Fail to load

[FresnoRob]

I'm not sure if I have a reload or handgun issue so I thought I'd seek expert advice.
I have a very new M&P 9c, I ran 300 rounds of new ammo through it with only 2 Fail to Ejects, one was a bonehead move on my part getting the left thumb in the way of the slide (ouch).

So I took 200 round of reloads ( my employer made them, I'm clueless about this stuff ) I had about 6 fail to chambers, and each one was the last round in the mag two different mags. Am I looking at maybe light loads or something with the gun and or mags?

Thanks,

Rob

[mark501w]

Load your own then you will have a idea what's going on.

[armyguy209]

I agree. I will never shoot someone else's reloads unless I know that person VERY well and know that they have been doing it a longggg time. I spent soo much time reading manuals, watched about every single reloading video on youtube, and even bought a dvd. I even went to a couple reloading shops and asked a million questions on the stuff i wasnt 100% sure about. I am sure they got tired of me asking but hey, better to be safe than sorry. After seeing everything that goes into it, and how dangerous it can be, I will only shoot my own or factory.

As far as your question goes, there could be quite a few reasons. The first and probably most reasonable being that he didn't resize the case right. You can do a quick check by taking the gun apart, with it unloaded first of course, and take the barrel out of the gun like you would to clean it. The with the barrel completely separate from the gun and only the barrel in your hand, take the bullets that wouldn't chamber one by one and see if the fit in the barrel. This is the cheapest way if you don't have a case gauge or calipers.

[Solus]

Im gonna take a wild guess and say its too long of a coal or not sized properly

[FresnoRob]

Thanks guys, I wasn't clear enough however. I can load the round it just didn't load from the last position in the mag. If I put it elsewhere it loaded fine. That's the part that stumped me is it was always the last round in the mag, 6 times out of 200 rounds so the last round didn't always fail.

[M27]

sounds like an OAL issue to me. If I had to guess 1. the rounds probably aren't round nose. 2. they probably are to long.

[damndave]

Probably the OAL is too long. Careful using someone elses reloads. I personally would NEVER do so.

[jglabe]

Sounds like it a magazine problem to me. If your mag is failing to load the last round (ie: the round is left in the magazine) it is a mag problem. I have a mag that does that on occasion as well.

[GeoffLinder]

Check OAL on the reloads as noted above, if they are longer than 1.155" range, this is probably the issue. Most factory 9mm is in the 1.110 to 1.125" range.

Also, were the reloads round nose or hollow point bullet type. This can have an effect on the feed ramp at longer OAL.

[FresnoRob]

sounds like an OAL issue to me. If I had to guess 1. the rounds probably aren't round nose. 2. they probably are to long.

Thanks all. I do believe this is the issue. Not the mag as new ammo never fails.
I know I should load my own and I plan on it. Thanks again

Rob