crimping cast .45acp

[ted_dent]

Well I've loaded and shot about 200-250 rounds and only had 2 jams if I remember correctly, so it cant be all bad. I just thought something was up just because of the jump going into the die. I'll back the crimp off 1/4 turn to see if its changes anything.

As long as the rounds pass the 'plunk' test in your barrel you should be OK. As for the jams, while the cast SWC bullet you are using is an excellent design, some guns just don't feed them as well as others, especially certain 1911s. And of course, quality mags will always help to minimize FTFs in any gun.

 

[VICIOUS]

1911 single stack the 45 ACP brass slide under the extractor on chambering. That is why dropping a loaded round into the chamber and dropping the slide to slam closed after puts a strain on the extractor and will cause the extractor to fail in time.

 

[dearslayer]

1911 single stack the 45 ACP brass slide under the extractor on chambering. That is why dropping a loaded round into the chamber and dropping the slide to slam closed after puts a strain on the extractor and will cause the extractor to fail in time.

Well that's not something I've ever done.

 

[B]

It's off topic but a properly adjusted extractor should have no problem springing back slightly and going over the rim without damage.

 

[VICIOUS]

YES it will spring back, for awhile and one day it will not.

 

[B]

YES it will spring back, for awhile and one day it will not.

The same can be said for every part of the gun.