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Message: <blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 4221758" data-attributes="member: 15054">Low pressure rounds will allow the primer to come out of the primer pocket.You need the pressure to push the case back into the frame where it is flat and this keeps the primer pushed into the case.If you do not believe that then take a primed case without any powder and fill it with wax by pushing it into a wax candle.Or for 357-38 take a crayon insert it into the primed case and break it off flush and fire it.That is loads of fun but the primer will back out so just load 1 at a time.They make plastic practice bullets for 357.That is how you use them.You can drill primer pockets out larger to cure some of that.Stuff happens.I see more jams with autoloaders and it is many times a round that is stuck on the feed ramp.I have a question WTF did almost every semi auto hand gun manufacturer copy the crappy ramp of the 1911.It is not a ramp it is a crooked wall.Many of those hand guns are picky on nose profile or OAL to get up that "wall" ramp.I hate them.I love my Hi-Point for the simple fact they did not copy cat the stupid ramp.They knew it was an issue and worked around it and made it better.I eventually got my 1911 to feed reliably.But hardly ever take it out but my Hi-Point 9, 40 and 45's see a lot of use</blockquote>