Feed problems with .45ACP 185 Hornady JSWC

[LKLive13]

I have loaded some test rounds and I'm having some feeding issues. My recipe is 6.9 of WSF with the 185s seated at a OAL of 1.155-1.165. I have tried them in 2 different 1911s and they both fail to feed properly and the slides run the rounds into the top of the chamber. I'm thinking of running another test run at 7.0-7.2gns of WSF with an OAL of 1.185 do you think the longer OAL will help with the problems? Any suggestions?

 

[rcmodel]

Maybe too long already.

Hornady book says 1.135" OAL.

And if you seat a SWC long, the full diameter part sticking out of the case is going to jam into the rifling if it does feed.

Try that.

On the other hand, a lot of 1911's & magazines just don't like the short 185 grain bullets like that. The 200 grain SWC is often a better choice as the longer nose contacts the barrel hood during feeding at about the same place the 230 JRN they were designed for.

rc

 

[Blue Thunder]

+1 on 1.135 OAL. Also chamber check your reloaded rounds. If it does not drop in and drop out and go in to be flush, you have other issues.

 

[LKLive13]

I did the plunk test on both 1911s and they bot seat fine

 

[emptybrass]

I am new at reloading and had loaded a couple test runs or 230 gr FMJ RN and they worked great. I then loaded 10 rounds of 185 gr FMJ SWC and could not get the first round to feed. They all passed the plunk test. I pulled the barrel again and it appeared that at the angle chamber entry, the mouth of the brass was hitting the top of the chamber and hanging the round. So I cranked in a little taper crimp and went back to the range. Nothing got better. All ten rounds failed to load. Talked to a couple of range officers and they agreed with above post that some 1911 just don't like SWC. I posted the remaining 85 or so that I had and gave them away in the pay it forward thread on this forum.