196scoutmaster
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Went to the range with some .45 ACP reloads yesterday. No problems to speak of...all but one fired - 50 rounds or so. All on the paper, no flyers - other than me jerking the trigger. First picture shows 9 cases fired from my Springfield Armory 1911 Champion on the left and 19 cased fired with my Taurus PT145. The case in the middle is one I picked up at the range and, IMO, has a proper primer impact mark. The shell above it is the one misfire...primer impacted but no bang.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h412/SilverShamrock53/0903003.jpg
Second picture is a close up - SA 1911 fired cases on the left, misfire in the middle and Taurus fired cases on the right.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h412/SilverShamrock53/0903004.jpg
The obvious firing pin "scratch" on the SA 1911 may just be the gun. Primer impacts look uniform in depth and location. The Taurus fired cases have little to no indent on the primer. In many places the finish on primer is removed and the brass is showing - but no or minimal indent on the primer.
The details of the reload are:
Brass cleaned, sized, primer pockets cleaned prior to priming
Winchester cases - 1X fired (these are now 2X fired)
CCI large pistol primers
6.0 grains of Hodgdon Clays (maybe a tad hot?)
Remington 230 grain FMJ
C.O.L. 1.23", cases crimped
Is what I'm seeing just perculiar to each gun? As long as they're firing should I not worry about it?. No one at the range when I was there reloaded so I couldn't get any immediate input. I think the "no impact" on the Taurus has me more nervous - like maybe there's too much back pressure. Between Hornady, Hodgdon, Lee and Lyman reloading manuals I'm on the middle to high side of the load.
Educate me my friends. I'm no expert. I want and need to learn.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h412/SilverShamrock53/0903003.jpg
Second picture is a close up - SA 1911 fired cases on the left, misfire in the middle and Taurus fired cases on the right.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h412/SilverShamrock53/0903004.jpg
The obvious firing pin "scratch" on the SA 1911 may just be the gun. Primer impacts look uniform in depth and location. The Taurus fired cases have little to no indent on the primer. In many places the finish on primer is removed and the brass is showing - but no or minimal indent on the primer.
The details of the reload are:
Brass cleaned, sized, primer pockets cleaned prior to priming
Winchester cases - 1X fired (these are now 2X fired)
CCI large pistol primers
6.0 grains of Hodgdon Clays (maybe a tad hot?)
Remington 230 grain FMJ
C.O.L. 1.23", cases crimped
Is what I'm seeing just perculiar to each gun? As long as they're firing should I not worry about it?. No one at the range when I was there reloaded so I couldn't get any immediate input. I think the "no impact" on the Taurus has me more nervous - like maybe there's too much back pressure. Between Hornady, Hodgdon, Lee and Lyman reloading manuals I'm on the middle to high side of the load.
Educate me my friends. I'm no expert. I want and need to learn.