9mm not cycling

[bloc]

I'm using range brass. Not sorted. It's not going into battery after i fire a round and manually. I've adjusted the crimp (maybe too much). I'll play with that. I have used the barrel to check the rounds but is not helping.Look like I need to get a case gauge ammo checker. I'm sure the various range brass is part of the problem after reading all the replies.
Thank You all for your ideas!

Practically all I use is range brass.

1). The best case gage you can buy, you already own. That would be the chamber of your pistol.

2). If you mentioned your load, I missed it. If your powder charge is too low, the pistol will not cycle reliably. I ran into that when my wife was a newbie. I boosted the load by 0.2 or 0.3 grains and problem solved.

 

[bloc]

YOUR BARREL IS THE ULTIMATE CASE GUAGE, for your gun!

Yes, yes and yes again. Oh . . . and YES!!!

 

[Just Say Moe]

The brass needs to be de-Glocked to remove the bulge left by the unsupported Glock barrel.

Bulge buster

 

[Richard Jones]

^^^ I didn't think Lee had a Bulge Buster for 9mm.....

Lee makes a 'U' die for 9mm. It was a must-have for high volume USPSA stuff.....

 

[piie]

^^^ I didn't think Lee had a Bulge Buster for 9mm.....

Lee makes a 'U' die for 9mm. It was a must-have for high volume USPSA stuff.....

I don’t own a 9, but when I envountered the Glock bulge issue on my 40 and 10mm auto Glocks, the thing that sorted me out wuickest was getting Lee carbide dies- no lube required and they smooth over bulge with no issue- tried and sold the grx bulge buster…

 

[Timberyote]

You can also get the U die from EGW.

I have the CasePro100 roll sizer for my pistol brass.

 

[shoot4fun]

I'm using range brass. Not sorted. It's not going into battery after i fire a round and manually. I've adjusted the crimp (maybe too much). I'll play with that. I have used the barrel to check the rounds but is not helping.Look like I need to get a case gauge ammo checker. I'm sure the various range brass is part of the problem after reading all the replies.
Thank You all for your ideas!

You may want to pick up one of these at EGW as well.

Undersize Reloading Die, 9mm Luger

Optimize your reloading with EGW's Undersize 9mm Luger Die, designed for precision and durability. Experience improved case performance without lubrication. Perfect for serious reloaders!

www.egwguns.com

 

[SEM]

It has been said many times and worth saying again.. Get a Lee Factory Crimp die... to use as a final reloading step..

Edit:
Also make sure your are seating the bullet to the proper depth.. Too long and it will drag on the feed ramp... Too short will raise pressures..

Edited Again.. Also try not seating and crimping in the same step...

NEVER do I seat and crimp at the same time, Learned along time ago , Still learning.... I just reset up my Dillion for 9mm and went through the whole process of set up as if it was the first time, the first cartridge through failed two case gauges different bullet and yellow rather than nickel plated brass this time

 

[SEM]

You may want to pick up one of these at EGW as well.

Undersize Reloading Die, 9mm Luger

Optimize your reloading with EGW's Undersize 9mm Luger Die, designed for precision and durability. Experience improved case performance without lubrication. Perfect for serious reloaders!

www.egwguns.com

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I wish you guys would quit posting this stuff.... I am running out of space and money.....

 

[magic mike]

If you are using range brass then I highly recommend you get a Lee Bulge Buster kit ($20) and run your brass through it. End of problem.

 

[Richard Jones]

You can also get the U die from EGW.

I have the CasePro100 roll sizer for my pistol brass.

All of mine came from EGW

 

[Just Say Moe]

^^^ I didn't think Lee had a Bulge Buster for 9mm.....

Lee makes a 'U' die for 9mm. It was a must-have for high volume USPSA stuff.....

