My first reload - 9mm won't fully eject

[KentM]

Folks,
Thanks too you all for your replies. I upped the powder from 4.5gr to 4.7 and 4.9. Three out of five of the 4.7gr worked OK and all of the 4.9gr operated perfectly. So problem solved. With these bullets and Autocomp powder I'll use 4.9gr from now on.

 

[Dudedog]

I like happy endings!

 

[wst38tx]

Another consideration (although I doubt with S&W) is break-in. Some guns just need to get through a few hundred rounds before they run good. I had a new 22 auto that started out with a stovepipe every round for about 20 or so rounds. After that, the problem faded away and I had a nice flawless gun that would eat anything. My daughter's little 380 was the same.
Advice on this forum is good and most commenters see the load as too light. I would take that to heart. But don't worry about a stovepipe every now and then until you have a lot of cycles through it.