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What a cool sight hey!! only met a few on exchanges but everyone is so eager to share, it is great!! and op good luck and be safe if i didn't reload i couldn't afford to shoot as much as i like to
 
stevey3737 said:
What a cool sight hey!! only met a few on exchanges but everyone is so eager to share, it is great!! and op good luck and be safe if i didn't reload i couldn't afford to shoot as much as i like to
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Cheap reloads make for more shooting , one of the perks of hand loading and,, you can shoot the more exotic calibers with out sending a fortune..

Like stevey3737 said, safety first ....
One powder on deck,
One box of bullets ,
check your data , and record your loads ,NO MYSTERY AMMO in the future. Love my masking tape and jiffy.. have fun
My 0.02$
 
grabbers said:
No I have: 2 .308s, 4 .303Br, 1 7.62x39, 2 .12ga and lastly my trusty black powder rifle.

I am beginning with .303Br as it seems to be the most "temperamental" for loading. I dont do any competitive shooting, I just find .303Br costly and I figure this might be a way to save some pennies and maybe set up a good hunting round.
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I'm also in Halifax and am just starting to reload .303 Brit - which club are you shooting at?
I'm using a bench mounted Lyman single stage press and Lee dies, all purchased on CGN from great members for great deals.
PM Me if you're interested in chatting about shooting/fishing/hunting in the area!
 
gyates93 said:
I'm also in Halifax and am just starting to reload .303 Brit - which club are you shooting at?
I'm using a bench mounted Lyman single stage press and Lee dies, all purchased on CGN from great members for great deals.
PM Me if you're interested in chatting about shooting/fishing/hunting in the area!
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No club. I just use the DNR Public ranges.

I am using a Lee loader kit (See link). Very primitive.
https://leeprecision.com/lee-loader-303-british.html

Sadly I wont get much time in the way of hunting, fishing or shooting until 2020 now. Busy sked at work.
 
So I fired off my first rounds today.

All went well with the exception of one round and I was lucky it was my last round.

I pulled the bolt back on my LE No 4, extracting the spent casing and there was un-burnt powder every where. Then after removing the bolt I found that I had the dreaded bullet stuck in the barrel.

The powder seemed clumpy and some of it was discolored to a yellowish hue.

I plan to take the rifle to my local guy to have the bullet removed. Not something I am comfortable doing myself.

Any idea what may have caused this ?
 
What was your load?
What scale did you use?
What bullet?
What powder?
etc..etc..etc, give us more detail..
 
grabbers said:
So I fired off my first rounds today.

All went well with the exception of one round and I was lucky it was my last round.

I pulled the bolt back on my LE No 4, extracting the spent casing and there was un-burnt powder every where. Then after removing the bolt I found that I had the dreaded bullet stuck in the barrel.

The powder seemed clumpy and some of it was discolored to a yellowish hue.

I plan to take the rifle to my local guy to have the bullet removed. Not something I am comfortable doing myself.

Any idea what may have caused this ?
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The powder did not ignite.

Poor primer, or load was too light (too much empty space).

What powder and estimated powder charge?
 
Lee Loader Kit:
https://leeprecision.com/lee-loader-303-british.html

.311 Dia, Sierra 150 GR Spitzer
https://www.sierrabullets.com/product/303-caliber-7-7mm-150-gr-spt/

41 GR Win 748 // 2.8CC with the Lee Loader Dipper
https://wwpowder.com/748-2/

Winchester Large Rifle Primers:
https://www.cabelas.ca/product/13149/winchester-large-rifle-primers

Lyman MICRO-TOUCH 1500 ELECTRONIC RELOADING SCALE
https://www.lymanproducts.com/brands/lyman/scales-measures/micro-touch-1500

My bad I should have know that info would be good to have.

I fill the dipper, level it off with a business card, then pour the charge on to the scale and was getting 41-42 GR per load. Everything I could find showed that was fine for the Sierra bullet above.
 
