Well... I've done a few things with regard to this problem:

1. I seated the bullets a hair deeper.
2. I cleaned and checked everything very thoroughly to ensured nothing was hanging up.
3. I switched to the A-Max bullet just to try it out.
4. I made sure my thumb was positioned in exactly the optimum position for me.

Results were immediate on Saturday. I shot a 99-5X slow, 96-2X rapid and 81-0X standing for a total 275-7X, winning the Springfield match and placing third overall for the day!!!

I also made up some dummy rounds and practiced the reload prior to the match.

Thanks very much to everyone for all the great advice!