Re-chambering of rounds - The Firearms Forum

s+w1911 · 04-30-2010, 10:50 AM

Hello Group,

I was wondering what you guys know/think about re-chambering rounds after cleaning ect.

I have done it for years and just recently read that it is very dangerous due to "set back".

I use Fed hydros jhp +p's and inspected my rounds and don't see any visible sign of this issue.

thoughts???

carver · 04-30-2010, 11:04 AM

If you are afraid of said "set back", then check the length of the bullets you are re-chambering. I, personally, have never had such a problem.

JLA · 04-30-2010, 11:25 AM

Its a common problem in autos with exceptionally strong springs and cartridges loaded with blunt projectiles. They tend to drag on the ramp harder than say a round projectile and given the stout recoil spring they may set back in the case causing a high pressure load. Its a rare occurence overall but most common with cast lead handloads. Most jacketed and factory ammo is relatively hard the set back...

04-30-2010, 10:50 AM	#1
s+w1911 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NH Posts: 86	Re-chambering of rounds Hello Group, I was wondering what you guys know/think about re-chambering rounds after cleaning ect. I have done it for years and just recently read that it is very dangerous due to "set back". I use Fed hydros jhp +p's and inspected my rounds and don't see any visible sign of this issue. thoughts??? -->

04-30-2010, 11:04 AM	#2
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,234	Re: Re-chambering of rounds If you are afraid of said "set back", then check the length of the bullets you are re-chambering. I, personally, have never had such a problem. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

04-30-2010, 11:25 AM	#3
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,308	Re: Re-chambering of rounds Its a common problem in autos with exceptionally strong springs and cartridges loaded with blunt projectiles. They tend to drag on the ramp harder than say a round projectile and given the stout recoil spring they may set back in the case causing a high pressure load. Its a rare occurence overall but most common with cast lead handloads. Most jacketed and factory ammo is relatively hard the set back... __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!