Nickel Plated
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So I have a single stack Beretta 85FS Cheetah I bought new about 6 months ago. I use it as my EDC. I keep it stocked with Hornady American Gunner 90gr XTP rounds. It seems to be a concensus that pretty much any loading with the XTP bullet is your best choice for a defensive .380. And the American Gunners are easy to find locally around here.
However, I noticed that when I chamber a round or a round is chambered during firing it pushes the bullet further down into the case.
This is a good image of the cartridge. Notice how the bullet has a slight bit of a straight portion sticking out of the case mouth before the taper begins. After one chambering, it will push it in so the taper begins right at the case mouth. A second chambering of the same round will push the taper slightly below the case mouth. Haven't tried chambering the same round more then twice. The gun chembers and fires fresh, never-cycled ammo just fine, so one setback doesn't seem to hurt anything much. But I make sure to set aside rounds that have already been setback once, and just fire them off at the range by dropping them in the chamber and slowly letting the slide close on them.
Am I being too paranoid or should I try a different brand that uses XTP bullets and hopefully a stronger crimp?
However, I noticed that when I chamber a round or a round is chambered during firing it pushes the bullet further down into the case.
This is a good image of the cartridge. Notice how the bullet has a slight bit of a straight portion sticking out of the case mouth before the taper begins. After one chambering, it will push it in so the taper begins right at the case mouth. A second chambering of the same round will push the taper slightly below the case mouth. Haven't tried chambering the same round more then twice. The gun chembers and fires fresh, never-cycled ammo just fine, so one setback doesn't seem to hurt anything much. But I make sure to set aside rounds that have already been setback once, and just fire them off at the range by dropping them in the chamber and slowly letting the slide close on them.
Am I being too paranoid or should I try a different brand that uses XTP bullets and hopefully a stronger crimp?