Thirties
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Here is a photo of a plated 125 grain bullet stuck in the barrel of my snubnose Colt DS. The primer went off, but failed to ignite the charge. And yes, there was a charge, as it left flakes all over the place when I opened the cylinder.
Load data (temperature 32ºF):
bullet: Berry 125 grain plated FP
primer: WSP
OAL: 1.430
powder: Win231 3.6 grains
I had fired four cylinders of this type of ammo in single action mode. Then I switched to double action. This happened with the first shot of the 5th cylinder of the double action.
Anyone have any suggestions what happened, and/or what I should to to prevent it?
The gun is new to me, but I'd fired it on two previous occasions with no problems.
Can this be caused by stray lube in the primer pocket or case mouth? I'm just guessing the reasons here . . .
Load data (temperature 32ºF):
bullet: Berry 125 grain plated FP
primer: WSP
OAL: 1.430
powder: Win231 3.6 grains
I had fired four cylinders of this type of ammo in single action mode. Then I switched to double action. This happened with the first shot of the 5th cylinder of the double action.
Anyone have any suggestions what happened, and/or what I should to to prevent it?
The gun is new to me, but I'd fired it on two previous occasions with no problems.
Can this be caused by stray lube in the primer pocket or case mouth? I'm just guessing the reasons here . . .