Thanks for the update.
With larger .356" sized bullets and tighter barrels, I have noticed newer 9mm brass with thicker case wall could pose additional reloading challenge as shorter rounder nose profile bullets like MBC could bulge around the bullet base where taper crimp die won't touch as this part can rub the chamber wall requiring the "slight push" you mentioned. Of course, force of slide cycling could overcome this readily and as long as slide cycles reliably and slide returns to full battery without bullet nose contacting the start of rifling (Use shorter resized brass lengths for your testing
), you should be OK.
If you are curious, you can measure case wall thickness .200" below case mouth and load up some rounds and see if they freely drop in the gage/chamber with a "plonk" and fall out freely using thinner case wall brass. If that's the situation, you could consider sorting brass by headstamp but to me, as long as rounds cycle reliably and go into full battery, I would keep using the thicker walled cases.
Another factor that could rub the case neck with gage/chamber wall is tilted bullet during seating. Inspect the case neck and if you see one sided bulging, exercise greater care during bullet seating to prevent tilting and you should see even bulging around the case neck.
Look forward to future range report updates.
Still have a job, 2.5 acres to mow and a boat that needs me to go Red-fish and Snook hunting one day over most weekends.
I tell you, I figured retirement would provide me with more "leisure time" for fishing but in addition to taking care of our 1.2 acres, when the yard guy quit on my parents' 5 acres, I have been busy in recent months taking care of both properties and dang, grass grows fast.
Picked up another fishing boat last week and haven't had a chance to launch it due to too many projects/house chores as I am hoping to get some King Salmon before season ends.
BTW; catch anything?
Just a few ... Beer batter fish time!
OK, back to OP before Walkalong gets hungry for fish tacos.