After manually ejecting an unfired round from my chamber, I found that there was a bit of bullet setback. I unchambered a few more from different 8 shot strings and found the same thing.
I know you can get some setback if you rechamber a round a bunch of times, like when you rechamber a SD round after a range trip using target loads. Trouble is, this was just one chambering of a reload.
The gun: SR1911
The load: Xtreme 230gr RN plated
5 grains HP-38
CCI spp
oal 1.25
Blazer brass case- spp.....don't hate- I've got a bunch of these!!!
I pulled a few of my loads and they all "released" with a couple easy-ish thumps on the floor...not nearly as hard as the couple of different factory loads I pulled for comparison. None of my reloads I pulled had any damage to the bullets...no scraping of the plating or any measurable deformation.
Sooo, I'm thinking I need to increase the crimp.
My question is do I want to increase it with the seat/crimp die or dial in more with the factory crimp die?
As they sit now, the dies are adjusted according to Lee's recommendations..1/2 turn in past contact on the seat/crimp die and 1/2 turn past contact on the factory crimp die.
I know you can get some setback if you rechamber a round a bunch of times, like when you rechamber a SD round after a range trip using target loads. Trouble is, this was just one chambering of a reload.
The gun: SR1911
The load: Xtreme 230gr RN plated
5 grains HP-38
CCI spp
oal 1.25
Blazer brass case- spp.....don't hate- I've got a bunch of these!!!
I pulled a few of my loads and they all "released" with a couple easy-ish thumps on the floor...not nearly as hard as the couple of different factory loads I pulled for comparison. None of my reloads I pulled had any damage to the bullets...no scraping of the plating or any measurable deformation.
Sooo, I'm thinking I need to increase the crimp.
My question is do I want to increase it with the seat/crimp die or dial in more with the factory crimp die?
As they sit now, the dies are adjusted according to Lee's recommendations..1/2 turn in past contact on the seat/crimp die and 1/2 turn past contact on the factory crimp die.