Flex seems same as all mine, but man that's a big variance. Theoretically if the shell plate reaches full range into the seating die there should be no variance, allowing everything else is correct, that dimension shouldn't change regardless of stroke "Style' or flex or if the press was just laying on the floor.
I just indicated my 650 and got a average of .184 lateral deflection over 20 .45ACP 230gr FMJ rounds, all rounds are within .0012 COL
I just indicated my 650 and got a average of .184 lateral deflection over 20 .45ACP 230gr FMJ rounds, all rounds are within .0012 COL