an acceptable window for me.

Thanks for the reply Jolly -- Actually I've been loading 5.7x28 on a lee turret for about two years. About two months ago I picked up a hornady LNL for a steal and got bitten by the progressive bug. When I looked into the whole situation it became apparent to me that the dillon 550 was a better prog...

I have a bit of experience loading with my old lee turret and I've been making 223 and 9mm with my new hornandy L&L. However, I think to load for my PS90 and fiveseven I'll use a dillon 550. I have ordered the shellplate from EA. I am not totally familiar with the dillon 550 system -- Do I need to o...

Well, jay can say I told you so.... Since I've had issues with deep primer hits and primers protruding on what have been shown to be good loads, I decided to try something. In the past I had swagged primer pockets that were especially difficult to prime. This time I made 5 rounds with unaltered prim...

Today I tried some 40gr vmax and 38gr PFP bullets over some autocomp, and it didn't work worth a poop. Federal small rifle primers were used with once fired brass that fits in EA's case gauge. 5.5 grains autocomp 40grain vmax 4 rounds 2235 2260 2252 2251 All four failed to extract -- cases remained ...

Another I should have asked this at first moment, but are the max powder listings for the ps90, the fiveseven, or both?

Back in business. Went to the range today and had good success with lighter loads. Loads that pushed towards max
Had pressure issues -- I think I need to reconsider the recoil springs and rate reducer combo.

Should have asked this at first -- FPS listed in post #1 are from a fiveseven I presume?

40Gr Vmax over 5.7 TB Fiveseven http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd209/kinoons/56BD4954-11B5-4554-9C44-63C2201A8279-4367-00000612D9A2D5F5_zps7da5cc1c.jpg http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd209/kinoons/81BB5DBD-EA4B-4CDF-92C8-EB38F2415DD6-4367-00000612E1A63C95_zps417b2123.jpg PS90 http://i226.pho...

Here's what I found -- photos to follow soon. I have a very picky PS90 and the photos will show this. My PS90 does have an EA rate reducer as well as the stronger EA recoil springs. All rounds fired had federal small rifle primers. I also noticed my chrono didnt like the PFP much -- I'm sure it was ...

So 20 rds of vmax over TB and 20rds of the recent PFP over BD all set to go to the range tomorrow and be tested over my newly acquired chrono. http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd209/kinoons/D593D629-D3DB-42CF-A3CB-8E541E806347-3670-000004FCDF59F92F_zps94b04263.jpg http://i226.photobucket.com/album...

Well, the spring arrived, then the roll punches arrived. I pushed out the pin to find that the pin had also broken. Order a new pin and fast forward several days. New pin and spring in hand I finally have what appears to be an operational ps90. My rifle chambers and extracts as it always has. Im pla...

I needed the roll pin to retain the extractor spring, so I just picked up two magazines for good measure.

Well I've ordered a chrony -- hopefully ill have something useful to add in a few weeks.

I too will be eagerly at the computer on Friday. I understand the one box limit, how long will that be enforced? If there happens to be some ammo available on Monday will we be able to reorder?

Thanks for the offer. I do not currently own and roll pin punches, so I ordered some; figure they will come in handy more than once. If I have trouble once I get the punches you'll be my next call.

Yeah, after a close look I came to the same conclusion. now to get the right sized punch.

The spring has arrived. any tips on how to make the change?

As well it should. I had a particularly temperamental ps90 and the rate reduced helped a lot.

Thanks for the link to that thread. I had seen it and recalled the gold ring, but I was not sure if it was visible from the outside as well. Next paycheck I'm ordering a chrono, and I'll start laddering up slowly to build some load data myself. Once I start getting toward the limits others here have...

I don't mind ordering parts and doing the work -- have a source off hand? Also, any instructions on how to make the change?

Thanks!

Edit: found a source for the spring and have one on the way.

It appears the extractor spring of my ps90 has broken or popped loose. I'll admit to not looking closely at this part until now, so I'm not positive what it should look like. I'm assuming the spring is broken. How do I take the extractor off and replace the spring? http://i226.photobucket.com/albums...

Had a chance to go to the range for a quick 15 minutes today to just test function. Fired 10 rounds, 9 ejected well, one appeared to have short stroked, with the spent casing remaining in the chamber. http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd209/kinoons/124CD9C8-FE45-4967-BA76-B2E643E66530-1869-00000301...

So I've put together 50rds using the suggested starting load of true blue out of the Lyman book -- 5.4gr IIRC (I don't have the book infront of me as I post). I've also checked these in the case gauge from EA. When comparing my rounds (center) to factory ss197 and EA protectors, the shoulder doesn't...

thank you sir, I look forward to getting my order in the mail in the next week or so.

Not to resurrect a zombie threat, but with the recent availability of the 36gr PFP bullets form EA, is the load data listed above the most up to date and recent?

Jay, I'll keep an eye on the primer pockets. Now I have a question about my go/no go gauge. My empty cases fall easily in and out, and sit just below flush. I believe my shoulder is good. However, when I add my bullet (Hornady vmax 35gr) my round will not fit flush in the gauge. All of them stick ou...

Well I swagged all my cases with the rcbs swage tool -- the one that attaches to your press. Now i can prime as smooth as butter. I've made 15 trial rounds to see if they will feed in my fiveseven and ps90. I think I've got the shoulder back where it belongs. Once my go-no go gauge makes it that que...

My local reloading shop didn't have the rcbs shell holder for 5.7x28 but they did have the rcbs swagger die set so I picked that up. Easy to set up and appears to have solved the problem. I've gone from priming to be extremely difficult to just taking a good push. Thanks for the help.

Perhaps -- I'm using the lee classic turret, but I'm operating it by hand without the gearing. All other calibers I've tried have primed quite easily. Only 5.7 is a bear to prime.

Now to my next problem -- primer pockets. Holy <profanity> they're hard to prime. Even using a lee chamfer tool it's hit and miss. To prime with any success I have to run the primer tool once empty, then once with a primer to not bugger the casing or primer up. Any hints on the primer pockets beyond...

Just seeing if anyone has some 5.7x28 brass lying around. perhaps some pulled bullets you're not using. I'm looking to put some range ammo together.

I understand there is a limit of 3 boxes of pulled bullets. is there a time frame where we can reorder if any are left?

I adjusted my die some -- lowered it about 1/3 a turn, and now the shoulder looks the same as factory cases. Now, perhaps, I can get started. Still would like the go/no go gauge when available

I just watched the vid on the go/no go gauge. Sign me up for one when they become available once more.

So I've resized about 700 empty cases, and was just getting ready to prime when I decided to compare cases to make sure it had it right. Left round is new production. Right casing is my resized. The shoulder is wrong. On the resized case the shoulder is flatter, has a shallower angle. I have no doub...

This post is to elaborate to everyone how much of a stand up guy Jay is and the top notch operation he is running at Elite Ammunition. My first purchase from Jay, in October of 2011, was fifty rounds of Protector II ammo for my FiveseveN and PS90. I found the ammo to be very good in my fiveseveN, bu...

replied to -- found one, thanks

I took mine off for the mini rail adapter, decided I wanted to put the sight back on, and for the life of me I can't find it. Anyone have a spare adjustable rear sight available?

It appears I shall be needing one of these as well.

Ive had a very similar issue with the pro2 round and my ps90. I tried new recoil and mag springs with no resolution. It was explained to me that some ps90's just don't like the pressures that the heavier rounds generate. I won't go into specifics but I can say Jay made it right. just give them a call.