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deputyG23
05-21-2018, 11:19 AM
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This is what happens when you are obviously not paying close enough attention to ensuring that each and every case has a powder charge...

Clusterfrack
05-21-2018, 11:30 AM
Whoops. Good thing it was a revolver!

I use a RCBS Lockout die to check powder.

deputyG23
05-21-2018, 11:39 AM
Whoops. Good thing it was a revolver!

I use a RCBS Lockout die to check powder.

I load on an old Pacific single stage press I bought in the early ‘80s to load inexpensive .38 practice ammo for work.
Seven grains of WST in a .44 Magnum case doesn’t take up a lot of space. Makes a great reduced load in the 3” M29. 850 FPS average.
Will triple check all cases with a strong flashlight thrice before seating bullets from now on.

ER_STL
05-21-2018, 12:03 PM
There are two types of loaders: those who have squibbed a load and those who will. :p There might be a picture floating around the interwebs of my 442 with a bullet sticking out of the crown, but I'll never own up to it. :D

No harm no foul and it's a well-learned lesson, despite the Monday-morning quarterbacking you might get. With shorter cases such as 9mm and powder charges that fill half of the case, it's easy to visually inspect each one before seating a bullet. I say to myself "powder there" every time I seat a bullet. With .38/.357/etc, the tall brass makes it much more difficult to see down into the case and that's where a powder-check die really shines.

Glad you caught it before sending the next round down the barrel...

BehindBlueI's
05-21-2018, 12:45 PM
There are two types of loaders: those who have squibbed a load and those who will.

I have. I've never failed to charge a cartridge, but I learned CFE-pistol is position sensitive in moderate .38 loads. I also learned the value of a brass rod in my range bag.

mtnbkr
05-21-2018, 01:29 PM
reduced load in the 3” M29. 850 FPS average.

FWIW, Trail Boss powder will do that easily and give you a nearly full case, making those checks much easier. It'll also prevent a double-charge. Trail Boss is what I use for my "44 Special" level loads using magnum brass.

Chris

taadski
05-21-2018, 03:27 PM
https://i.imgur.com/N7SMqQ2.jpg?1




Some folks poo poo them, admonishing that one can avoid problems by simply visually checking every case for powder, etc... I say... schtuff happens and a powder check die catches it when you miss it. Highly recommended!

Duelist
05-21-2018, 04:34 PM
The time I did that, it stopped crossing the cylinder gap into the forcing cone. Tied the gun up. Case had no powder at all, just a primer to pop and push it forward.

Wooden dowel and a mallet popped it all the way back into the case.

LittleLebowski
05-21-2018, 04:39 PM
Been there, done that. Way better than a double charge.

Hambo
05-21-2018, 05:27 PM
I saved my squib on the loading bench to remind me.

Daauto
07-29-2018, 02:35 PM
I've also done that -- on shotgun shells many years ago while shooting skeet -- O-BOY

Everyone watched me as I pored the shot out of the barrel onto the ground

One guy yelled out -- ' You missed "

Jim Watson
07-29-2018, 11:31 PM
I have. I've never failed to charge a cartridge, but I learned CFE-pistol is position sensitive in moderate .38 loads. I also learned the value of a brass rod in my range bag.

Me either.

But 231 is also position sensitive, or more correctly, able to get out of reach of the primer flash. Especially if you seat a 125 to 158 OAL and leave even more airspace.

The only other bullet I have ever stuck was a factory WW .45 after The Incident including house fire.
Commercial ammo is not waterproof to sustained exposure by the fire department and probably some rain through the burned through roof.

TiroFijo
07-30-2018, 07:46 AM
A primed case with no powder will lock your bullet rigth in the middle of the forcing cone gap...

That's a malfunction that calls for a NY reload or an Adidas protocol :cool:

nate89
07-30-2018, 01:45 PM
FWIW, Trail Boss powder will do that easily and give you a nearly full case, making those checks much easier. It'll also prevent a double-charge. Trail Boss is what I use for my "44 Special" level loads using magnum brass.

Chris

I load a light 45 Colt load for my Dad's Vaquero with Trail Boss. It makes it very easy to verify the charge, and makes for a great target load.

PhillySoldier
07-31-2018, 08:58 AM
Im paraniod about squibs, I use a 2in1 Seat & Crimp die just so I can keep my powder check station. I also have something called the Press Monitor which has a few different sensors that will tell me if I do anything out of order/index or even if I short stroke something.

As a small funny; the other weekend while shooting my first 5 rounds I stopped twice to check the gun and make sure I didnt have squibs. Winded up just being a really good shot group but I was paranoid when not seeing the hits

jtcarm
07-31-2018, 08:50 PM
I've also done that -- on shotgun shells many years ago while shooting skeet -- O-BOY

Everyone watched me as I pored the shot out of the barrel onto the ground

One guy yelled out -- ' You missed "

You could’ve thrown it at the bird.

willie
08-10-2018, 08:43 PM
A rod--nylon, brass or wood--cut to length is a quick way to check for stuck bullets. For driving a bullet out of the barrel, a wood rod is not the best choice. The rod can split with the possibility that a split end of the wood rod can lodge between bullet and barrel. Then you are screwed. The probability of this event occurring is greater with rifle barrels(longer). And it is more likely to occur with rods smaller than inside diameter of barrel.

Odin Bravo One
08-11-2018, 01:49 AM
Been there, done that. Way better than a double charge.

Not always true.........

mmc45414
08-11-2018, 07:49 AM
A rod--nylon, brass or wood... For driving a bullet out of the barrel, a wood rod is not the best choice.
I have a little piece of one of the driveway edge markers, pretty sturdy and cheap and easy:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Hillman-48-in-x-0-375-in-Staff-Sign/3025196