berettaprofessor
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Well, I went out to try the 32 S&W loads that I loaded from the dies Dudedog sent me. I was using a Charter Arms Undercoverette with a snub barrel. Those loads (2.7 grains Win231 and the 80 grain projectiles) fired fine and I like the loading.
But before I started, I had 5 rounds of 85 grain XTP's on top of 2.5 grains of Trailboss that had been sitting loaded in the revolver in the safe for better than a year. Four of those went "Pffft" with lots of smoke and either just barely lodged the bullet in the barrel or stuck it just a little out of the case; I had to push the bullet out or back into the case each time. The 5th didn't fire the primer after 2 strikes. Left a lot of soot across the cylinder and a lacquer like brown covering near the end of the cylinder. 5 more identical rounds, loaded at the same time but kept in a plastic case, fired normally.
So, why just the rounds in the revolver? Moisture? I live in Kansas and the humidity seldom goes above 35% in the safe and it's in a dark cool environment. The only variable, though between these 5 and the ones stored in a case is that these were sitting in the revolver during that time.
How can I trust keeping it loaded if this is going to be the result?
But before I started, I had 5 rounds of 85 grain XTP's on top of 2.5 grains of Trailboss that had been sitting loaded in the revolver in the safe for better than a year. Four of those went "Pffft" with lots of smoke and either just barely lodged the bullet in the barrel or stuck it just a little out of the case; I had to push the bullet out or back into the case each time. The 5th didn't fire the primer after 2 strikes. Left a lot of soot across the cylinder and a lacquer like brown covering near the end of the cylinder. 5 more identical rounds, loaded at the same time but kept in a plastic case, fired normally.
So, why just the rounds in the revolver? Moisture? I live in Kansas and the humidity seldom goes above 35% in the safe and it's in a dark cool environment. The only variable, though between these 5 and the ones stored in a case is that these were sitting in the revolver during that time.
How can I trust keeping it loaded if this is going to be the result?