OK i have a few noob questions, I ordered 1000 of these bullets per a reloading friends suggestion. I loaded them with 4.1 gr of titegroup at a OAL of 1.125 per my manual. The only thing i was worried about was the OAL because i know 9mm is very picky with this. I went to the range and shot a dozen and about half of them were holding the slide open. A light tap on the slide cured the problem and all fired well with no signs of excessive pressure.
Now here is my question, I mic'd the bullets and they were in the high .356" to low .357" dia. Do you think this was what was holding the slide open or was it the OAL because its a FP bullet? I suppose a chamber drop is in order.
I wonder why they don't just give seating depths with loads instead of OAL. It would be much easier to figure out if they gave me a .XXX seating depth and do the math for the height of my bullet in a given weight.
Now here is my question, I mic'd the bullets and they were in the high .356" to low .357" dia. Do you think this was what was holding the slide open or was it the OAL because its a FP bullet? I suppose a chamber drop is in order.
I wonder why they don't just give seating depths with loads instead of OAL. It would be much easier to figure out if they gave me a .XXX seating depth and do the math for the height of my bullet in a given weight.