96 loads and chamber

[gray wolf]

this ? has been asked before i am sure. Is the chamber on my 40 cal. 96 fully supported?
 i have been hand loading and switched from tite group to long shot powder.  I see that the pressure with long shot is less.
my loads are 11 grains long shot with 135gr. noslers, and 7 1/2 gr. long shot with 165 golden sabers. there hot but not that hot.
 my target load was 5.7 of tite group and the 135 gr.  very mild. B T W  i love the golden sabers.

so the ?? is about the chamber and do you think my loads are O K?
 thanks guys

[rbwillnj]

Not familiar with those powders or loads, but are you seeing signs of excess presssure?....flattened primers?  Buldged case at the base.   

I have a 96 Elite, and I would say that the case is not fully supported, but better supported than in a Glock.    I use 4 grains fo Bullseye with a 180 grain lead bullet.  This gets me above the required power factor for IDPA.   No problems with excess pressure of buldging case with that load.

[gray wolf]

long shot from my data shows a very low pressure curve and good vel.  8 grains of long shot powder should yield 1150  Vel. with  pressure at 32,300 with the 180 grain bullet.  7.5 with the 165's should also be at about 1150. with a little less pressure.
 my O.A.L.  is 1.127. they feed and shoot well. I was told to stay under the max pressure of 35,000, and I do.
the primers are a little flat, but i expect that and there is no bulge in the case.  so i guess i answered my own ?? there.
  with a shell in the barrel it is captured all around except for a little spot on the feed ramp.  but it does not go past the webbing of the case. so i guess that means it is not fully supported.   to be fully supported it would have to have a separate feed ramp. i think.
 i understand that other things effect pressure, such as O.A.L( seating to deep ) but i don't know what Else would.
  maybe to tight a crimp?

thank you for your help