the 25 acp saga

[Jonnin]

Trying to make some with #3 shot as the projectile.   I saw it on the internet so it has to be a good idea, right?

 

Anyway, they shot fine and made an excellent group.  But they all do the nose-up "stovepipe" type jam when firing the gun.  Hand cycle just fine.  Is this an artifact of the slightly too short rounds (bullet is about 1/2 as long as it probably should be sticking out of the case), or something I could fix by tampering with the powder charge? 

 

 

[1gewehr]

It sounds like your load is too light and is not ejecting properly.  Lighter projectiles need more (or faster) powder to achieve the same amount of recoil energy in order to properly operate the action.

Reloading .25acp is a PITA for me.  Everything is too small for my clumsy fingers.  But, considering how much you have to pay for so little brass and lead in a box of .25acp, I can sure understand why you want to reload it!

[Jonnin]

so you think increasing the power a little is the way to go, that its not throwing the slide back far enough?   I considered this but it is throwing the brass out hard enough that I have to look for it. 

 

I can try that, I have a quality gun, but with the brass coming out well I thought it was about right. 

 

Using accurate #2 for it, which is pretty fast.