Reloading incident. Remeber to check before seating bullets.

Hey, was just looking to buy some .44 mag bullet for a supper black hawk. Some of the .44 bullets come in a .429 and a .430. What are the pros and cons if any, or does it matter?
Thanks
 
You may find the .430 shoot a bit more accurately, but not necessarily. Try both and see what works better.

BTW, there is a reloading forum here that is a more suitable place to post questions like this.:)
 
MAJOR SCREW UP! ruger 357 mag,fired round,jammed in the barrel,yup ...i did it fired another,didnt realize the jam,now had one jammed in barrel,one jammed in between cylinder and barrel....stupid stupid.Drilled a hole in each bullet and screwed in a bolt and pulled them out.
 
I bought some used dies from the brother of my coworker and because he had just sold him .243 he gave me about 80 rounds he had loaded. Since they where close in make up to what I was planning on loading myself I tried them. Shot good no problems then out Coyote hunting and Click. Nothing.... On further inspection the PRIMER was in backwards and firing pin didn't reach it... thank goodness. Ya I started loading my own that day. But then last week I was loading for my 7mm RM and my wife wanted to spend time with me so I had her Distract me... I mean help me. and loaded two rounds with no powder... Luckily I clued in to what I did After seating the second. and was able to rectify the situation.
 
Buy a small telescopic mirror ($4.00) and mount it to the frame of the press with a small vice grip ($7.00) so that it shows you inside the casing that is at the bullet sitting station on a progressive press. Some light shining into the casing won't hurt. Check the mirror whether there is powder in the casing every time before you're seating the bullet. Works like a charm - mind you, on pistol casings. I didn't load rifle casings, so I don't know whether you're able to see powder in a rifle casing with this setup.
 
If you are that un-trusting of a progressive press, use a bulky powder that fills the case to where you can see it without a mirror.
 
Hi-Standard said:
I agree with joe-nwt, best to be careful while reloading. Although much slower, I still use a single stage press, and I look down each case before I seat the bullet. I also shoot mostly cast bullets with my rifles, so I usually keep the velocities down to about 2000 fps or less, so magnum rifle powders fit the bill quite well. No way to double charge, as the cases are well packed. I use a powder measure to meter my charges, but I also dump each charge on my Lyman scale for pistol or rifle, I just don't fully trust a powder measure. :wink:
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Hi-Standard I am very new to this loading. Why do you not trust a powder measure and How do you find it compairs when you measure the loads
 
My question with using a powder that fills the casing is, does it effect the burn rate having so much casing area filled. Maybe using a magnum primer fixes that, or does it even matter? I'm no professional, just curious.
 
My only, but major, reloading screw up todate as been grabbing a box of 174gr SMK when I was loading 308 with 175gr SMK late one night. The 174gr are 311 dia and the pressure was a bit high when I shot those down the 308 bore :redface:
 
I just reloaded my first few mags tonight, and since I am a noob at it, I made a few mistakes. Mainly, I weighed out 10 rds thinking I put 4.7gr in, but didnt notice my sacle was set to 9.7gr.....I capped those off, went for a smoke, and came back, re-checked my kit, and found that out. Whoops... Here bullet puller! Come here boy!
 
Do not ever place a magnum primer in a reciepe that doesn't call for it. My research shows that more powder you place in a casing the better. If you have a load thats full of powder, the less chance you have of having to much pressure.
Jwgreening said:
My question with using a powder that fills the casing is, does it effect the burn rate having so much casing area filled. Maybe using a magnum primer fixes that, or does it even matter? I'm no professional, just curious.
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rooster22 said:
Do not ever place a magnum primer in a reciepe that doesn't call for it. My research shows that more powder you place in a casing the better. If you have a load thats full of powder, the less chance you have of having to much pressure.
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Just curious, what kind of research did you do to come to that conclusion?

Also, many people, myself included find very little difference if any with most loads that have magnum primers substituted.
 
rooster22 said:
Do not ever place a magnum primer in a reciepe that doesn't call for it. My research shows that more powder you place in a casing the better. If you have a load thats full of powder, the less chance you have of having to much pressure.
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AOB said:
Using a Progressive press?

If so may I suggest adding an RCBS Lockout Die
AOB
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On my Hornady Lock n load progressive I use the Hornady Powder cop right after the powder station. Check it every stroke. Its amazingly accurate, I can see a few tenths of a grain change between loads with it. A double or a missed powder would really stand out

My sequence is Load Case Load bullet Stroke look at powder cop, destroke and bottom to seat primer, hold bottomed while loading case and bullet, repeat. I find that way I don't miss priming and know it was done before the next stroke.

Had a few no primers in the beginning but with the new flow seems to have avoided them.
 
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