mikejonestkd
New member
Good day all,
I usually only load 45ACp at the lower end of the spectrum, but I am going out with a friend tomorrow so I cooked up some hotter ammo so he can get a feel for full power loads.
The gun is a well loved Springfield Range officer, probably 10,000 rounds though it, and it hasn't failed in the past 2000 rounds or more.
I loaded some light, medium, and hotter loads to try out today so I can load more for the trip tomorrow.
The lighter loads need a 9lb spring so I did a quick spring swap and started with those. 50 rounds fed and shot perfectly.
I swapped springs and put in a brand new wolff 16 pound spring and reached for some 230 gr RN loads that are loaded near max with power pistol. They are stout - and chrono at 920+fps.
In the first three mags with this load i had one round each that failed to feed and literally popped out of the gun as the slide returned to battery.
I put that ammo away, and reached for the medium loads of 200 gr swc with 231 powder. The gun ran though 50 flawlessly.
I ran the remainder of the power pistol loads though the gun and it happened twice again.
So, The gun runs perfectly with mild and medium loads, but has problems with near +P loads.
Any opinions on the cause of this malfunction would be appreciated.
I usually only load 45ACp at the lower end of the spectrum, but I am going out with a friend tomorrow so I cooked up some hotter ammo so he can get a feel for full power loads.
The gun is a well loved Springfield Range officer, probably 10,000 rounds though it, and it hasn't failed in the past 2000 rounds or more.
I loaded some light, medium, and hotter loads to try out today so I can load more for the trip tomorrow.
The lighter loads need a 9lb spring so I did a quick spring swap and started with those. 50 rounds fed and shot perfectly.
I swapped springs and put in a brand new wolff 16 pound spring and reached for some 230 gr RN loads that are loaded near max with power pistol. They are stout - and chrono at 920+fps.
In the first three mags with this load i had one round each that failed to feed and literally popped out of the gun as the slide returned to battery.
I put that ammo away, and reached for the medium loads of 200 gr swc with 231 powder. The gun ran though 50 flawlessly.
I ran the remainder of the power pistol loads though the gun and it happened twice again.
So, The gun runs perfectly with mild and medium loads, but has problems with near +P loads.
Any opinions on the cause of this malfunction would be appreciated.