whats the deal with Glocks chamber? reloading for g34 gen4

Bet he's using a 3 die set.

get yourself a taper or factory crimp die, use the roll crimp to reduce the bell and seat the bullet.

Most likely your problem
 
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3 or 4 dies?

3 dies = roll crimp only
4 dies = roll crimp & taper/Factory crimp


if you are using a single stage, I'm guessing it's only 3 dies



#1 = depriming/sizing
#2 = belling
#3 = seating/roll crimp
#4 = Taper/Factory
 
vince514 said:
i shown my ammo to the guy working at my club and he said that the case wasnt flared enough.. seating the bullet at the proper depth made the coating hard to explain.. wasnt that hard to seat the bullet.
After having the bullet seated there was some coating around the case mark and i think it was the problem.

Fired alot of ammo today.. went well. after the first and second shot ive been looking at the primers and the empty cases for any sign of overpressure with the guy. Everything seemed to be allright.

Nexttime ill be more careful with the flare die.. IMO it was correct but from the results looks like it could have been better.

Guy at the counter said Lee dies are ####.
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Blaming the dies is idiotic. I'd have a hard time accepting advice from this individual.
 
I reload for a G34 too and I had to re-seat all my dies as I had to disassemble the press and caliber kit for some reason. First test caused the same problem with the finished round (dummy) not falling flush into the barrel that I use as a case gauge. It was the OAL to long. A properly sized case and a properly sized bullet will need just few minutes to fiddle the proper bullet seating in the shell.
Now I don't know about that specific powder. Never used it. It looks like I'm not even curios after reading the above issues with it. Now I know people have different ways to size powder coated bullets, some before some after and that may cause troubles also.
 
I have about 9 pistols that shoot 9mm and the g34 gen 4 is the only one that hates my 9mm reloading recipe. It did the exact same thing as the OP until I adjusted the OAL. Mine was a feeding issue though.
 
your coal is too long. the 34 should be loaded at 1.130 coal. adjust your powder load accordingly to the shorter lenght.
 
That's why I love to reload. The trial and error process is honing my skills and knowledge. Testing loads require trips to the gun range which is a great thing. Right?
 
Moose_Master said:
That's why I love to reload. The trial and error process is honing my skills and knowledge. Testing loads require trips to the gun range which is a great thing. Right?
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Especially when you can come to a place like this and get help/advice/assistance from some VERY knowledgeable & experienced veteran reloaders in almost any/every firearm application imaginable!!!
 
vince514 said:
fixed my ammo at 1.100 after starting this thread.

it worked it was feeding into battery everytime.
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sure it was feeding in slow firing. now your coal is too short. 1.100 coal ......? only the CZ shadow ask to be loaded that short because the short chamber and mags . glocks have plenty of room in the chamber to load for max accuracy.

loading that short, , you loose in accuracy . the idea is loading the longer as possible without hitting the lands when the cartrige is chambered ready to fire ,as well as making sure the rounds doesn't stack up in the mags with the nose of the bullit dragging the mag walls, then intilling FTF.

glock 17 and 34 like their coal at 1.125-1.130. that is where you get the best accuracy, and the best feeding.

at 1.100 in rapid fire , i bet the round might occasionnaly stand up straight at the mag exit before chambering .
 
Boys and girls, let's not overlook the fact that the OAL of the loaded round is entirely dependant on the shape of the bullet. A given length might be perfect for one bullet, too long for another and even too short for a third. Each bullet type will be different and require a different loaded length.
 
Suputin is right. Some people use only jacketed while others use cast, also different shapes and sizes. There is no general rule for how it will fit. I rather adjust the OAL in thousands repeatedly till the gauge speaks the truth. The Hodgdon manual never says what gun they used or if is cast what shape(lubed or pc).
 
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