dandean316
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Recently I got a reloader. I loaded up some very light .45’s – 4.4 grains of 700X with a 200 gr SWC. That is the bare minimum. The recoil as you can guess is very light, and there is my problem. Sometimes the cartridges would eject, but the next round wouldn’t feed properly and gets stuck halfway up the feedramp.
Do I need to switch to a lighter recoil spring for these loads? Anyone have a suggestion on what size? I was using a Para Ordnance 12.45 LDA. I will also need one for my Para Ordnance P14 for these loads.
One other thing. A few times the spent case would eject and the next round would go almost all the way into the barrel, but would get stuck. My slide was stuck about ¼" back and I had to really pull on the slide to get the round out. Any idea on the problem or solution here?
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Do I need to switch to a lighter recoil spring for these loads? Anyone have a suggestion on what size? I was using a Para Ordnance 12.45 LDA. I will also need one for my Para Ordnance P14 for these loads.
One other thing. A few times the spent case would eject and the next round would go almost all the way into the barrel, but would get stuck. My slide was stuck about ¼" back and I had to really pull on the slide to get the round out. Any idea on the problem or solution here?
Any suggestions are appreciated.