I noticed a similar problem with 9mm one time. The bullets would deform up into the seating die causing erratic OALs.
I made a totally flat seating plug from a spare I had laying around. Chucked it up in the drill press and hit it with a grinder and some files. Its not quite as precise, from...
I load a fair bit of 380. Never seen a split. I have seen a few in 9mm though. No real rhyme or reason to it. I figure either the case had been fired many times, or simply a bad batch of brass.
Most of my brass is range pick-ups, so I have no idea of its history.
I use one of their kits in a Walther PPS m2. It runs like it should. Never a failure to feed or any other undesirable event. An occasional failure to lock back on empty, but I get that with stock factory mags too. I am sure it has more to do with my thumbs than the magazine.
Word of caution...
A number of years ago I bought some Hornady .380 auto dies that came with a roll crimp. And no taper crimp die. I was pretty disappointed. IIRC, no such indication was given on the packaging. I havent purchased their dies since.
Why is it being included included in standard sets? Better...
I am currently experimenting with a 200gr XTP load at 1.350". So far it shoots great out of my Blackhawk with the little bit of working up I have done indoors. It'll be interesting to see the effects on chrono numbers once the weather gets better around here.
I think I might be seeing some...
Already on it it. I have a 200gr XTP load at 1.350" in the works.
Once I get the powder charge up where I want it then I gotta start looking at whether the bullets are pulling out if the cases though. I'd imagine a shallower seating depth means less grip.
I recently picked up the 10mm/40sw Blackhawk. Kind of an impulse buy I suppose.
I like the 10mm round, but as a reloader, I got sick of trying to find my brass in the far flung, often overgrown, netheregions of my local range. I sold my 1911 a few years ago because of it.
So, as I also was...
I mainly use it in the low pressure "special" cartridges. Works great there. The powder is not bothered by excess air space often left in those cases. I get very consistent velocities vs other powders I've tried.
I have also had success with plated 9mm ammo, but I prefer other powders when they...
I had one a few years ago. It produced a sharp, stinging recoil that the wife and I did not appreciate. Just the nature of straight blowback I suppose. Tried downloading ammo for it, but then it became unreliable. Sold it. Now we have a PK380 for her to shoot at the range.
There are a surprising number of people out there that believe simply dropping the mag unloads the gun. Which is why, I am sure, the mag disconnect safety was invented.
Yeah.... I had to dig pretty deep into the interwebs to find recommendations for starting charges. Not necessarily published data either. Unfortunately, WST and 9mm is more of word-of-mouth affair these days.
I used to use a lot of PowerPistol. It works wonderfully for full power jacketed loads. Later on though I starting wanting more economical, less "spirited" ammo. PowerPistol was no longer a great performer. I have found that accuracy and charge level go practically hand in hand with this powder...
I recently switched from Glock to Walther. The PPS m2 fits my hands much better. It stays put through a whole mag even with the flush base plate, which is my preferred way to carry. Every other subcompact I have shot requires a adjustment of my grip after a few rounds unless I run extended mags...
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