I seem to be getting lots of things stuck these days...
I made some 200gr LSWC snap caps with my lee pro 1000 (OAL 1.229, taper crimp to .470). I checked it with the drop test on my RIA tactical's chamber and the headspace was flush.
I then put my gun back together and went to chamber the round. slide went into battery, i had fun dry-firing...and then i tried to retract the slide to eject my snap cap. it wouldn't budge more than 2-3 mm backwards. After some grunting and forcing, I was finally able to pull the slide all the way back and eject my snap cap.
What happened? I read one post online that this was due to the bullet catching the barrel's rifling.
My questions:
If I don't change any of the cartridge dimensions, are live rounds likely safe to use?
Did the bullet really get stuck on the rifling--is why racking the slide required a lot of force?
Should I be using LSWC for snap caps, should I stick to my plated bullets, or does it not matter?
I made some 200gr LSWC snap caps with my lee pro 1000 (OAL 1.229, taper crimp to .470). I checked it with the drop test on my RIA tactical's chamber and the headspace was flush.
I then put my gun back together and went to chamber the round. slide went into battery, i had fun dry-firing...and then i tried to retract the slide to eject my snap cap. it wouldn't budge more than 2-3 mm backwards. After some grunting and forcing, I was finally able to pull the slide all the way back and eject my snap cap.
What happened? I read one post online that this was due to the bullet catching the barrel's rifling.
My questions:
If I don't change any of the cartridge dimensions, are live rounds likely safe to use?
Did the bullet really get stuck on the rifling--is why racking the slide required a lot of force?
Should I be using LSWC for snap caps, should I stick to my plated bullets, or does it not matter?