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ArchAngelCD, no worries. :D

I am just glad the OP did the prudent thing and pulled the bullets. BTW, he did find a round with no powder charge, so there's probably a double charged round among the 150 rounds.

Just imagine what would have happened if OP shot the squib/double-charged loads? We could have had another KB picture thread ... :rolleyes:
 
To those who say you can't weigh the finished rounds to determine a double charge... You're wrong.

Separate the suspect batch by headstamp. If you have an "old" federal case with a slightly different headstamp, separate it from the others.

I have never had a bullet weigh more than 3-4 tenths of a grain off of what it should be, at maximum. I have used X-Treme plated and Montana Gold.

When separated by headstamp and weighed one by one, within the headstamps, the weights aren't more different than maybe 1 grain. I would certainly find an extra 5-6 grains if it were hiding in the case. This method accounts for the weight variances in brass across different headstamps. Try it sometime, you might be surprised how consistent the weights of loaded rounds actually are when separated by headstamp.

It will not work to discover overcharges, but it will work to find doubles or no-charges. Anything that is significantly over or under weight (off of the "expected" weight by 4-5 grains for instance) should be pulled down to check.

An additional QC step everyone should be using is your eyeballs. For loading pistol, you can visually look into the case and see the powder. If you know how it should look when appropriately charged, you won't have doubles sneaking by, even if they don't overflow the case. Always look into the case before/while seating a bullet, and don't put a bullet on top of anything that doesn't look right.
 
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WOW, yes, and there's lots of it here. Funny when people attempt to make known their "credentials", they tend to make absurd statements and claims such as having cast over 1/2 ton of bullets in one year.

35 whelen, you need to go back and do your math over again, and take into context what bullet weight may be.

Just what is the accusation you are attempting to make?
 
Speaking for myself. Every time I have had that special feeling I pull them. Never thought safety was a waste of time. If they are OK great. If you catch one will have saved yourself some grief. Peace of mind and confidence also helps you shoot better.
 
I've been reading this with interest. I just started reloading and have reloaded 30 rounds. During my load I found one double load which I fixed up, but now after reading this I'm not absolutely 100% sure there aren't more. Prob 99.99% sure but am going to pulling them all and recheck.

Once they're been pulled are the bullets and brass safe to reuse? Just need to take it through the whole reloading process again. (Minus the primer fitting)

btw I weighed a few rounds its going to be impossible to tell which are double loaded if any. I'm using 4.5grain and the weight between different rounds is a lot more! (Unless I have lots of double loads)
 
Bovice, yes some bullets like Montana Gold will have weight consistency of less than 1 grain (it's one of many reasons why they have been my designated match bullets for the past 17 years).

However, other commercial bulk jacketed/plated bullets can vary by 1-2+ grains and lead bullets up to 2-5+ grains IME.

I do not believe OP indicated what type the 45ACP bullets were.
 
UPDATE to the UPDATE

One squib load found. The double load could have been the one i saw and corrected. I feel good pulling them anyway.it only took me 30 min to pull all 150 with a kinetic puller.

I'm going to resize them, but not re-prime them, and reload them back up right after i finish this martini.

Just kidding on the martini.........bad joke. I couldn't help it!
:)
 
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