Cartridge came apart???

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  • Magnumite

    Ultimate Member
    Dec 17, 2007
    6,579
    Harford County, Maryland
    Cleaning and mic'ing the bullet would determine if it was undersized. Sometimes an undersize bullet will seat and take a crimp okay but have very poor pull weight. Handling will break the sealer (if used) bond and allow the bullet to get pulled out or deep seated during feeding. This would lead to your complaint in the first instance and misfeeds and kabooms in the second instance.

    As a side note, using Extreme bullets during reloading will give you good practice mic'ing undersized bullets. I haven't had an order yet where all the bullets were properly sized...well in 45 caliber anyway.
     

    S&W19

    Ultimate Member
    Mar 13, 2013
    1,211
    Baltimore County
    Could the lips of the mag be spread open enough from age/use the when you seated the mag the top round was able to slightly self insert into the chamber enough to pull the bullet out of the case when you removed the mag?

    I don't think this is the case. I didn't rack the slide with the mag in the pistol.
     

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