Poll on Reload disaster

Have you ever broke / blown up a gun from your reloads

  • Yes

    Votes: 7 5.0%

  • No

    Votes: 134 95.0%
  • Total voters
    141
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CoalCrackerAl said:
PO2Hammer said:
One squib.
9mm with no powder.
No damage.
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I had squibs. Because i was disturbed when loading. Now i lock myself in when im loading. And no phone. Ever since i started that no issues.
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I had like 10+ squib when 1 first started loading .460 magnum. Was using H110 and non magnum primers. This is before THR, Old timers there at Renton F&G said to use a heavier crimp & magnum primer.

It worked and the Old timers who were shooting Black Powder were lining up to shoot a cylinder of .460 Bad Buttness!!!

anyways, got good at brass rodding a squib
 
Sometime in the late 60’s early 70’s my brother dropped multiple charges of Bullseye in 45 ACP… Split a barrel and locked up a 1911. The barrel was toast, the balance of the gun fine. The rest of those reloads got buried… No one hurt, but a lot of lessons learned….
 
rabid wombat said:
Sometime in the late 60’s early 70’s my brother dropped multiple charges of Bullseye in 45 ACP… Split a barrel and locked up a 1911. The barrel was toast, the balance of the gun fine. The rest of those reloads got buried… No one hurt, but a lot of lessons learned….
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but not you, your brother did. I’m trying to bust the notation of “I’ll only shoot reloads from 1-2 people and they taught Layne Simpson to reload”

does he still reload? your brother
 
Mark_Mark said:
Have you ever broke a gun from your ( that you loaded not bought) reloads.
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I voted No. The truth is though, I once stuck some cases in a 44 Mag Redhawk because I was experimenting with some "bear stopper" loads (300 gr bullets and 296 powder) and got carried away. The gun was only "broke" for a few minutes though - just until I retrieved a screwdriver from my truck and gently tapped the stuck cases out. When I got home, I ended up pulling the bullets and dumping the powder from a dozen cases that had even more 296 in them than the ones that stuck in my Redhawk's cylinder. :uhoh:
 
No, but however, I was in a 5-stand station when a o/u blew up down the way from me. Minor injuries, but it was a pretty sobering sight. Peeled the upper chamber from the mono block. We literally found pieces and parts over a couple of weeks. Probably caused by a reload, but nothing definitive was determined.
 
One undercharged .38 WC left a stuck bullet in my 6” Colt a couple of weeks ago. No damage, just frustrating. (The subject of another now-closed thread.) First and only time I stuck a bullet in 28 years, I hope it’s my only stuck bullet, too.

Stay safe.
 
.308 Norma said:
I voted No. The truth is though, I once stuck some cases in a 44 Mag Redhawk because I was experimenting with some "bear stopper" loads (300 gr bullets and 296 powder) and got carried away. The gun was only "broke" for a few minutes though - just until I retrieved a screwdriver from my truck and gently tapped the stuck cases out. When I got home, I ended up pulling the bullets and dumping the powder from a dozen cases that had even more 296 in them than the ones that stuck in my Redhawk's cylinder. :uhoh:
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were you using the Table spoon Powder meter method! that would have been bad! like russian roulette
 
I believe one reason I have had no kabooms is my Rule #1; I pay little (no) attention to any load data I see on any forum or pet loads web site, hear from any gun counter clerk, good intended friend, range rat or gun shop guru. I get most of my data from published reloading manuals and some from powder/bullet manufacturer's web sites. Clean record for over 40 years...
 
NMexJim said:
No, but however, I was in a 5-stand station when a o/u blew up down the way from me. Minor injuries, but it was a pretty sobering sight. Peeled the upper chamber from the mono block. We literally found pieces and parts over a couple of weeks. Probably caused by a reload, but nothing definitive was determined.
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OUCH! I was peppered by #7 shell when a young guy next to me with a pump gun had his finger on the trigger and racked a round. That caused a ND to the cement and bounce back at me… I was so P-ed off!
 
I’ve never damaged a firearm due to ‘out of safe loading practices’ ammunition that I loaded.

I did have a Springfield P9C 40 S&W subcompact that would damage the slide release over time such that it would jam up the gun. Fortunately, after the gun was orphaned, Tangfaglio parts would fit the gun. The gun is somebody else's problem now.

I have a 1980 vintage Beretta M84. Over time, the recoil of the slide peens over the frame making it difficult to disassemble the gun. A little clean up with a file fixes the issue. The gun has had something approaching 4000 rounds through it. I like th M84 so I bought a newer version of the M84, an M85 (single stack mag version), and an M81 (32 ACP) version.

I’ve had a frew squibs along the way, mostly with 38 Special target ammunition where I was pressing the lower limit of charge levels. While a pain the ass to remove the stuck bullet, no long term damage to the firearm.

When it comes to squibs, I feel there are two types of reloaders, those that have not loaded a squib yet and those that have experienced at least one.

If you are in the first group, keep your guard up, if you are the second group, adjust your reloading practices to minimize the chance of a squib.

Finally, if you cannot reach the desired velocity and energy levels with the cartridge you have without exceeding safe reloading levels, look for a different cartridge. Hot rodding reloading is not a safe thing to do.
 
I’ve been handloading near 50-years. I’ve loaded with a large number of people and been around scads of reloaded ammo in all kinds of venues, competitions and hunting. The above mentioned shotgun was the only gun damage or injury that I ever witnessed.

I can‘t say the same for my on-the-job experiences. I was on the investigating teams for a number of fatalities and all kinds of life-altering events. And, they tell me guns are dangerous!
 
Since all my reloads are at the middle of the load, Nope. Have bought some .223 ammo that I had a squib on the second shot, first shot was dead center but I had to wait till I got home to take it out. It was in my Kel Tec SU!6CA and I didn't have the tools at the range. It was the Manufacturers fault, long story but it ended up being the crimp was broken on the machine but the worker didn't know that, because he just got back from Vacation. Sent all ammo back and got new crimped ammo and manufacturer paid shipment and even gave me 200 free rounds for my trouble, haven't had a problem with them since.
 
Bought a used gun years ago that
came with a fair amount of loaded
ammunition.
First outing I was getting tremendous
muzzle flash and recoil
The range man came out and asked
what exactly was I shooting.
We looked and he says discontinue
using that here today.
I called the guy up and asked exactly
what the load was
He says " whatever the maximum in
the book is "

Just another pinhead that thought
he knew how to load ammunition
( way pre yoofloob)
 
Have not.
But then, I always load alone, no phone, no music, rested, focused, triple-check everything, verify one scale against the other (2 different brands), and batch-load on a single-stage press.
I also compare info from different manuals (RCBS, Lyman, Hornady, Lee)
Never shoot anything other than factory, or what I loaded myself.
Oh, and I document/record everything.
Call me anal, the price of SAFETY is eternal vigilance…
 
Nope. I have a buddy that thanks to eyes aging grabbed the wrong notch on his balance beam scale. And was REALLY over an already high end published load of win 231 in 44 mag. Long story short he tried one, and that was the end of a nice marlin. No injuries, and he has installed better lighting and makes more frequent visits to the optometrist…
 
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