I had some sudden malfunctions with the Hornady LNL case activated powder measure linkage on my LNL press. After fixing the issue and catching a few empty rounds, I must have let these two slip by me.
When shooting, all I heard was the hammer fall, then - nothing. Upon ejecting the bad rounds, I saw that the firing pin indentation was huge. The bullets did not budge from their position in the case neck.
After pulling the bullets, I saw that the bases of the two bullets were black with soot, so obviously, I had good primers, but no powder.
I was using CCI small rifle bench-rest primers.
Anyway, I was surprised to see that an empty case did not cause a squib, and it was a nice reminder to keep a close eye on all the moving parts while using my LNL press.
When shooting, all I heard was the hammer fall, then - nothing. Upon ejecting the bad rounds, I saw that the firing pin indentation was huge. The bullets did not budge from their position in the case neck.
After pulling the bullets, I saw that the bases of the two bullets were black with soot, so obviously, I had good primers, but no powder.
I was using CCI small rifle bench-rest primers.
Anyway, I was surprised to see that an empty case did not cause a squib, and it was a nice reminder to keep a close eye on all the moving parts while using my LNL press.