Waterboy3313
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I mostly load pistol straight wall cartridges and I never have this problem. I think 9mm is my most irritating cartridge to load and it is but far my least favorite. It's actually the first time in quite a while for loading 9mm. I have so many cases and one pistol in 9mm I decided to build an AR 9 just to justify loading for it.
My OAL is all over the place. Measuring loaded rounds off of my single stage press are all over the place. I load for 45 acp, 38 special, 357 magnum, .223 rem and 9mm. None of the other calibers seem to give me any problems. The 9mm seems to be harder than anything else I load for. It seems to be the most inconsistent out of all the cartridges I reload.
Most cases seem to be longer than what I set up for then there is the occasional really short complete loaded case. Today I loaded 50 rounds. 6 were probably .010 shorter than I wanted and 8-10 for .010-.015 longer. I'm all over the place with 9mm but usually +or - .003 on everything else.
I have kept my single stage press because I strive for accuracy. I can usually control all of my other loads but 9mm has always given me trouble. What am I doing wrong here? I'm beating my head against the wall trying to get this right. If 9mm was on the shelf i would just go buy it but if I want to shoot it I have to load it myself. Any thoughts or input would greatly be appreciated.
My OAL is all over the place. Measuring loaded rounds off of my single stage press are all over the place. I load for 45 acp, 38 special, 357 magnum, .223 rem and 9mm. None of the other calibers seem to give me any problems. The 9mm seems to be harder than anything else I load for. It seems to be the most inconsistent out of all the cartridges I reload.
Most cases seem to be longer than what I set up for then there is the occasional really short complete loaded case. Today I loaded 50 rounds. 6 were probably .010 shorter than I wanted and 8-10 for .010-.015 longer. I'm all over the place with 9mm but usually +or - .003 on everything else.
I have kept my single stage press because I strive for accuracy. I can usually control all of my other loads but 9mm has always given me trouble. What am I doing wrong here? I'm beating my head against the wall trying to get this right. If 9mm was on the shelf i would just go buy it but if I want to shoot it I have to load it myself. Any thoughts or input would greatly be appreciated.