9mm not chambering right

Before I ordered another FL resizing die I'd be measuring the die that I have with the proper measuring tool, the bore gauge: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bore_gauge

You'll need a micrometer to take the reading from the gauge.

This tool has many uses and will pay for itself if youy are a serious dabbler in metal and machines. Our guns are machines...
 
I have seen this with soft brass after several loading's. You get a slight bulge just above the webbing of the case after a bullet is seated. While the FCD from Lee will solve the feeding issue it also creates problems and to me is the wrong solution. If you are stuck with range brass note the cases you are having problems with and avoid that make of case. Check for the bulge I mentioned. I too load thousands of rounds of 9MM and have only run into this problem a few times. and always with multi shot well used brass.

I discovered the bulge in the case when I used my barrel as a case gauge. Once I noticed it I then got so I could feel the bulge.

Take Care

Bob
 
UPDATE: The Lee die arrived and I installed it on my toolhead. I also noticed at the same time I was doing that that the FL die had backed out a ways and wasn't probably sizing them right to begin with. More than likely, this was the problem to begin with, as I never had a problem with the Dillon crimp die these past 5 years. Since I have multiple toolheads for the various calibers I reload for, I used some blue locktite on the FL die, screwed it back down properly and put on a withness mark. All my reloaded 9's chamber and extract fine now - even better maybe thanks to the Lee.

So the lesson learned for me is to ALWAYS check to make sure the dies are tight, even after years of use.
 
Melnibonean said:
UPDATE: The Lee die arrived and I installed it on my toolhead. I also noticed at the same time I was doing that that the FL die had backed out a ways and wasn't probably sizing them right to begin with. More than likely, this was the problem to begin with, as I never had a problem with the Dillon crimp die these past 5 years. Since I have multiple toolheads for the various calibers I reload for, I used some blue locktite on the FL die, screwed it back down properly and put on a withness mark. All my reloaded 9's chamber and extract fine now - even better maybe thanks to the Lee.

So the lesson learned for me is to ALWAYS check to make sure the dies are tight, even after years of use.
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Good to hear it worked out in the end.
 
Jarlath said:
You mention that you are using range brass. Are you having cases with "Glock Bulge" sticking? Or non-brass cases? Steel doesn't like to be resized and aluminum cases don't like to stay sized (Springy).
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Pretty sure it's only the 40's that have unsupported barrels. I have never heard of Glock bulge on anything but .40 cal...
 
Jarlath said:
You mention that you are using range brass. Are you having cases with "Glock Bulge" sticking? Or non-brass cases? Steel doesn't like to be resized and aluminum cases don't like to stay sized (Springy).
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I've only had the "Bulge" problem with .40 brass that came out of a Glock. I quickly learned to separate those from the batch I was gearing up to reload. Now that I also ordered a Lee crimp die in .40 at the same time as I did the 9mm, I can finally get to reloading that bunch.

kingdarb said:
What gun are you shooting the ammo in??
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The problem was in all my 9mm: Beretta, Sig and CZ Shadow; although the Shadow was the one where they'd get stuck the worst in - either because it has a tighter chamber or a weaker extractor....I'm not sure. But with the re-tightening of the FL die back down and the LEE crimp die, they all cycle the reloads fine now.
 
The only 2 things I've had happen on my 650 XL to make ammo chamber (both human error) were not enough crimp and protruding primers.
 
Yeah, the primers not seated flush has bitten me in the backside a few times, usually during a competition. I quickly learned to be firm with the handle during the primer seating stage.
 
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