I recently posted a question in the reloading section ref this cartridge. I was wondering if it was worth reloading for or if I should just save the TCM barrel and factory box of ammo as a novelty. I was wanting to pick up a 9mm 1911 anyway and this one came with the 9mm barrel, spring and extractor. After today I don't think it will be worth my time and money to buy dies and reload for it, seems the factory stuff is questionable.

I put the 9mm barrel, spring and extractor in and ran 400 rounds of 124gr FMJ. Accuracy was good and seemed to get better with every mag. I had 4 failure to feeds in the first mag, 3 failure to feeds in the 2nd mag and no issues after that. Here is the best group of 17 rds at 20yd.


I then changed the barrel, spring and extractor to 22 TCM. I only loaded 5 rounds in the mag at a time because as of right now I only have 1 box of cartridges. The first 6 mags ran fine, I was smiling from ear to ear. It was amazing the report, flash and lack of recoil from this cartridge. I reloaded 5 more in the mag and the next round failed to extract causing a double feed. Upon further inspection I noticed the primer had been blown out.

I disassembled the pistol and went in search for the missing primer with no luck. I checked the barrel, slide, guide rod, extractor, spring and found no damage or the missing spent primer. The next 15 rounds were a series of failures to eject every time. I had to use a 22 cleaning rod to clear the barrel.

Anyone had any problems with the Armscor factory 40gr JHP? Looks to me to be overpressure from the flat, cratered and missing primers. I can not figure out why it will not extract now. It acts like the chamber is scratched creating tension between the case and chamber after firing.

Not much help, I've had mine for three years and shoot it occasionally no problems at all.