Of course not, "Red Dragon" runs like a dream in these machines... <laughs> Seriously, this is an awesome point. Just because steel-cased, berdan primed, well-lacquered "Pink Owl" only costs you $0.42 per round, doesn't mean that it's a good choice of ammo. Look into some more dependable match ammo offered by smaller companies who are emulating the Federal Gold Medal Match round. Hunting Shack Ammo, Bitterroot Valley Ammunition, Copper Creek, Southwest Ammunition and so on and so forth. All good and inexpensive alternatives to FGMM that perform indistinguishably so far with the 168 and 175 grain bullet weights, in my experience anyways. Edit: After reading your post I see that this doesn't apply to your case specifically, but I'm leaving it as advisement for anyone diagnosing the same issue.