Post by: optic2 on June 07, 2018, 10:40:21 PM
Post by: 300rum on June 08, 2018, 05:48:09 AM
If that doesn't solve things then the ammo isn't correct to your chamber but still may feed/fire/eject just fine. I would run quite a few rounds through it before I trusted it, say in the woods, though. Those rounds are hopped up deep penetrating rounds but I'm sure you already know that...
Post by: Yondering on June 08, 2018, 09:05:30 AM
If you want to know what part of the round is sticking in the chamber, color it with a black marker and chamber it again. You should be able to see shiny spots on the round once you extract it. Look closely at the bullet right in front of the case mouth.
A couple likely causes for a loaded round (from any ammo) not fitting your barrel are:
- bullet seated out too far into the rifling, or your barrel's throat is too short/tight.
- oversized cast bullet in a tight chamber. You want cast bullets to be larger than the barrel's groove diameter, but not so large they stick in the chamber.
Either of those can cause significantly higher pressure and can be dangerous in an already hot load.
Other possible causes are improper case sizing or flared case mouth that wasn't crimped properly. Those won't generally cause pressure issues, but will cause reliability issues.
Post by: Bill W on June 08, 2018, 09:14:24 AM
Post by: dreadi on June 08, 2018, 10:32:16 AM
Post by: Yondering on June 08, 2018, 01:20:12 PM
Sounds like you don't have enough headspace to accommodate the overall length of the cartridge. As it was said earlier, don't shoot them. Get this corrected.
Headspace has nothing to do with overall length of the cartridge.
Post by: optic2 on June 08, 2018, 01:27:52 PM
I'd guess you aren't the only one experiencing this problem with this lot of ammo. Call Buffalo Bore and let them know this lot of ammo has an issue. Bullet's either too large in diameter or seated out too far. Or..... you boogered up your throat somehow (very unlikely).
Have you had issues with this lot of ammo or heard of anyone else having issues?
Post by: dreadi on June 08, 2018, 03:59:10 PM
Sounds like you don't have enough headspace to accommodate the overall length of the cartridge. As it was said earlier, don't shoot them. Get this corrected.
Headspace has nothing to do with overall length of the cartridge.
If the headspace is short and the cartridge is long, it will have plenty to do with.
Post by: Yondering on June 08, 2018, 06:25:27 PM
Sounds like you don't have enough headspace to accommodate the overall length of the cartridge. As it was said earlier, don't shoot them. Get this corrected.
Headspace has nothing to do with overall length of the cartridge.
If the headspace is short and the cartridge is long, it will have plenty to do with.
Again, no. I don't think you understand what headspace and overall length are.
Headspace measurements have nothing to do with the bullet; it's only about how the brass fits the chamber. Overall length is just a measurement from the base of the cartridge to the tip of the bullet; it has nothing to do with headspace or anything else that could cause this issue. Ogive length could certainly be the issue, as already mentioned above, but that's not what you said and is not dictated by headspace or overall length.
As a shop owner, it's in your best interest to understand this stuff better before offering suggestions on it.
Post by: syoungs on June 08, 2018, 07:47:38 PM
Post by: Bill W on June 08, 2018, 09:50:56 PM
I'd guess you aren't the only one experiencing this problem with this lot of ammo. Call Buffalo Bore and let them know this lot of ammo has an issue. Bullet's either too large in diameter or seated out too far. Or..... you boogered up your throat somehow (very unlikely).
Have you had issues with this lot of ammo or heard of anyone else having issues?
No. But if no one calls the mfgr they don't know either. This should be a no-brainer. Either the bullet is too big of diameter or it's seated out too long. I had a problem with some Remington waterfowl ammo last season. Remington told me I was the first to call. Once they tested the ammo I sent back along with the some cleaning patches I'd pushed thru the barrel they decided they had an issue.
I was given some .45 ACP reloads that had the cast bullets seated out too far. They jammed in my gun everytime.
Post by: yorketransport on June 09, 2018, 11:11:58 AM
Do you have anybody near you with a 9mm you could check the ammo in?
Post by: optic2 on June 09, 2018, 03:09:35 PM
Blazer FMJ
https://www.flickr.com/photos/36426116@N07/42700226091/in/dateposted/
Sig Sauer hollow point
https://www.flickr.com/photos/36426116@N07/42700232611/in/dateposted/
Buffalo Bore Outdoorsman +P
https://www.flickr.com/photos/36426116@N07/42700215341/in/dateposted/
Looks like it is chambering just fine, you just have to give it a pretty hard rack to get it out.
Post by: Bill W on June 09, 2018, 08:55:33 PM