ALL IS NOT WELL IN RIVER CITY

[scattershot]

In my humble opinion, your problem is seating depth, and is related to the leade in the rifling. Some pistols have more taper leading into the rifled portion of the bore, and if it's short, some rounds will not chamber. I had a Kahr that way. It wasn't the chamber itself, but the abrupt leade that was the problem. A few thousandths deeper seating or a different bullet profile will fix it.

good luck!

 

[gaijin]

I use the "plunk", or drop test (especially using "once fired range brass") in the pistol (barrel) it is to be shot from.
I've had "9mm once fired range brass" that was substantially bulged from shooting out of sloppy/unsupported chambers in handguns and subguns.

 

[J. R. WEEMS]

I've never seen the need for a case gage unless shooting rounds from it. I reload for my rifle and pistol, and as long as they work in those the case gage would be meaningless.

I usually use the plunk test, but the 469 is not the easiest gun to feild strip so I didn't -- this time. In addition to all the above, I think somehow some 38 super bullets might of got mixed in with the 9MM-- NOT the same. I think I needed a 'timeout' as my Granddaughter would say.

 

[SMSgt]

I've had no problem just neck sizing my 30-06 cartridges for my rifle for years. All of a sudden I get rounds that won't chamber. So I got a full resize die and it was better but some were still hard to chamber. I think I have enough good rounds to go to the range while I try to figure just what this is about.

Could be brass flowing and thickening the neck.

 

[Rule3]

I usually use the plunk test, but the 469 is not the easiest gun to feild strip so I didn't -- this time. In addition to all the above, I think somehow some 38 super bullets might of got mixed in with the 9MM-- NOT the same. I think I needed a 'timeout' as my Granddaughter would say.

A yep, that might have something to do with it The 469 should eat anything.

Hard to field strip??

Maybe put the slide back on perhaps, use a flat blade to hold those stupid safety levers down as you slide it on.

 

[Fishslayer]

Most will tell you that while case guages are great, the barrel in the gun to be used is the ultimate authority.

I use the barrel on my RIA 1911 for .45ACP. They are known for having short leades and are finicky with .452" bullets. Mine bears this out. I've found that if a bullet will "plunk" in the RIA it's GTG in any of my .45 autos.

 

[J. R. WEEMS]

A yep, that might have something to do with it The 469 should eat anything.

Hard to field strip??

Maybe put the slide back on perhaps, use a flat blade to hold those stupid safety levers down as you slide it on.

Not all that hard once I put my mind to it, the lever was a bit of a tussle.

 

[Clovishound]

Anyone here loading for these guns found this to be the case??

My buddy has a Glock. We started loading 9mm last year. When we were first developing loads and trying different bullet types he kept bringing me rounds that would not run through his Glock. My Sr9c ate them up and asked for more.

 

[125JHP]

I used to only occasionally use a gauge to check my reloads and for years never had any problems but then my shooting stable grew and I had to start using the plunk test when I discovered at the most inopportune time, in front of a bunch of strangers at a match, that my lead bullets were sticking in the barrel and I couldn't rack the slide to unload at the end of a stage. This was when I had started using an XD and it seems all of my XD's have short leades so now I plunk all the rounds before I use them for a match.

 

[Coaltminer]

Had a Baby Eagle 9mm, 5", wouldn't feed 147 gr. Federal Match. Also had a Belgium Browning lever action 243. Load that showed no pressure sign(and not max)in my Savage bolt, blew the primer out of the case and I had a REAL hard time cranking the case out of the chamber. Yup, sure enough, actions and manufacturers tolerances DO make a difference. Never had any other problems in 10's of thousands of reloads, been loading for 50 years.

 

[J. R. WEEMS]

I used to only occasionally use a gauge to check my reloads and for years never had any problems but then my shooting stable grew and I had to start using the plunk test when I discovered at the most inopportune time, in front of a bunch of strangers at a match, that my lead bullets were sticking in the barrel and I couldn't rack the slide to unload at the end of a stage. This was when I had started using an XD and it seems all of my XD's have short leades so now I plunk all the rounds before I use them for a match.

THE GREMLINS are out there.

 

[gwpercle]

When I started reloading in 1967 the gun you were reloading for was " the gauge" Stil have the manual that shows how it is supposed to fit, keep adjusting dies untill it's right and lock die in place and continue. Why spend money on " gauges" when there is a free one in your gun ? Besides just because it fits that guage is it really going to fit your particular gun's barrel...not necessarily.
Gary

 

[safearm]

In addition to all the above, I think somehow some 38 super bullets might of got mixed in with the 9MM-- NOT the same.

.38 Super, 9mm, .380 ACP, and .357SIG are all the same bullets: .355 caliber. I've reloaded the .38 Super with all except the .380 Auto; the bullets are too light for what I want. .38 Special and .357 Magnum are .357 caliber. The 9 x 18 Makarov is .365 caliber.