9mm Reloaded Ammo not ejecting brass after I shoot it

[Toor95991]

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[baranski]

What firearm are you running?

[mjmagee67]

Try it in a different 9mm gun----

Try the gun with factory ammo----

But it sounds like it's not hot enough. What's the max load for Win AC?

[Ferrarif430]

I also use Autocomp over 2000 rounds at 4.7 grains with no feeding or ejecting problems in a Sig p226 9 mm. I do put a slight crimp so maybe that could be a problem.

[M1NM]

MORE powder.

[Win231]

When I first started handloading for my Beretta 9mm, the first batch would only eject cases half the time. I was using a mid-range load just as you are. I increased the powder charge & ejection was 100%. The manual indicates loads that functioned in their pistol; yours needs more pressure to blow the slide back all the way. Other factors that can affect slide movement: How stiff the recoil spring is & how worn it is.

[Toor95991]

Thanks you guys. I ordered a 45 die set and they sent me a free 9mm crimp so I will try that also. I am going to up the grains to closer to 4.9-5 grains.

Also I am using the P320 compact. All parts are factory.

I do not have any other 9mm, and the range I use charge 20$ a rental so I will use that as the last resort.

I am going to test the higher grains first. Sucks I have like 90 rounds already loaded to that standard so hopefully crimping them helps.

Thanks you guys!!!

[Eljay]

Just as a general thing if you're down towards the minimum load some guns may not cycle, especially if they're new/stuff, not lubed properly, etc. If it's a really down in the weeds competition load you might have to switch to a lighter recoil spring.

Just today I loaded couple of mags every .2 grains over a range I thought would be useful, with a couple of different bullet types. Some worked and some didn't and some... sort of worked but not 100%. So then I took some of the combinations that were the most accurate and started looking at things like subjective recoil.

And yeah, I have some ziplocks with a mag or two of the stuff that didn't work for beans. I'll find something to do with them but you never want to make more rounds in a particular combination than you're willing to pull, just in case they're a total disaster. It happens.

It does mean usually it takes me a couple of range trips to get a load dialed in but once it's there I can go for volume with confidence.

[rsrocket1]

NEVER LOAD A BUNCH OF BULLETS WITHOUT TESTING A SMALL BATCH FIRST

Then you won't have to pull them.
My 92FS and M&P 40/9 needs 1100 fps with a 120g cast bullet or 1060 with a 124g bullet otherwise the cases flip up about 6" and land on my head or hit me in the forehead. I worked up a few hundred rounds 20 at a time with multiple trips to the range until I found my best load with Titegroup 4.2g with the bullets seated to 1.115" COL. I've tried loads varying from 3.6g to 4.4g with lengths from 1.05" to 1.17"

Your Autocomp is a lot slower so you have a lot more safety margin between good cycling and too much pressure. Work up until you get reliable cycling and as long as you are below max, you are good to go. Looks like you can get up to or slightly over 5.0g and still be safe.

[MR_X]

Thanks you guys. I ordered a 45 die set and they sent me a free 9mm crimp so I will try that also. I am going to up the grains to closer to 4.9-5 grains.

Also I am using the P320 compact. All parts are factory.

I do not have any other 9mm, and the range I use charge 20$ a rental so I will use that as the last resort.

I am going to test the higher grains first. Sucks I have like 90 rounds already loaded to that standard so hopefully crimping them helps.

Thanks you guys!!!

I bet you having a compact (which usually has a heavier spring) and those loads not being hot enough is your problem. Do your reloaded cases plunk with ease?

[MrElectric03]

As others have said, load a batch of 10 or 20 to test. After you know they function make a larger batch. Many of us have done it, I know I did. It's part of the learning curve. The data you are reading is starting grains. I used to start there and make 10 bullet batches going up .2 gr at a time in maybe three or four batches and try them all. That way if one didn't work I'd go to the next batch and I knew what MY minimum was.

Another thing I highly suggest you do is keep a diary or notebook if you feel better calling it that. Document EVERYTHING you do when loading so you can track what worked and what didn't.

[Jmoreno88]

don't think crimp is going to help you, unless your bullets are so loose that they're wiggling.
with the rounds you already have made i would try to seat them as deep as you can (depending on what your oal already is) and put a nice little crimp on them to increase pressure as much as possible to help eject. if that still doesn't work then its a lost cause and either pull them or toss them.
and as already stated only load a mag or 2 when starting a new load. I usually do 10 of each in .3 or .4 increments to test out.
welcome to the trial and error world of reloading

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[scotty99]

You don't mention if you're using straight lead or plated bullets (Xtreme makes both). Your powder charges are right for plain cast, but light if you're using the plated. With jacketed bullets, Autocomp Max charge is 5.6grs, and plated bullets generally fall in between cast and jacketed, putting you at 5.0grs as a good starting point.

If the gun is very new, could just be a break in issue also. A lot of SA pistols will be finicky for the first few hundred rounds.


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[tanks]

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Sucks I have like 90 rounds already loaded to that standard so hopefully crimping them helps.

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If crimping does not help, these will

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/419579/forster-universal-collet-style-bullet-puller

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/446392/forster-collet-bullet-puller-collet-35-caliber-9mm-357-diameter