45 LC using IMR 4227 powder.
After shooting approximately 1000 the last couple rounds would not feed. Found blowback was getting into the magazine tube fowling the follower and spring. I now clean after every shoot.
Around 2000 rounds spent casing didn’t eject. Loosen the two spring screws by the trigger and then remove side plates, linkage and pins to unjam rifle. Insides were covered with gunk from blowback, unburnt powder and lubricating oil. I now tear down and clean every other shoot.
Saturday spent casing didn’t eject! Tore it apart to unjam. Insides are clean!? Tried to reshoot the stage, one rifle shot and jammed again! 9 misses for that stage. Tore it down again, unjamed, clean and reassemble. Using different brass for the next stage, one rifle shot and jammed again! After the match I tore in down again (I’m getting so good I could do this in the dark with my left hand tied behind me). Everything is clean and cycles properly. Put an empty casing in the receiver and push the bolt closed manually. Ejector slides over the case rim but when I pull the bolt back empty case stays in the barrel! There is a little square hole above the brass and the barrel. Unburnt powder or dirt prevented the ejector from entering the square hole completely to catch the brass rim and eject. Gave that square hole a good field cleaning and ran 50 rounds thru without any problems.
Reloads have a good solid crimp on them.
I’ve switched from IMR 4227 to Tightgroup powder but I am using up the old reloads first. I’ll see if the Tightgroup cuts back on unburnt powder and blowback.