I was using blue dot powder and the lyman 525 lead slugs and old Winchester shells with claybuster shotshell wads. Had a slug get stuck like a squib load mid way through the barrel. Figured maybe the load-all didn't dispense a full load, but now it has happened a second time, and when removing the slug I noticed that it appeared that the wad got caught and the outside of the shells were showing signs of burning. Any idea what this could be beyond lack of powder? I'm playing detective because I know I was very mindful to check each shell for powder before putting in the wads so I'm skeptical especially with the signs of burning on the shell that the stuck slug in barrel was caused by a squib load.
Slug getting stuck in the barrel after load with lee-load-all 2?
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hmm this could be, I had a few wads where I saw powder collecting at the edge of the wad and so I pulled the wad and reseated it, but perhaps I missed a couple that had the powder collect on the edge. The wad itself that got caught appeared to be bunched up on one of the petals
Even to the point where the outside of the shell around the mouth gets melted and pitted? This happens only at one side.
Melting and pitting doesn't sound like burning powder to me. The flame and spark from a primer is much hotter than burning powder in most cases so could easily have caused that damage.
I stopped relying on my Load-All for powder dispensation and use the Lee scoops now. I can check each hull before I put the wad in to make sure every case is properly charged; just like I do with rifle reloading.
It's slower but I'm generally not reloading hundreds of slugs a month and the improvement in quality is very much worth it to me.
I've had some squib loads with absolutely no powder and CCI 209M magnum primers can lodge the slug and wad a good few inches into a smooth bore barrel.
I stopped relying on my Load-All for powder dispensation and use the Lee scoops now. I can check each hull before I put the wad in to make sure every case is properly charged; just like I do with rifle reloading.
It's slower but I'm generally not reloading hundreds of slugs a month and the improvement in quality is very much worth it to me.
I've had some squib loads with absolutely no powder and CCI 209M magnum primers can lodge the slug and wad a good few inches into a smooth bore barrel.
Hmm, okay, ya was using the same primers too..
A couple possible things going on. Can you list exactly what wad, powder charge, shell make, like AA, or rem etc. Sounds like a non tapered hull using the wrong wad and the pressure is blowing around the wad melting it a bit, its only on one side also possibly because not enough powder. My 1 oz slugs take 38 gr red dot in a Rem gun club hull with a winchester WAA12 wad. Seat the wad all the way down till the press cant go any further and seat the slugs by hand to prevent pushing down the wad pedals under the slug.
