red rick
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Dang I have some of those acme’s that I haven’t tried yet .Gauges aren't barrels...my tale of the Acmes above occurred despite passing three different brand gauges.
Dang I have some of those acme’s that I haven’t tried yet .Gauges aren't barrels...my tale of the Acmes above occurred despite passing three different brand gauges.
I'm sure you'll be better off than me--my problem occurred before I had embraced dummy rounds and plunking in ALL possible pistols not just one. And unfortunately after 1000 cartridges loaded. Still have about 200 to breakdownDang I have some of those acme’s that I haven’t tried yet .
Yeah, I believe the Lyman gauges are cut to SAAMI maximum specs. I forget which brand is cut to minimum specs but I know some here have both.They plunk in the one gun, but I didn't try to spin it.
I have one of those Lyman cartridge gauges and it plunks right into that.
The answerMight have to play with the OAL until they “plunk”…..
What is your current OAL…?
…and yes, you can crimp too tight, or not enough to remove the flare…
But, work on one thing at a time…
I went through this exact same issue with a Tanfoglio Witness 45ACP. Would chamber factory perfectly fine. I then on suggestion from the CZ forum to try the Lee FCD and that fixed it. Then I started loading with R-P brass and that fixed it w/o the crimp die. From there I started casting my own lead bullets and sized them to .451". I now have zero chambering problems with that pistol.OAL length is often the issue. But I've also had chambering issues with .452" diameter bullets in the 45 Auto that were NOT due to OAL.
.452" diameter bullets can cause excessive case bulge, especially if not perfectly centered during seating. And it's often more of an issue with certain brass that is slightly thicker. When using .452" bullets in the 45 Auto, I sometimes need to juggle cases and pistols to get a reliable combination that runs well.
I've used other bullets including round nosed Berry's.Cornhusker77, you mentioned Berry's but have you tried other manufacturer's bullets and did they work in all of your pistols?
Gauges aren't barrels...my tale of the Acmes above occurred despite passing three different brand gauges.
I wondered about that, so I tried just dropping them in the barrel from my Shield, and the round wouldn't go all the way in.I think Atavar may have been right when he stated you may have a feed problem. There should be a straight path from the bullet in your clip feeding into the chamber so check each weapon to see if it looks like the ramp is feeding the bullet directly in or if it looks like the ramp is feeding the bullet in at an elevated angle. The position of the ramp may not cause a problem with ball ammo but deviate from that and you may have problems.