I've recently gotten into reloading. I have a lee 4 hole turret and bought a pro auto disk seperately. The pro auto disk came without the return spring...and it took about two weeks to get one from Lee. So, being impatient I decided it best to go ahead and just push the disk back into place after each load. Worked well in about 349 loads of .45acp, 1 round however...
I got one squib load. the 230 gr lead RN stuck in the rifling and would not allow another bullet to chamber. It also took quite a bit of force to back the spent round out of the barrel.
What are your first hand experiences with squib loads? Ever blown up your gun or injured yourself like I've heard? Just wondering if anyone has had any of these experiences first hand or if these stories are just stories.
I'm not saying that sloppy reloading practices are excusable, and I'm a very careful reloader. Sometimes mistakes do happen, and I'm concerned that if this happens again, it may end up killing me (like the stories say) ...so I may as well just buy factory ammo in that case so at least my widow can collect some dough. ;-)
I got one squib load. the 230 gr lead RN stuck in the rifling and would not allow another bullet to chamber. It also took quite a bit of force to back the spent round out of the barrel.
What are your first hand experiences with squib loads? Ever blown up your gun or injured yourself like I've heard? Just wondering if anyone has had any of these experiences first hand or if these stories are just stories.
I'm not saying that sloppy reloading practices are excusable, and I'm a very careful reloader. Sometimes mistakes do happen, and I'm concerned that if this happens again, it may end up killing me (like the stories say) ...so I may as well just buy factory ammo in that case so at least my widow can collect some dough. ;-)