Reloading incident. Remeber to check before seating bullets.
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Just remember it's not a foolproof method, especially on the low end. If you're loading pistol cartridges with heavy bullets and low-volume powder (Titegroup in .45ACP, for example) and you get a 4gr. difference, there's no definite way to know if you double-charged it or not. When it doubt, pull the bullet!
chev_ranger
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i am new to the reloading (i have only been doing it for 6months) i love it every time i pull the triger it feels better then the ones you buy in a box i have not messed up yet and i hope i never do but i do it the way Joe-NWT said and do it one load at a time im using a RCBS single stade and i dont think i would do it any other way its a way to destress for me because of the diligense needed i have see people have squibs and one followed up with one and broke his sholder and his .308 rifle between that and this forum i think im going to keep doing it the way i have been using nothing but a scale and trickler and a single stage
chevvy, you can't go too far wrong doing it that way.
Just remember to always visually check your cases after you "powder" them.
For most of us, the number of rifle rounds we fire doesn't really dictate high production methods.
slightly off topic but it is still a good one.
I was at a registered trap shoot in Ontario some time ago and there was a hell of a bang on the practice range.
I looked over and there was a fella holding his bleeding nose. His Remington 1100 was in pieces all over the ground. Busted stock and forend receiver bulged trigger group hanging by 1 pin.
I looked down the barrel and it was obstructed. It turns out that old bessy was in the closet for about 15 yrs and he decided to shoot it. I took a wood dowel that we keep handy to push out wads that get stuck and stuffed it down the barrel.
After a bit of smacking out came the biggest cocoon of some kind of bug.
You would never have convinced me that it could have happened if I had not seen it. Weird !
Safe Shooting !
I was at a registered trap shoot in Ontario some time ago and there was a hell of a bang on the practice range.
I looked over and there was a fella holding his bleeding nose. His Remington 1100 was in pieces all over the ground. Busted stock and forend receiver bulged trigger group hanging by 1 pin.
I looked down the barrel and it was obstructed. It turns out that old bessy was in the closet for about 15 yrs and he decided to shoot it. I took a wood dowel that we keep handy to push out wads that get stuck and stuffed it down the barrel.
After a bit of smacking out came the biggest cocoon of some kind of bug.
You would never have convinced me that it could have happened if I had not seen it. Weird !
Safe Shooting !
peter2772000
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Jesus, you guys are scaring the crap outta me....
I've been shooting for the last 30+ yrs. Never reloaded because I was scared I'd lack the concentration to reload safely. Now that I'm older (supposedly wiser too, according to the brochure
) I've decided to take the plunge with an XL 650. But after reading about all the kabooms....I dunno.
I still have the attention span of an orangutan. Am I gonna die in a double-charge fireball, or explode from a squib?
I've been shooting for the last 30+ yrs. Never reloaded because I was scared I'd lack the concentration to reload safely. Now that I'm older (supposedly wiser too, according to the brochure
) I've decided to take the plunge with an XL 650. But after reading about all the kabooms....I dunno. I still have the attention span of an orangutan. Am I gonna die in a double-charge fireball, or explode from a squib?
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I still have the attention span of an orangutan. Am I gonna die in a double-charge fireball, or explode from a squib?
Well, the first part is concerning... but choose a powder that fills the case (no double-charges) and put a powder-check die on your 650. At that point, you have to work a little harder to blow something up. And squibs won't hurt you, they're just annoying.
peter2772000
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- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
A squib is a powderless cartridge, right? I like to rapid-fire. I'm sure the trigger'd already be pulled before this old noggin had registered a lack of recoil from the last round...
Have a buddy load up some dummies in your mag (so you don't know where they are). Then play as usual. I think you'll find that you register the "click" before you pull the trigger again. If not... you've learning something valuable without damaging anything.
ipscgraz
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Jesus, you guys are scaring the crap outta me....
I've been shooting for the last 30+ yrs. Never reloaded because I was scared I'd lack the concentration to reload safely. Now that I'm older (supposedly wiser too, according to the brochure
I still have the attention span of an orangutan. Am I gonna die in a double-charge fireball, or explode from a squib?
If you have a Dillon 650 get a powder check..that will catch most oops.
I loaded up my first 30 test rounds tonight with my new RL550. 5 rounds x 6 different charges .45ACP & W231.
Did them one by one any weighed each charge to be exact in testing.
I purposely double charged a few cases just to burn into my brain what it looks like. I was surprised to see that even a triple charge will not completely fill the case with W231.
Did them one by one any weighed each charge to be exact in testing.
I purposely double charged a few cases just to burn into my brain what it looks like. I was surprised to see that even a triple charge will not completely fill the case with W231.
peter2772000
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- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Triple-charge? DAMN!!!
PS: May I ask why you went with the 550 instead of the 650? Was it simply price?
Pretty much price. When I bought it from P&D they had two slightly used die sets with toolheads for both calibers I am loading so it made for a very good deal. I don't mind having to manually index the shell plate as I won't be loading huge volumes of ammo.
I just started using a RCBS Pro 2000 progressive, and just after the powder measure, I use a powder check die. It is simple, just a large bore die, with some plastic fingers to center the case, a free floating rod that moves up with the case as the ram moves up, and a fixed rod on the top of the die with a white "O" ring you can set so you know where the free floating rod should come to to check powder level. I have made it a habit to look at it as I move the handle down to check the powder level.
unstableryan
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Like Joe-Nwt, I seat the bullet into the case as soon as I put the powder in. I'm using a rcbs single stage and a 505 scale. The only problem I find with that scale is sometimes the 10th of a grain adjuster can move from 42gr to 42.2 when I move the powder scoop off the hanger. I think I will just stop loading rounds that end in .0 though. Easy Fix...
It takes me quite a while to load but I'm always sure of what i am doing. Besides, making 100 45-70 shells in an afternoon is quite satisfying. it's not like I'm loading half a million 9mm's.
Ryan
It takes me quite a while to load but I'm always sure of what i am doing. Besides, making 100 45-70 shells in an afternoon is quite satisfying. it's not like I'm loading half a million 9mm's.
Ryan
getthismanaslap
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i use the hornady lock and load..excellent press..highly recommend..for 9mm and 40 s&w with small charges or even the long grain powders it is perfect..i visually inspect before putting the bullet on but the rcbs lock out die is the way to go.
Squibs suck I had one in some bought reloaded ammo. Useing 38 in my 357 got stuck half in the barrel and half in the chamber. get that one out and not three shots later have one fall out the end of the barrel. light Target loads are sometimes hard to tell i guess.
