I began my 9mm shooting and handloading with a couple Beretta 92s that would chamber anything and shoot it all very well. After that, a few other handguns and some carbines, and I had to recognize that some guns have tighter chambers and shorter throats. On one gun, I had the throat cut deeper so I could chamber a bunch of stuff I already had loaded.

Try the plunk test with various handloads in the Hellcat. You can even use a sharpie to figure out where the sticking is happening (if it is).


I belong on eroding granite, among the pines.