Weird jam

[svandamme]

But if the bullet would hit the lands, i "should" see marks of that, right?

I don't think i noticed any, but then again, i didn't look for em either.
I'll make sure to check if it happens again, and if it does happen again, i'm keeping the problem round for post analysis.

Cleaned my brass today, all tumbled, deprimed, flash holes cleaned, lubed and ready to do a batch tomorrow.

I also got me digital caliper, had a regular one, but that's to slow to measure more things in series..

Already measured a number of shells from tomorrows batch, doesn't look like case length is an issue at all, they are all well within tolerances, there is no noticicable stretch after been fired twice (1x factory load, 1x softer reload)

[Dave Waits]

Okay, let's step back and get some more info. Take the gun down, just fieldstrip it. Stick a magazine into the well and lock it in place. Now, looking down on the frame take a pic then back away a little and take another with the rails in the picture. Now, put it back together, remove the mag, lock the slide back and take a picture looking into the chamber.

Another thing, what is the overall length of your reloads? What is the overall length of the fiocchi rounds. If you could, take a pic from the side holding the barrel with the chamber straight up and a round dropped into it. Do it with both rounds.

BTW, How's Jean-Claude doing?

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by Dave Waits

Okay, let's step back and get some more info. Take the gun down, just fieldstrip it. Stick a magazine into the well and lock it in place. Now, looking down on the frame take a pic then back away a little and take another with the rails in the picture. Now, put it back together, remove the mag, lock the slide back and take a picture looking into the chamber.

Not entirely sure what you wanted to see, but if this doesn't cover it, let me know.

Originally Posted by Dave Waits

Another thing, what is the overall length of your reloads? What is the overall length of the fiocchi rounds.

Went and bought a digital caliper, with inch/mm for easy posting

case lenght inch mm

Fiocchi 1.252 31.82
reload 200 grain LSWC 1.268 32.23
reload 230 grain ball 1.258 31.94

Case neck/crimp

Fiocchi 0.469 11.92
reload LSWC 0.470 11.95
reload ball 0.471 11.97

so my LSWC seem a bit long, but those never gave me any problem.
It's always been with them 230 grain copper plated ball loads "as far as i remember".

crimp looks fine ?

Originally Posted by Dave Waits

If you could, take a pic from the side holding the barrel with the chamber straight up and a round dropped into it. Do it with both rounds.

fiocchi

230 grain reload

Originally Posted by Dave Waits

BTW, How's Jean-Claude doing?

Oh, JC, well, he's allright i think.. his real name is ean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg , which is why he took my name and stole my thunder.












On a positive note, i ran about 500 rnds of reloads through the Dillon yesterday, hardly any hickups or problems.
No missed or crushed primers, just 2 primers that weren't seated deep enough.

Since before this i only had a couple of 100 and 200 round runs, with plenty of hickups, i was quite happy to do a big run properly.
I'm getting the hang of it.

I did not deprime in this run, i deprimed before, i think that helped to smooth things out a bit.
The depriming station seems finicky on previous runs, the case doesn't always line up properly and that throws the routine out of wack.

[GoldenVolt]

Stijn,

In photo #3 and 4 it looks like the bullet jumped the ejector.

I believe that the way you placed them for the pictures. And has nothing to do with the problem.

One thing you mentioned are the LSWC, 200 grain LSWC 1.268 32.23 is kind of long. My max is 1.232 or 31.29

Greg