What velocities are you seeing? Are you shooting suppressed? I doubt it is annealing. More likely as stated previously:
3-Light charge on load.
4-Suppressors (much more of an issue with semi-auto and yours is a boltgun).
These "somethings" can work together to leave some smokey cases. Your...
No. I could not find 109s that did not cost an arm and a leg. I got a few k of 115s. If 109s ever come back at reasonable prices with some consistent stock I might go back to them.
I would give N555 a good look. Very cool burning powder, easy on barrels and temp stable. Of the VV powders, N150, N160 and N555 are going to be your best options.
You have a point. Some years back the Hornady manual had 40.8 or 41.2 as max for 140 and H4350. However, their match 140 ammo had a recommended reload of 41.5 of H4350 printed on the box, lol. I think they stopped printing load data on ammo as it did not jive with manual data. I have yet to...
Noise. I run a CPS and get plus or minus .001 variation at most. The biggest thing I was able to actually measure was SD. Nothing else changed in my testing. SDs went from around 8-9 to 4-5, everything else was the same. That was a .002 crush on primer and that is where I run everything. I...
Did you inspect cables / connectors for cracks? The tines on those cables brake / crack real easy and casue those issues. If it is not cables it is likely the motor. But cables are the most likely issue.
I just got a bunch too. I am good on everything else but primers have been the most difficult to find at decent prices. Hope they are like the BR4s or 450s.
Bullshit!!!! Been wet tumbling with steel pins for years without issue. 223 rem, 6.5 creed, 6 creed, three 6 gts, 22 gt, 25 gt, 7/300 prc, 6.5 prc, 338 edge, 338 lm. Never an issue.