Sauer Grapes
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I think I saved myself a lot of pain tonight. Worked 4am to 3pm today.
Picked up a S&W mod 60-15 3'' today after work. Have a S&W mod 19-3 6''. Don't shoot much .357 mag, but I like to keep something loaded in the cream puff range, when I feel like shooting it.
New gun, bought some Hornady swaged 158gr bullets = got the urge to shoot it.
I've loaded 357 mag using American Select. 5.5grs shoots pretty easy in the M19-3. Using a RCBS 505 beam scale, I inadvertently moved the weight from one notch {5grs} to two notches. {10grs}
I thought to myself, hmm, don't recall the case being that full. I'm not using the auto disk, I just want to put 10 rounds together to use in the little J-frame. Hand measured each charge.
I decide to set up to run some .40S&W for a while. Never have too many 40s' loaded. I set the auto disk up and go to measure my first 40, and the beam doesn't move. I'm like what the ''you know what'' is going on? Instead of 5.1, the scale is set on 10.1grs. Oh sheet! Now I realize my prior hand charged .357s are double charged.
Max load is 6.0grs, I got 10.5grs. I put the powder back in the bottle, turned the light out and went upstairs for the night.
I'm always so careful. Well kinda like when I bought my first boat and launched it without putting the plug in it. I'll never do that again!!!
Picked up a S&W mod 60-15 3'' today after work. Have a S&W mod 19-3 6''. Don't shoot much .357 mag, but I like to keep something loaded in the cream puff range, when I feel like shooting it.
New gun, bought some Hornady swaged 158gr bullets = got the urge to shoot it.
I've loaded 357 mag using American Select. 5.5grs shoots pretty easy in the M19-3. Using a RCBS 505 beam scale, I inadvertently moved the weight from one notch {5grs} to two notches. {10grs}
I thought to myself, hmm, don't recall the case being that full. I'm not using the auto disk, I just want to put 10 rounds together to use in the little J-frame. Hand measured each charge.
I decide to set up to run some .40S&W for a while. Never have too many 40s' loaded. I set the auto disk up and go to measure my first 40, and the beam doesn't move. I'm like what the ''you know what'' is going on? Instead of 5.1, the scale is set on 10.1grs. Oh sheet! Now I realize my prior hand charged .357s are double charged.
Max load is 6.0grs, I got 10.5grs. I put the powder back in the bottle, turned the light out and went upstairs for the night.
I'm always so careful. Well kinda like when I bought my first boat and launched it without putting the plug in it. I'll never do that again!!!