.40 caliber reload, going to range, need last minute advice

Solvo Pium · December 25, 2009, 10:03 PM

Merry Christmas everyone. I reloaded about 40 rounds of .40 caliber. My measurements for length are inbetween my max length and minimum. For the cookbooks tell you if you have the bullet in the casing under the minimum, you can have an increase in pressure. I have my correct amount of powder, and the neck size is where it needs to be after I crimped my rounds. When I put the rounds into a magazine, I would pull back and charge my weapon but the rounds would sometimes jam, however, I think I was not pulling back enough and letting it charge completely forward. BUT once I started pulling back the receiver all the way back and releasing, I didn't have any jams, I guess that was my problem. Should I have any concerns?

bullspotter · December 25, 2009, 10:28 PM

Did you recheck the COL after chambering the rounds, I would look for setback on the rounds you were trying to chamber, you may have made them shorter, and it they get setback to much, could have a pressure problem.

December 25, 2009, 10:03 PM	#1
Solvo Pium Member Join Date: March 28, 2009 Location: Where it is normally warm and hot 9 months out of the year. Posts: 49	.40 caliber reload, going to range, need last minute advice Merry Christmas everyone. I reloaded about 40 rounds of .40 caliber. My measurements for length are inbetween my max length and minimum. For the cookbooks tell you if you have the bullet in the casing under the minimum, you can have an increase in pressure. I have my correct amount of powder, and the neck size is where it needs to be after I crimped my rounds. When I put the rounds into a magazine, I would pull back and charge my weapon but the rounds would sometimes jam, however, I think I was not pulling back enough and letting it charge completely forward. BUT once I started pulling back the receiver all the way back and releasing, I didn't have any jams, I guess that was my problem. Should I have any concerns?

December 25, 2009, 10:28 PM	#2
bullspotter Senior Member Join Date: November 2, 2008 Location: Montana Posts: 308	Did you recheck the COL after chambering the rounds, I would look for setback on the rounds you were trying to chamber, you may have made them shorter, and it they get setback to much, could have a pressure problem.