Standing Wolf
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I'm in the middle of loading a batch of .45 A.C.P. rounds.
It turns out the last batch were too short. They fed and fired and extracted without problems, but some of the case mouths were slightly chewed up. This time, carefully measuring the overall length, I adjusted the seater and crimp die, and compared overall length to that of factory rounds.
I checked several rounds to make sure they'd feed and extract properly. Everything was fine. I finished loading 150 rounds, and checked three more cartridges just to be double-sure. Two worked fine. The third fed properly, but I can't extract it. I can't pull the slide back. I've tried to eject the round with the magazine in and out, but the slide goes back about a third of an inch and stops with a clank. I carefully removed the barrel bushing and spring and wiggled the guide rod this way and that, but the slide is still stuck.
What do I do now? Ideas, anyone? I'd rather not drive fifteen miles to the range, pay $10, pull the trigger, and see what happens, then drive home. There's got to be an easier way to do this!
It turns out the last batch were too short. They fed and fired and extracted without problems, but some of the case mouths were slightly chewed up. This time, carefully measuring the overall length, I adjusted the seater and crimp die, and compared overall length to that of factory rounds.
I checked several rounds to make sure they'd feed and extract properly. Everything was fine. I finished loading 150 rounds, and checked three more cartridges just to be double-sure. Two worked fine. The third fed properly, but I can't extract it. I can't pull the slide back. I've tried to eject the round with the magazine in and out, but the slide goes back about a third of an inch and stops with a clank. I carefully removed the barrel bushing and spring and wiggled the guide rod this way and that, but the slide is still stuck.
What do I do now? Ideas, anyone? I'd rather not drive fifteen miles to the range, pay $10, pull the trigger, and see what happens, then drive home. There's got to be an easier way to do this!