I have a sig 229 in .40 and an M&Pc with 4 inch barrel in .40.
I was reloading for them using 180gr Coated bullets from DG bullets and the Sig eats them without question but the M&P balked and out of about every 6 rounds 2 of them get stuck with the bullet partially under the extractor and partially in the barrel. You cant tap the slide to get it to chamber but you can pull the slide back about 1/2 inch and it will chamber the round fine.
So I took a caliper to the bullets and the lead coated was indeed a fair bit wider than the Berrys I had around that I hadnt used and the profile was different so I loaded up about 50 with the berrys and
Sig ate them all up and the M&P still balked about as much as it did with the lead coated.
Now I have fired about 250 factory rounds in 165gr, 155 gr and 180 gr including some 180 gr HST through the M&P and it never failed with factory ammo just my reloads. Its a pleasure to shot
I measure the length of the finished cartridge and its dead on spec.
I am using a lee single stage and use the bullet seater to just seat and using the crimp die to finish.
So what else can I look at that I might be doing that is causing this?
I wonder if the extractor is just way tight and the rim is having trouble getting under the extractor once the case has been used a few times.
Again ... my sig 229 ( a wonderful gun by the way) will shoot anything.
Anyway .. just looking for things I may not have thought of. The M&P is a great gun and easy to shot well but I sure would like to save a few bucks and reload for it.
I was reloading for them using 180gr Coated bullets from DG bullets and the Sig eats them without question but the M&P balked and out of about every 6 rounds 2 of them get stuck with the bullet partially under the extractor and partially in the barrel. You cant tap the slide to get it to chamber but you can pull the slide back about 1/2 inch and it will chamber the round fine.
So I took a caliper to the bullets and the lead coated was indeed a fair bit wider than the Berrys I had around that I hadnt used and the profile was different so I loaded up about 50 with the berrys and
Sig ate them all up and the M&P still balked about as much as it did with the lead coated.
Now I have fired about 250 factory rounds in 165gr, 155 gr and 180 gr including some 180 gr HST through the M&P and it never failed with factory ammo just my reloads. Its a pleasure to shot
I measure the length of the finished cartridge and its dead on spec.
I am using a lee single stage and use the bullet seater to just seat and using the crimp die to finish.
So what else can I look at that I might be doing that is causing this?
I wonder if the extractor is just way tight and the rim is having trouble getting under the extractor once the case has been used a few times.
Again ... my sig 229 ( a wonderful gun by the way) will shoot anything.
Anyway .. just looking for things I may not have thought of. The M&P is a great gun and easy to shot well but I sure would like to save a few bucks and reload for it.
