I was transferring a bunch of just loaded 9mm Luger from the bulk container next to the press into 50 round cartridge boxes. This is the point where I give my reloads their last “quality assurance” check.
I noticed two GFL marked cases with a small translucent green patch near the primer. Upon further inspection I found these were 9x18 Makarov cases. They had gone through the load process and I had not noticed.
I have had a few 380 cases sneak in before but these are obvious when I attempt to load them on a LCT. Apparently that extra millimeter is enough so that it felt close enough to the 9x19 that I didn’t pick up on the difference.
I’m glad I caught them. I’m going to double check the rest of this batch and pay a little more attention in the future.
These were loaded with 5.25 grains of Silhouette with a MG 124 FMJ. I use the Lee 4 die set with FCD. I didn’t measure the OAL but visually it is very close to my desired 1.145 when compared to a just loaded 9x19.
I’m wondering what the outcome would have been if I had not noticed.
I noticed two GFL marked cases with a small translucent green patch near the primer. Upon further inspection I found these were 9x18 Makarov cases. They had gone through the load process and I had not noticed.
I have had a few 380 cases sneak in before but these are obvious when I attempt to load them on a LCT. Apparently that extra millimeter is enough so that it felt close enough to the 9x19 that I didn’t pick up on the difference.
I’m glad I caught them. I’m going to double check the rest of this batch and pay a little more attention in the future.
These were loaded with 5.25 grains of Silhouette with a MG 124 FMJ. I use the Lee 4 die set with FCD. I didn’t measure the OAL but visually it is very close to my desired 1.145 when compared to a just loaded 9x19.
I’m wondering what the outcome would have been if I had not noticed.