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[someoneeasy]

Hello,

I need some help, I reloaded some ammo today, 115 grain 9 mm ammo. About 100 rounds.

The ammo chambered into the gun, but when I shot it, the very 1st round, i heard a weird noise, about half the noise of a full fired round, I instantly knew something was wrong and knew the bullet didnt fire because I felt zero recoil.

No casing ejected the slide. And when I pulled the mag off and I slided the slide back, the casing fell out with no bullet.

The bullet was stuck about 1/3 into the barrel.

I didnt fire another round after that.

Just by visual inspection, these rounds are kind of high, but they are eqavalent to federal rounds in size. I dont know the exact measurement, but its the right measurement and the powder was correct as well, I know for sure bcuz I checked every single round.

I use a lee reloader, and do not crimp.

I am thinking its the bullet was too high maybe?

Anyways just wondering if someone can help me out

isn't the Lee reloader the single stage press?

[Fordtrucks]

The Lee loader is the manual type loader, no press just a hammer needed.

[stilly]

Funny, I thought that in the visual, but then it dropped from memory...

But then OP said progressive...

OP, which is it? Lee Loader or Progressive then?

If you loaded this on a progressive- Oh wow... Try to chamber and fire one more and see what happens at the range. If it TOO is a squib, then I would buy about a dozen kinetic pullers on the way home...

[CGZ]

If you're using a progressive press, I recommend getting the RCBS lockout die.

[xfer42]

Case could have scooped up oil from the resizing die and killed most or all of the powder in the case.

[rsrocket1]

Your charges are a little on the light side but your cartridge lengths are a little short so you should still be OK. That being said, there is no way those charges would cause a stuck bullet. Either there was no powder in the case or there may have been 1-2 grains of powder but any more than about 2.5g should shoot out the bullet. Maybe you'd get a stovepipe or failure to cycle, but the bullet should have exited. Most likely it was a primer only shot.

If you are sure it wasn't a primer only squib, load up another round with a primer only, LABEL IT CLEARLY and shoot it to see if it does the same thing. Now that you know how to clear the barrel, doing it again should be easy and it does no harm to your gun to pound out a stuck bullet so long as you don't use a wooden rod that can split.

[Diamondi88]

I started out reloading with the Lee Loader (die and hammer) and it works but is way slow. Bumping a round and having a few grains move out of the case happened all the time.

My first time at the range with my first set of reloads went very well until about the 10th round that squibbed. After reexamining my procedures and finding no fault in what I did I sat for a couple of days going over how I might have messed up. Well it slowly dawned on me that I had made 1 round without powder to do a plunk test. I thought I had moved that round to my discard pile to be pulled at a later date. Somehow I managed to grab it along with my other reloads. From this I learned that I need to pay attention to not only my procedures during the reloading process, but before and afterwards also.

Not saying this is what happened to you, but something to add to your book of knowledge that will be growing over the life of your reloading career.

[Bt Doctur]

using a lee or a single stage press is very hard to miss a powder charge but it still does happen . Its a good reason to use loading blocks to inspect the powder levels first.
You did forget the powder to have the bullet only travel 1/3 into the barrel. no powder was in there.
how many grains of powder does the scoop drop into the case?

[AandO]

Ummmm. A "BULLET" got lodged in your barrel. Not "Ammo" got stuck in your barrel.

You asked why and were answered the only reasonable and logical conclusion.
You missed a powder drop for that round. Now all your rounds in that run are suspect.


Please do not start loading rifle until you've perfected pistol.

[ar15barrels]

Also I took apart 5 random bullets and weighted the grains.

I got:
4.6, 4.7, 4.7, 4.7, 4.8

Take apart 10 more and weigh those and post those weights too.

[ar15barrels]

I am just curious to see if I should put the reloaded bullets through the press to seat it maybe 5% further down.

This won't help or matter one bit.

[JagerDog]

I have read alot of different guides.
I am not an expert dont get me wrong, this is second time ever reloading, the first time was the same way, but the difference was the bullets were deeper seated.

I already got the bullet out.

I am just curious to see if I should put the reloaded bullets through the press to seat it maybe 5% further down.

I used Autocomp for the powder, and 115 Grain Round nose bullets.
Also I took apart 5 random bullets and weighted the grains.

I got:
4.6, 4.7, 4.7, 4.7, 4.8

If the cases are same headstamp and bullets are within a grain or two you should be able to detect any absent of powder via your scale.

Since you're loading single stage are you using a loading block and examining a full loading block of charged cases with a flashlight?

[MontClaire]

Happened to a very experienced reloader I know. In fact he was right next to me and I fired his 1911 Kimber with a squib. Wore ear protection so the pop wasn't loud and there was no recoil on a .45ACP. We inspected the barrel and luckily he had his cleaning kit with rod on hand. Basically rack the slide back and push it from the front.
Pay attention next time this might happen as naturally you'll want to rack the slide and pull the trigger. If you do...oy wey!

[tonyjr]

From what has been said - he is using a lee hand loader .
If so , OP may have had an air bubble in scoop - dirty case
Or used a log or flake type powder .

Why have no one said to check barrel for left over copper / lead ?
If I read right , this is 2nd time it happened .
Using a scoop - Don't dip it in powder and scoop out - Put the hole of
Up and let the powder fall in . Tap side of scoop and use a business card across the top to level out .

[at_liberty]

I have read alot of different guides.
I am not an expert dont get me wrong, this is second time ever reloading, the first time was the same way, but the difference was the bullets were deeper seated.

I already got the bullet out.

I am just curious to see if I should put the reloaded bullets through the press to seat it maybe 5% further down.

I used Autocomp for the powder, and 115 Grain Round nose bullets.
Also I took apart 5 random bullets and weighted the grains.

I got:
4.6, 4.7, 4.7, 4.7, 4.8

Then don't do anything else until firing another round that you just verified during loading.

As one familiar with squibs due to a couple different reasons, there should be evidence of unburned powder, if the cause was anything other than a missed powder drop. Sticking a bullet due to a low charge or incorrect seating of a wadcutter is a bit different matter. You would hear more of a report.