I started hand loading, cost me money for equipment, then more money for more equipment, had to get a wet tumbler, then a progressive press, then...more money.
I had that same issue a little while backYesterday during shootin', the wife and I pick up spent brass (in this case it was .22LR).
Also any old stuff laying around.
This morning popping out spent primers I had what i thought was a overly tight one.
This older .22 was in a .44 Rem. Mag. case, pushed right through, fairly easily.View attachment 943463
Needless to say, the following one would not release the spent primer. Further investigation revealed the above.
Thought it to be kinda funny. Nothing major...
Won't start anything until the second cup of coffee.
I had that same issue a little while back
At the very least, it was an honest "mistake"!
tears running down face. laughing so hard i think coworkers called security.I learned never dump spilled powder into your Dad's ashtray that he kept at the loading table! I couldn't sit down for a while, but he did stop smoking while reloading.
I was shooting the monthly Military Bolt-gun Match at the club. Loaded the round, sighted, squeeeeeze the trigger.
Click.
Hmmmm.... Wait 30 seconds. Recock. Squeeeeeze.
Click.
What the ? Pull the round, look at it.
No primer.
When I very first started loading a few years back this same exact thing happened to me with my 9mm, and only my second batch of reloads. I too was so lucky it wouldnt chamber another because I would have fired then next round! I didn't even know anything had went wrong. I'm so glad that didn't turn out worse It likely would have ended my reloading days.I had a squib load in a 9mm once.
seated a bullet on a primed case. Primer had just enough power to make the bullet exit. It stuck in the barrel, just barely exiting the case. Wouldn't chamber another round, which is a good think if you're going to have a squib.
What do you think caused the bulge
First thing I thought also.Firing out of battery.
Well does spilling shot and propellant several times every time I reload shotshells count? That cookie sheet mod is sure handy.