I just started loading for the first time. 45acp hard cast. I have a Lyman gage and when loading they drop into the gage no problem. I tried dropping them into the barrel and they seemed to drop in no problem.
When dropping the slide on a loaded magazine they don't want to extract easily.

What am I missing? The lead is 250gr. Acme hard cast, .452"

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