FTE/FTF with Polymer Coated Steel AMMO

[GreySmoke]

I have been experiencing several jams, Failure to extract or feed with Tula or Wolf polymer coated .45acp. It doesn't appear to be limited to a single mag or even a single gun. It does seem to be only with double stack mags as the two 1911's and S&W 745 I have don't seem to be affected. I get failures in SA XD45 Tactical 5", SA XDM 3.8", and Glock 21SF. It appears the rounds are sticking to each other and not being fully pushed out of the mag.
After a failure, when I drop the mag, the mag doe not have the round firmly presented at the top of the mag. A firm tap on the bench will dislodge them and up it comes. I do not have this problem with brass or nickel cases in these guns.

I've tried putting some very light oil on a rag and wiping the cases before loading but I haven't been to the range with them yet. Anyone else have this problem with polymer coated steel cases?

[agould27]

My xd 45 service has had no problems with it. I haven't bought any for a while though.

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[GreySmoke]

The Wolf (Black BOX) I have is about 10 months old and the Tula (Black BOX) about 6 or 7. Wolf in the XD, Tula in the XDM & Glock

[dhardy57]

I would be careful about putting oil on the polymer, it may degrade, soften, or disolve the coating over time causing the round to be sticky. My suggestion would be to try a very light dusting of something dry like fine talc or powdered graphite on the rounds in the mag. It should not be abrasive and may help the rounds to slip past each other instead of sticking.