OK, I went down and readjusted everything, and was able to get "closer." It's still not correct though. The jump is still there on both up and down stroke. Somehow it's getting close to the detent hole and then jumping in. By covering the detent holes with a piece of paper cut to size, I was able to do my pawl adjustment better. On the downstroke it still doesn't want to be fully in place by the time the primer plate starts to rise.
I read on another forum a member had cut out a adhesive felt circle to correct looseness. I tried that with some folded up fabric softener sheets, and the jump disappears to where I could reload ammo without too much hassle.
Why does it happen in the first place though? One thing I notice that even tightened down there is still vertical play in the shellplates. Can either of you two extremely helpful gentlemen confirm if this is normal? Even just grabbing the screw and pulling up and down. It's hard to tell for sure, but by pushing down in the screw head while moving up and down the jump is lessened.