Reloading question

**Wedge32legman** · June 24th, 2020, 03:21 PM

I need some advice, I do not reload anymore and no longer have a press, I have about 500 rds of 45 acp I loaded two years ago when I did. I was loading round ball then switched to a hollow point style round . basically I can load one or two in a magazine but the third or fourth start hanging up in the mag. I did measure overall length at least every ten Rounds pressed and everything was ok on them. I don’t know if it is the shape of the round that’s the issue. I was thinking if I seated the round just a hair farther in this might solve the problem but without a press and after they are crimped is this possible and how? They clear the mag lip just fine but once a few are in the mag I guess it’s the angle and shape that is the issue. Any advice would be great, I have loaded thousands of rounds and never had an issue before this. Maybe I just need to give these to someone for the components and buy new ammo.

**abner13** · June 24th, 2020, 04:09 PM

Perhaps a member who lives close can help out.

**MikeStull** · June 24th, 2020, 04:45 PM

I just checked my Lyman Manual. The OAL for JHP is slightly shorter than the OAL for RN on .45 ACP. The OAL for a 200 gr. JHP varies from that of a 225 GR. JHP. I would find the loading data for the bullet you used with the round and measure the LOA. I would not attempt to fire any rounds until the OAL is validated as correct.

**Wedge32legman** · June 24th, 2020, 05:03 PM

So is there a way now that the rounds are crimped that the bullet can be push in a hair to the right oal. And being I don*t have a press how to do it safely or am I just screwed

**Pizza Bob** · June 25th, 2020, 11:57 AM

What a great excuse to buy one of these...

Adios,

Pizza Bob

**Qtrborecrazy** · June 25th, 2020, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by Wedge32legman

So is there a way now that the rounds are crimped that the bullet can be push in a hair to the right oal. And being I don*t have a press how to do it safely or am I just screwed

Your screwed if you Crimped. Why is it that the first 2 or 3 will feed and not the rest? Doesn*t sound like a length issue. How many different mags have you tried?

**Qtrborecrazy** · June 25th, 2020, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by Pizza Bob

What a great excuse to buy one of these...

Adios,

Pizza Bob

Nice!!! Already has my initials on it already.

**Ret-Fed** · June 25th, 2020, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by Qtrborecrazy

Nice!!! Already has my initials on it already.

That's a no-brainer if that's the case ... would be very tempting !

**Gunsnwater** · June 25th, 2020, 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by Qtrborecrazy

Your screwed if you Crimped. Why is it that the first 2 or 3 will feed and not the rest? Doesn*t sound like a length issue. How many different mags have you tried?

I bet the mag release notch is the culprit. The hollow point gets caught in it.

Bullet puller and hand press with dies. Any other advice would be breaking safety rules, like suggesting the use of a vice. So you won*t hear me suggest any of that crap.

**Wedge32legman** · June 26th, 2020, 07:33 AM

Have tried all my mags like five

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