Today i went shooting with my dad. Brought out a bunch of guns and loaded up with S&W highway patrolman with some old 158gr lead SWC that a buddy of his loaded who knows how long ago.
I fired 4 shots without a hitch and the 5th just went pop.....I knew exactly what was wrong thanks to great...
Unfortunately I have also had this happen to me. Twice! Once on the press. Was probably going a little too fast and POP! And once hand priming some 30-06 cases. Again, probably going too fast and not paying 100% attention to what I was doing. POP! The worst part of that one was the wife was...
Some powders require a magnum primer to fully burn the powder. So since he doesnt know what kind of primers are in the cases he should use a powder that doesnt require magnum primers. Is what i meant to say i guess.
Just load them up at close to min load and shoot them. Should make some good plinkers. No point in waisting perfectly good primers. There is no way you will have to worry about any catastrophic failers because of primer choice that way.
So im reloading some 115gr plated 9mm on my Lock and Load progressive press this evening and I pull the handle and something doesnt feel right???
Not enough pressure on the handle.
Did I miss something?
Time to take inventory.... everything seems correct. Hmmmmm
So I look at the round on the...
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