Trouble shooting for 45 acp

[jrguar]

I have a old school Para P-14 that has the most annoying issue. For any loads I shoot (major/minor) 200 LSWC/230/250's the gun will trap the brass from the last round between the slide and the barrel hood. This only happens on the last round in the mag. I happens on all of my mags and I typically use grahams followers and springs, typically a 14# recoil spring for 165+ power factor and 11# for any minor loads. 

 

For 200's I load to 1.240

      230 I load to 1.250

and for 250s I load to 1.185

 

Any insight into these issues and how to resolve them will be appreciated. 

 

 

[Farmer]

Are you saying it traps a live round or a fired case? Is it level or at an angle?  Pictures?

[Guy Neill]

It makes me think the slide is not traveling far enough back to lock open.  What weight recoil spring is in the gun? You might try a lighter spring.

Is there a Shok-Buff in the gun? That could limit the rearward movement of the slide as well.

 

[MuayThaiJJ]

You can try getting an extended ejector for 45acp, I have one. Or load it hotter

[jim vaughan]

It sounds like too little extractor tension.

Each empty case is held up by the next cartridge before ejection except for the last case in the magazine.

Try load one, remove magazine, fire, to see if my supposition is correct.

[pcschwenke]

I agree it’s extractor tension.

 

[jrguar]

Thanks for the insights Trip to the range tomorrow... I put a little tension on the extractor so we shall see ...