measuring reloaded ammo?

[gibson_es]

I acquired "factory reloaded ammo". I asked the wife to pick some up from local shop and this is what she brought me. Its new brass.

It may very well be better then facrory stuff. But im paranoid. Is there a wau to rule out some common dangers? I dont reload so please excuse my ignorance.

For example, could a kitchen scale help me at lease rule out double loads or anything?

Im guessing in COL (crap out of luck) do to different powders having different amounts needed and not knowing the type of powder used... but maybe there are other things to look for?

Fyi its 125 grain 38 special jhp. Will be shooting from a s&w 642

 

[rcmodel]

For example, could a kitchen scale help me at lease rule out double loads or anything?

No.

Even weighing lead bullet ammo on a very accurate reloading scale is meaningless.

Your powder charges are probably only in the 3.0 grain range.

And case & bullet weight variations can stack to mask a 6.0 grain double charge.

However, if they are commercial brand reloads, there is no more to worry about then if they were new factory loads.

rc

 

[KansasSasquatch]

If its new brass then it isn't "factory reloaded." It's just factory loaded. But if they used on e fired brass and processed it well it would be very hard to tell it apart from new brass since its a revolver caliber. Revolvers don't tend to mark brass like auto loaders do. If the brass is all the same headstamp you can weigh the rounds out on a scale that measures grains but since same headstamp brass can easily vary in weight by a few grains it still wouldn't be a 100% reliable method. If its from a reputable company then you shouldn't have anything to worry about. With that said, even the best companies screw up from time to time. I know Winchester sold a lot of 5.56 last year that got recalled. So there is always some risk involved. But that's why you should wear PPE (eye and ear protection, and long sleeves aren't a bad idea either) when shooting.

Edit: What brand of ammo is it? Maybe someone here has experience with it.

 

[gibson_es]

Lime valley ammo. There local. I called the shop the ammo came from. They said it was basically a guy that was licensed. The gun store owner supplied the "company" the components. He stated they were all new. The sticker on the box does however state its factory reloaded. The website for the company is no longer up. I cant find much on them.

At the very leaset i thoughaybe i could weight them and see if one round "stuck out" above the others by being much heavier or something. Seems im not so lucky.

 

[Blue68f100]

If you had some reload scale it would not hurt to pull some down and check for consistency in the loads. May give you an idea of what to expect.

 

[DCP]

Send it to me and I will test it for you and let you know my results

 

[hentown]

Put on your "big boy britches" and head for the range.

 

[Jaxondog]

I would call them "new remanufactored ammo". Get some nice digital powder scale's, pull a couple bullet's out and weigh it all. Now check that against all the other's and that should give you a little piece of mind.

 

[oneounceload]

Most likely just fine - I bought some in 45 a long time ago - two different batches - one was reloaded with used brass, the other was listed as new - new brass and cast bullets - most likely made on some commercial Dillons instead of a Camdex, but they work just fine

 

[OleReb]

I'd shoot them,i have shot plenty of commercial reloaded ammo and never had any issues.

 

[45lcshooter]

Factory reloaded ammo. Its factory ammo, so you don't need to worry about double charges. There are a lot of companies that do factory reloads, and they are to factory spec. Load and shoot.

 

[gamestalker]

I'm assuming you don't reload, so even if you did pull bullets and weigh charges, measure OAL's, and so on, you wouldn't know exactly how to interpret your findings. And being that it is reloaded ammo produced using a mass production system, you will see a pretty much meaningless and common variation between the loaded cartridges. Just shoot them and enjoy.

But if these particular elements of ammunition have enough meaning to you, I would think you to be a candidate for this awesome hobby of reloading. It would obviously afford you the opportunity to have complete control of quality, and also the ability to custom load for your firearms, as you so desire. And even though reloading doesn't save as much money on the finished product as it once did, it still saves a significant and worthy amount of money, when compared to buying factory loads of similar make up.

GS

 

[Bruno2]

Even if you pulled some down you would never know what every other round has in it w/o pulling them all down. Weighing the entire round with a nice grain scale wouldnt tell you anything either. Any of the components could be inconsistent in weight and it wouldn't let you know if the powder charge is heavy. It would just make you more paranoid. Shoot it up and if anything happens lawyer up and retire.

My little hillbilly set up has a lock out die on my progressive press. SO I would like to think that anybody doing it commercially would have the same or better fail safe equipment.

 

[ottsixx]

lock and load man as Ive been shooting nuttin but reloads for near 40 years and have NEVER had an issue of any kind.