Hello,
I have been loading up some 223 rounds for target shooting with my boys. Being rather new at this, I think I am very careful with every round I make and weigh every powder charge at this point to make sure they are the best rounds I can make. Also, I want to double check myself and get better at this. I keep the powder level pretty close to the same level by adding powder periodically to the powder measure.
I buckled the shoulder a few thousands on a case or two a while back and put a note on here on how to make sure it didnt happen again. I have that problem resolved now. I sort the brass by head stamp, make sure the cases were ALL trimmed and stopped crimping 223 rounds
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Well, I had another issue the other night that I wanted to share with you. I'm going along, weighing every charge and all of a sudden I get next to nothing out of the powder throw. This happens several times in a row...
So, I put a container under the RCBS powder measure, and unscrew the green nozzle. A bunch of powder falls out that I catch in the container, along with a horse fly I had buried when adding powder. A fly in the ointment so to speak. Glad he didnt pass through the nozzle and into one of my loads.
Probably would have caused an unexplained flyer.
Sorry...
True story, just when I think I have thought of everything... Anyone else here ever had such a problem, or is it just me
I have been loading up some 223 rounds for target shooting with my boys. Being rather new at this, I think I am very careful with every round I make and weigh every powder charge at this point to make sure they are the best rounds I can make. Also, I want to double check myself and get better at this. I keep the powder level pretty close to the same level by adding powder periodically to the powder measure.
I buckled the shoulder a few thousands on a case or two a while back and put a note on here on how to make sure it didnt happen again. I have that problem resolved now. I sort the brass by head stamp, make sure the cases were ALL trimmed and stopped crimping 223 rounds
.Well, I had another issue the other night that I wanted to share with you. I'm going along, weighing every charge and all of a sudden I get next to nothing out of the powder throw. This happens several times in a row...
So, I put a container under the RCBS powder measure, and unscrew the green nozzle. A bunch of powder falls out that I catch in the container, along with a horse fly I had buried when adding powder. A fly in the ointment so to speak. Glad he didnt pass through the nozzle and into one of my loads.
Probably would have caused an unexplained flyer.
Sorry... True story, just when I think I have thought of everything... Anyone else here ever had such a problem, or is it just me
