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Tard · 08-08-2007, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Mercmar

Not likely that the chamber leaded up, regardless of what kind of ammo you were shooting. Bore might have leaded up, but not the chamber. I'm also a big fan of Montana Gold bullets. They have a very hard jacket.

Right as the LWSC noses into the chamber, there is a ring 'o lead. However, these are old, very soft bullets I used to use in my bullseye Gold Cup - I doubt anyone makes bullets this soft anymore and the company itself is out of business now. Even in my Gold Cup I had to put a drop of oil on the top of each magazine loaded to keep the chamber all lubed-up to prevent this from happening (and old bullseye trick), so the bullets themselves are CRAP!

Collander · 08-08-2007, 09:20 PM

repeat of info in the thread, check your crimp. HUGE!! My .45 was jammed up good because I didn't crimp properly. I purchased a case gauge from Dillon, great tool for random checks of OAL.

medicstimpy · 08-12-2007, 10:26 AM

I haven't had any feed issues when using the same reloads with my XD45 and 1911. Just accuracy. The XD doesn't like minimal or max loads where the 1911 tends to prefer lighter loads.

With a little experimenting, I got them where they both like around 4.8-4.9 grains of 231.

SWC issue... you're going to have to try yours. Some do & some don't feed. Mine does with 1.225 OAL and taper crimp.

08-12-2007, 10:26 AM	#13
medicstimpy XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Montreal, Quebecistan in the land of anti's... the dictatorship of Canada Posts: 421	I haven't had any feed issues when using the same reloads with my XD45 and 1911. Just accuracy. The XD doesn't like minimal or max loads where the 1911 tends to prefer lighter loads. With a little experimenting, I got them where they both like around 4.8-4.9 grains of 231. SWC issue... you're going to have to try yours. Some do & some don't feed. Mine does with 1.225 OAL and taper crimp. __________________ Springfield Armory: 1911 Loaded SS (x2), XD9-TAC & XD45-TAC AR-15: Armalite .223, RockRiverArms 9mm Ruger: Mark III, 10/22 S&W: 686 Tokarev: 1942 Soviet TT33, 1958 Hungarian TT-58 Tokagypt, 1954 .22 Polish Sportowy Norchinko: M14S (x2) Yugo: M48 Mauser, M59/66 SKS Desert Chicken 44Magnum Levers: Win '94 1962 (unfired) & 1958 in 30-30 Taurus: 455 Tracker... 45ACP wheel gun... WAY KEWL If GUNS kill people then spoons made Rosie O'Donnell fat

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08-08-2007, 09:20 PM	#12
Collander XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Snohomish, WA Posts: 734	repeat of info in the thread, check your crimp. HUGE!! My .45 was jammed up good because I didn't crimp properly. I purchased a case gauge from Dillon, great tool for random checks of OAL.