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I didn't see how much powder your throwing, but at 130 pf I'd suspect around 3.0 gr. With that twist rate it might be over powering the round. Maybe dropping down to 2.8 gr. might help stabilize the bullet. I shot those bayous thru an XDm with no issues. OAL was 1.155 with anywhere from 2.7 to 3.2 gr of Titegroup. So I suspect barrel twist is the culprit.

I have shot Bayous' in 45 and in 9mm and have never had leading issues. In fact it's quite the opposite. Not to say you don't but you shouldn't. The HiTek coating should keep leading from occurring. Like mont1120 I went to Blue Bullets in 9 only to get a 147 RN due to feeding issues. Some have said if you load them too hot they will burn the coating off. This could be where the problem lies. With no load data it's impossible to say.

Thanks for all the great input. Have been doing a little more research and testing and I believe I agree with Noylj & 9x45. It would appear that I was loading too long. I shortened the rounds back to 1.150" and they ran fine last week. I also changed out the recoil spring to a 10# from an 8# and that helped get the round into battery. We'll see if I have the same success this week. On the full mag issue, that seems to have corrected itself also. Did mag changes (full mag) with one in the chamber and the ninth round loaded fine. Thanks again guys!

normally the bullets are a little larger normal, I had Donnie at Bayou to swage my 45's to 0,451" and that stopped the feeding problem or rather the "sticking" problem I had and seems you have also. Blue Bullets' 9mm are right on diameter, so that may help with your issue.

I'm shooting a RO in 9mm, and the first round in a full mag almost always nose-dives and fails to feed. Once it's manually cleared the rest seem to run on thru. Also with any rounds in the mag I have to literally pull it out of the magwell to drop the mag. If the mag is empty it drops right out. These are SA mags. Loading 147 rn with 2.5 grns Tightgroup at 1.165 oal. I have put a 10 lb recoil spring in which seems better than the 8 lb I was running. I thought that was the answer but it was not. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks. I'll take a look at those things and see if they solve the problem.

I'm having some FTF issues with a fairly new Range Officer. If you were to look down from the top the rounds get stuck to the right of the chamber and a little low. I've tried loading longer, out to 1.165 without much success even with 147 RN. I just don't know if it's the round or the mag, Any insight would be appreciated. It doesn't happen all the time, but it seems to happen on full mags. This may not be the place for this question but I thought I'd start here.

I'm having some FTF issues with a fairly new Range Officer. If you were to look down from the top the rounds get stuck to the right of the chamber and a little low. I've tried loading longer, out to 1.165 without much success even with 147 RN. I just don't know if it's the round or the mag, Any insight would be appreciated. It doesn't happen all the time, but it seems to happen on full mags. This may not be the place for this question but I thought I'd start here.

3.6 gn of Tightgroup under a 147 bullet is A LOT. 3.2 gives me a power factor of 135 so I would tend to agree with TCAZES that reducing the amount of powder may be the answer. Try 3.0 or less. With TG, a 0,2 gn step either way is significant. "heavy bullet, faster powder" is actually less powder. Throwing 3,6 is in the 124gn bullet range.

Barrel mfg. are well aware of the heat produced by firing. I doubt any of use could be able to fire enough rounds fast enough to bring temps. up to the point of degrading or changing the metalurgy. You know the barrels hot after shooting, so stop touching it.

This may sound odd, but try the auto parts store. They have access to a lot of different springs with heavier tensions.

IDescribe has sound advice in checking OAL with a full shell plate. But you are talking about 3 hundreths of an inch. In target shooting world not acceptable. In pistol competitions nothing I'd worry about. You could secure the bullet seating die with some JB Weld or epoxy (if using Dillon dies) and that will stop a lot of this. Also check to make sure the dies are tightened down in the tool head. The flex there is what it is, but should be consistant. You did'nt say what type of shooting youre doing, I assume competion style. If so shoot it all, nothing to worry about.

SS 9mm mags can be tricky, depending on the gun. Sprinfield RO (mine) did not like the Wilson mags at all. They had the spacer in the back for 38 super. Somewhere here it was explained that the taper on the 9's cause FTF problems due to the angle the round sits at in the mag. Also as with any 1911 RN ammo seems to run the best.

Well done !!!! I would hazard to say there are a lot of shooters who will never do that. Concrats again.

I have mine sized to 0.451 also. That alone stopped the problem. The coating is as uniform as the mfg. can make it, however is not perfect. Expect some little scrapes on the sides when taken apart. No big deal. HP38 and W231 are tough powders to work max. loads with. (Dirty sometimes beyond dirty). Tightgroup will be better or a similar powder.

3.0gn TG OAL 1.16

As to the value of the gun it has already been compromised. Refinishing will not help since the original finish is gone. If you would just rather remove the chrome and parkerize that's up to you. If the plating that's there now is in good shape and was well done I would probably leave it alone for fear of the "restoration" not turning out so well.

You did'nt say what profile you're using so I assume it's a RN 147. If loading short for a particular gun then you could just load them all to that OAL. May not be the most accurate, but would be the easiest. I think you can use one bullet style but one OAL may be a little tough. Load some different ones and make notes. You'll find the right one.

I was thinking the same thing, about throwing rounds. Keep one in reserve in case your gun jambs at a match. Don't forget to yell "bang".

Dawson. Very knowledgeable and can install if you need them to.

Hi-Tek coatings will eliminate leading. I'm not sure what hardness is being used but I would guess there's no difference.

I did shoot Win 231, but then the powder shortage messed that up. So now I use TG in both 45 and 9. Both of these are flattened ball powders which meter better than wafer or flake. Which lead to more consistant rounds.

I have never had too many problems with the 230RN. That profile just seems to load better than the others for me. I do get them swaged to .451, seemed to stop any feed problems.

The data you're using should be fine. I load mine to 1.155" OAL with 3.2gn TG. 3.0 gn should be no problem.

Make sure you have the primer seat correctly installed. Take a pair of adjustable pliers and after loosening the set screw, compress as far as it will go down. Tighten set screw. Let pressure off pliers. When seating primers, use a slower positive stroke. Push firmly so the primer has a chance to line up in the pocket and make sure you push as far as you can.