Sorry - I use a 9mm Makarov Factory crimp die in my APP press for 9x19 bulge busting

 

[Turpentine]

One question is if you rack the slide to clear your round, do you encounter heavy resistance when you apply rearward pressure to the slide? Like the case is stuck? I had this issue with a Kahr in 45 acp and 10mm AMT Javelina long slide. I sure wish i had that one back. My issues mainly were that I was seating just a shade long For the particular bullet. Just slightly. Fixed that. Then I had to apply a little more taper crimp. My Glock had no issue with the 45acp loads but the Kahr would jam repeatedly with them.

 

[whatsupdoc]

LEE 9mm LUGER CARBIDE FACTORY CRIMP DIE - Titan Reloading

Lee 9mm Luger Carbide Factory Crimp Die This die sizes the cartridge while being crimped so every round will positively chamber freely with factory like dependability. The adjusting screw quickly and easily sets the desired amount of crimp. Trim Length is not critical so this extra operation...

www.titanreloading.com

 

[SEM]

LEE 9mm LUGER CARBIDE FACTORY CRIMP DIE - Titan Reloading

Lee 9mm Luger Carbide Factory Crimp Die This die sizes the cartridge while being crimped so every round will positively chamber freely with factory like dependability. The adjusting screw quickly and easily sets the desired amount of crimp. Trim Length is not critical so this extra operation...

www.titanreloading.com

sitting in hole four on my Dillon, but the sizing die from EGW is calling me

 

[Longtrain]

I shoot a H&K USP Compact in 9mm. I bought thousands of mixed cases off the internet, and picked up a fair amount of range brass.
Tumble them with pins and check for splits and major dents.
I run them through Lee dies, load minor loads with DG bullets (lipstick). Every round is run through an EGW case checker, you can do a plunk test with the barrel, which works, but it’s quicker with a 7 chamber checker. I’m sure that I have handled Glock fired cases, but I’ve never had a problem with the bulge, maybe the Lee dies took care if it without my realizing it.
BTW, I bought a conventional rifled after market barrel for these bullets as, the H&K polygonal barrel leads up pretty quickly regardless if my load velocity. This one works just fine with lead or lipstick bullets.

 

[NETim]

My 650XL is loaded to the hilt with Dillon dies and a Mr. Bullet feeder. (Although there is a Redding taper crimp die in the mix too.) No room for any other dies. I've always used Dillon sizing dies, nothing else. I load nothing but mixed range brass and always have.

The only time I've ever had an issue with my 9MM loads was when I went to the Apex barrels on the M&P's. My original OAL (loads for Glocks) was simply too long for the Apex chambers as issued. I reduced the OAL to make them happy and life is good.

I will say though, the Hundo case gauge has become an integral part of loading 9MM in the process and always will be. It is an excellent QA tool. The least bit quirky reload is quickly and easily ID'ed. Any load that stands proud in the Hundo is pulled out and tossed in the reject bin. I will go so far as to say that I could not successfully produce reliable 9MM reloads in quantity and quickly w/o the Hundo. The Hundo is cut to tighter tolerances than my Dillon case gauge. The Dillon will pass stuff that the Hundo will reject.

Have I mentioned that I like the Hundo gauge?

Some brass just doesn't load well. Some headstamps are almost guaranteed to fail the case gauging step. Unfortunately, an occasional piece of junk brass is the price to be paid for using range pickup brass.

 

[old codger]

The load data is the first thing we need to know.

 

[robert8904]

Mixed brass has significant differences in thickness, length and ductility (spring back). An undersize die (U-die) will do them all. 9mm is a tapered case so it's necessary to run them all the way into the sizing die. The hardest to size cases should have the shell holder tight against the die base.

 

[Rsadams]

The Glock bulge was fixed a very long time ago and was mainly in .40 cal back when .40 cal was blowing up guns... After firing tens of thousands of rounds of 9 mm in gen 3 , 4 and 5 Glocks , including every factory loads and weights from Winchester , federal , Remington , S&B , Hornady etc etc , factory +p and +p+ , and reloads of all flavors I have NEVER HAD a bulge in any of them.... Post your load data and a picture of you loaded rounds for correct answers.... This also includes so many plated bullets I have lost count of the thousand packs I have bought over the years....