45acp jamming with reloads.........

I had the exact same problems with my first .45 reloads. It ended up that the top lip of the case would contact juuuuuuust enough to stop forward momentum just before the slide entered battery. I increased the crimp a bit and they now run flawless.
 
I had the same problem with reloads on my hornady LNL AP press. Using lEE dies I found it hard to do small adjustments on the bullet seating to get the right crimp (flare removal) because of that damn rubber washer. I finally ground off the factory crimp die so the press wire didnt hit it (much) and used that to remove the flare. I seat the bullets with the die set to not crimp at all. I took the barrel out of the gun to test the fit and all is well. (But I'm trying again without the factory crimp die because it still slightly deflects the wire on the shell plate, where the loaded round is knocked off the plate.) I regret buying lee dies just for the reason the rubber lock nut makes small adjustments so hard because of the static friction... I'm not a patient man...
 
Some competitive shooters chamber check their ammo prior to a match by removing the barrel from the handgun and dropping the round in. It takes a bit of time but it avoids embarrassment on the line when your gun screws up in the middle of a stage! Something to think about.
 
Watch your bell in that stage, or crimp in that stage & OAL....;)

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NAA.
 
Do you have a "Match" barrel? Tolerances are very tight on them. Is it a new gun?
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I just got my brand new Para 16-40 and right out of the box it hates reloads, I found my loads were a little shorter than factory so I fixed that, but it still fails to feed my reloads just about every time. Any idea's?
 
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