reloading with x metal 9mm bullets

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Just got a few of these in , 9mm 125 grain bullets in x metal and have had a chance to try them out.
Using 4.8 grains of Hodgdon HP38 had the following results.

Failure to feed in 3 out of 4 guns used for testing

Used the following guns for testing

Canik TP9SA
HK P30L
Beretta PX4
Norinco NP34

All but the Beretta PX4 had fail to feed problems consistently.

Beretta worked fine.

Just wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience?
 
What OAL did you set? Did you check the chamber/barrel for each gun? the max OAL will be different. Projectiles have different profiles and where a 1.11 may work with one projectile only a 1.09 will work with another for example.
 
Boltron said:
What OAL did you set? Did you check the chamber/barrel for each gun? the max OAL will be different. Projectiles have different profiles and where a 1.11 may work with one projectile only a 1.09 will work with another for example.
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This. OAL is generally not the same for each. 1.12 OAL generally works as a standard for most 9mm pistols I've shot.
And also using a 9mm Go/No-Go Gauge to make sure your loads chamber according to SAAMI spec if you don't want to chamber check in each different barrel.
 
Seeing as the account is brand new with one post, i'm not sure if we'll ever see a response to our questions.. but yeah, the OAL is to blame.
I've used a few hundred 125's from xmetal at 1.10 and they fed fine. I've had them out to 1.12 with no issues in CZ / glocks.
 
SoylentD said:
Seeing as the account is brand new with one post, i'm not sure if we'll ever see a response to our questions.. but yeah, the OAL is to blame.
I've used a few hundred 125's from xmetal at 1.10 and they fed fine. I've had them out to 1.12 with no issues in CZ / glocks.
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Those bullets WOULD NOT chamber in my cz or walther at those oal you listed.

I ended up going down to 1.07 oal and reducing the powder charge.
They work just fine in a glock loaded at 1.12 oal
 
could be a couple of factors

OAL
Crimp (Most can be solved by factory crimp or taper)

due to the OP not giving specifics, I would guess the OP is new to reloading too
 
This is exactly why reloading is not like baking a cake.
Depending on the firearm a load that may work in one firearm may not work in another.
I only have 3 pistols and only 2 in .45ACP.
I have a Springfield Armory 1911 and an HK45
I'm fortunate that the same COAL works in both firearms flawlessly with both ball and JHP ammo.
This does not mean that if I buy another.45 that the same will hold true for it.

When I began reloading someone told me to find the ogive of the bullet and use that as the minimum COAL and work up from there till you find your maximum COAL by using the plunk test or magazine length whichever is shorter.
Somewhere between those 2 lengths lies the sweet spot.
 
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