[XD won't feed reloads]

Update to my last post.

I have since set my COL to 1.12x", most come out at 1.125". I have had no problems getting the original XD 10 rd mags to eat any of my hand loads. The factory 12rds that I ordered, from Springfield, refuse on all counts to feed the same loads, as does one ProMag 11rd that I bought at Academy years ago.

When using the 10rd mags the reloads feed smooth as silk. I've shot ~500rds of them w/o a single hitch.

But I can't get through a 12rd mag w/o at least 2 FTF. So my only conclusion is that the "new and improved" mags are a POS.

Anyone wanna sell me 4 or 5 OEM 10rounders:)

[.22lr semi-auto pistol comparison]

This brings up another question. What is the real difference between the 22/45 series and the MKIII series? Is it just that the 22/45 is supposed to "emulate" a 1911? Any differences in the guts?

[.22lr semi-auto pistol comparison]

I'm looking at buying a new .22lr semi-auto, and not break the bank. Currently my list of contenders is:

1. beretta u22
   
2. buckmark
   
3. S&W 22A
   
4. Ruger MKIII
   

I need to stay under ~$400 so any advice and comments about the pistols listed above would be welcome. Also, if there is a good solid shooter in the price range that I have overlooked I'd like to hear it. I know the ruger and buckmark are good guns, but I have zero intel on the other 2.

[XD won't feed reloads]

Well I backed the COAL out to 1.135" and 30rds ran like champs. Seems like that was just the ticket for those TC bullets. Much thx to all those who replied with advice. I'm gonna run 100 or so to make sure it wasn't a fluke.

Have you tested for bullet set back ??!!!

Yep Yep. I was worried about that and didn't want my pistol coming apart in my hand. So needless to say it took forever to run 30rds one at a time.

[XD won't feed reloads]

Well I backed the COAL out to 1.135" and 30rds ran like champs. Seems like that was just the ticket for those TC bullets. Much thx to all those who replied with advice. I'm gonna run 100 or so to make sure it wasn't a fluke.

[XD won't feed reloads]

Another issue - Measure the OAL of the rounds that failed to feed and make sure they are the same as what you loaded. You may be getting setback and that could be real I watched a guy shoot a class with his XD 40 clear jam after jam. Finally I looked at one of the rounds he ejected and the bullet was set back far enough for 1/16" of the case to be visible PAST the round. The only reason the bullet didn't hit the bottom of the case was powder was in the way and this was a factory loaded reload. If that's the case - adjust crimp and consider the U-die for the sizing die.

That is exactly what is happening. The rounds that don't feed have the bullet shove back a long ways. I just set them aside and pulled them when I got home. I didn't think much of it because it wasn't round after round. Rather 2 or 3 times out of 10. I would have thought that my crimping would be more consistent round to round.

[XD won't feed reloads]

What kind of press/dies are you using? As far as trimming, I've loaded probably 30,000 40 S&W, never trimmed the first one. Tumble them, de-prime/size and load. One guess would be not enougth crimp, maybe the bell isn't quite taken out of the case. Use your calipers to mic one, from the headstamp to the bullet. The very first bullet I ever reloaded was a 40 S&W, Winchester 165 TCFP.

RCBS turret press and RCBS carbide dies.

I had that thought about the bell also. So I ran 10 of them through the mics and they seem fine. A little daylight shows right in the middle of the case but otherwise the case is flush at the bullet and headstamp ends.

[XD won't feed reloads]

Two thoughts:

1. Have you case gauged the rounds? Do all of them pass?

2. What brand and type of bullet are you using? Is the profile markedly different from the factory ammo you've been shooting?

1. Yep all of them are good.

2. Using Winchester 165gr Truncated cone bullets, jacketed. The factory ammo is all jacketed RN.

[XD won't feed reloads]

I'm new to this reloading thing so I'm needing some diagnostic help. I have a XD in .40 that I'm reloading for. It has never failed to feed any factory ammo that I have thrown at it. It however hates my reloads.

I sized then trimmed to 0.840" a batch of brass. Then set my seater to the recommended 1.120" depth using Winchester 165gr truncated coned jacketed bullets. I set the crimp so it was just enough to let the rounds fall out of the chamber.

Problem is about 30% of the time the reloads get halfway up the feed ramp and hang. The factory rounds I measured are all in the 1.112" neighborhood so I shorted my rounds to match and the problem persists.

I'm headed to the bench as I type this to try the longer OALs I have seen people mention. I'm starting to wonder if my pistol just doesn't like the truncated cone.

Any suggestions would be welcome about how to tell when the crimp is right to a OAL for XD's.

Thanks,

[XD won't feed reloads]

Moved to XD forum.

[Quandry in picking a rifle]

I'm in the same boat as the OP. I would like to find a rifle I can use for 3gun + hunting. My budget simply won't allow for 2 rifles to fill the bill. The .308 is the caliber I've decided on for various reasons.

What I'm really down to is M1A or AR-10.

As far as 3gun goes....I'm not looking to be highly competitive...just have fun.