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It's possible the powder or primer was contaminated with oil? Did you use some sort of lubricant on the case? Is the powder from a fresh container or could it have gotten wet where it's stored?
 
gyates93 said:
It's possible the powder or primer was contaminated with oil? Did you use some sort of lubricant on the case? Is the powder from a fresh container or could it have gotten wet where it's stored?
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I don't think so. But this was my first time reloading so I am not putting myself above making a mistake some how.

I am replaying this over and over again, and I remember thinking something was strange or off. Sort of like when you have lost count of your rounds remaining in your mag and you think you have one left... Then I pulled the bolt back and noticed the powder spill out all over the chamber.

I wish I was recording this shoot.
 
Well at least you noticed and didn't chamber another round - that would have been disastrous. Maybe you should pull the remaining rounds from this batch and have a look at the powder to see how they look, they may shine some light on the situation. I certainly wouldn't shoot any more of them until you have figured out the problem. I'm not familiar with the characteristics of that powder but I do know that some powders ignite more readily with magnum primers, perhaps yours is one of those.
 
gyates93 said:
Well at least you noticed and didn't chamber another round - that would have been disastrous. Maybe you should pull the remaining rounds from this batch and have a look at the powder to see how they look, they may shine some light on the situation. I certainly wouldn't shoot any more of them until you have figured out the problem. I'm not familiar with the characteristics of that powder but I do know that some powders ignite more readily with magnum primers, perhaps yours is one of those.
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I think you give sound advice. I think I will pull them apart and have peek.

Thanks for the advice.
 
I am about to start reloading soon. I have an addictive personality and am afraid I will end up broke, hungry but with a boat load of reloaded bullets.
 
What happened is not unusual, given your choice of components.

Ball powder is harder to ignite than extruded (stick) powder. It takes heat and pressure to ignite the powder. The light bullet starts to move easily (the primer pressure alone pops it out of the case neck) nd this movement drops pressure dramatically.

Did any of the other rounds give you a click-bang? (A very short hang-fire?) Your load was perfect for making click-bangs.

To avoid this:

Use a 180 gr bullet. or

Use a stick powder like 4895. or

Use a magnum primer (as suggested in your loading manual) Now you know why they said that.....

Your choice of powder is perfect for using a scoop, so just buy some magnum primers.
 
So did you actually get ignition of the cartridge? If so, the bullet may be well down the bore. On the other hand, extracting a loaded round can cause a similar problem (spilled powder in the action) if the bullet was seated very long--jammed into the lands. In that case, the bullet will be sitting back at the throat area and should be easy to remove. Could it be the latter in your case?
 
Ganderite said:
What happened is not unusual, given your choice of components.

Ball powder is harder to ignite than extruded (stick) powder. It takes heat and pressure to ignite the powder. The light bullet starts to move easily (the primer pressure alone pops it out of the case neck) nd this movement drops pressure dramatically.


Interesting thanks for the info

Did any of the other rounds give you a click-bang? (A very short hang-fire?) Your load was perfect for making click-bangs.

Nope, the only trouble I had was this one round.

To avoid this:

Use a 180 gr bullet. or

Use a stick powder like 4895. or

Stick ? You mean cordite ?

Use a magnum primer (as suggested in your loading manual) Now you know why they said that.....

Is it safe to use a magnum primer. I am pretty knew at this but I thought LE's required Large Rifle primers.

Your choice of powder is perfect for using a scoop, so just buy some magnum primers.
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Thx!
 
South Pender said:
So did you actually get ignition of the cartridge? If so, the bullet may be well down the bore. On the other hand, extracting a loaded round can cause a similar problem (spilled powder in the action) if the bullet was seated very long--jammed into the lands. In that case, the bullet will be sitting back at the throat area and should be easy to remove. Could it be the latter in your case?
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Your underlined bit is what I was wondering as well.

I have removed the bullet now. It was not very far down the barrel at all. And wasn't jammed in very hard.
 
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