Atavar
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Hopefully you all don’t mind giving me a sanity check. I have been reloading a while but don’t have a local buddy with reloading experience to bounce things off of. I really appreciate this forum.
I have been working up .45acp loads with LongShot because I have some.
I am using Berry’s 230g CRN with 6.5g of powder and Hornady 200g XTPs with 8.1g of powder.
Primers seem ‘ok’ I think, probably about the right amount of flattening.
The things causing me concern are that it exceptionally dirty, and a couple times I saw a spark shoot off to my right making me think the cases are not expanding and sealing the chamber. Quite a few of the cases evidenced blow by soot marks. Those cases were clean and shiny before firing
What should I do? Step up the load? Heavier crimp?
I appreciate all advice and discussion.
COAL is as long as the mags will permit.
I have been working up .45acp loads with LongShot because I have some.
I am using Berry’s 230g CRN with 6.5g of powder and Hornady 200g XTPs with 8.1g of powder.
Primers seem ‘ok’ I think, probably about the right amount of flattening.
The things causing me concern are that it exceptionally dirty, and a couple times I saw a spark shoot off to my right making me think the cases are not expanding and sealing the chamber. Quite a few of the cases evidenced blow by soot marks. Those cases were clean and shiny before firing
What should I do? Step up the load? Heavier crimp?
I appreciate all advice and discussion.
COAL is as long as the mags will permit.