I recently had an issue with some 9mm loads. I loaded several hundred 115 gr LRN from Missouri Bullet and seated them to 1.100 (from Hodgdon data). The powder is HP38 and I used 4.5 grains. Starting / Max is 4.3-4.8.
At the range a couple of weeks ago, my Glock 17 locked 1/4" out of battery while shooting these rounds through an Alpha Wolf barrel. It was jammed up more severely than an FBI agent trying to prosecute Hillary for her emails.
I could not clear it safely in the range by hand (the slide was completely locked), so I asked the range officer if he'd take it to the gunsmith on site and clear it for me. When they cleared it, he said the round came apart and the projectile stayed in the barrel and had to be knocked out.
I read online about case bulge, so I ordered a Lee bulge buster kit and a Lee Makarov crimp die.
MBC recommends 1.08 COL on their site. I have already run all the rounds through the bulge buster. Should I also seat them deeper? I'm not at max charge, so I think that should be okay, but unsure. After running them through the bulge buster, I think they will feed reliably now, but they are still a little sticky in the barrel. Probably not enough to effect operation, but when I turn the barrel upside down, the rounds don't fall out. They are easily removed by hand, though.
At the range a couple of weeks ago, my Glock 17 locked 1/4" out of battery while shooting these rounds through an Alpha Wolf barrel. It was jammed up more severely than an FBI agent trying to prosecute Hillary for her emails.
I could not clear it safely in the range by hand (the slide was completely locked), so I asked the range officer if he'd take it to the gunsmith on site and clear it for me. When they cleared it, he said the round came apart and the projectile stayed in the barrel and had to be knocked out.
I read online about case bulge, so I ordered a Lee bulge buster kit and a Lee Makarov crimp die.
MBC recommends 1.08 COL on their site. I have already run all the rounds through the bulge buster. Should I also seat them deeper? I'm not at max charge, so I think that should be okay, but unsure. After running them through the bulge buster, I think they will feed reliably now, but they are still a little sticky in the barrel. Probably not enough to effect operation, but when I turn the barrel upside down, the rounds don't fall out. They are easily removed by hand, though.