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!
"I was home... What happened? What the Hell Happened?" - MM1 Jacob Holman, USS San Pablo