Ole Joe Clark
Member
Question: Do you plunk test???
When I do any rimless, tapered pistol shell, I plunk test every one of them. A plunk test is just dropping the loaded shell into a shell gage or the chamber of your pistol. I remove the barrel from my pistol and drop each shell into the chamber, if it will work you can hear the rim hit the end of the chamber, hence the name "plunk" test. If not you got problems with your taper crimp or possibly a bulge in the case that someone mentioned. When I started loading this type of cartridge I had the same problem you have, I added this operation and the problem went away.
Have a blessed day,
Leon
When I do any rimless, tapered pistol shell, I plunk test every one of them. A plunk test is just dropping the loaded shell into a shell gage or the chamber of your pistol. I remove the barrel from my pistol and drop each shell into the chamber, if it will work you can hear the rim hit the end of the chamber, hence the name "plunk" test. If not you got problems with your taper crimp or possibly a bulge in the case that someone mentioned. When I started loading this type of cartridge I had the same problem you have, I added this operation and the problem went away.
Have a blessed day,
Leon