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Post by bigblue on Mar 18, 2006 19:25:59 GMT -6
We all like to brag on our reloading successes, but what about those blunders? I goofed real good one day. I had loaded up some cartridges for the range, shot a few and quickly realized the load wasn't as accurate as I had hoped. Well when I got home I pulled the bullets and dumped the powder back in the 1 lb. container. My mistake? Wrong container! I dumped RL19 into a container of IMR 4831. I had to dump all the IMR 4831 out. I hated to lose the powder, but I would have hated it more if I didn't catch the mistake.  Any blunders you'd care to fess up to? Don |
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Post by quigleysharps4570 on Mar 19, 2006 9:58:58 GMT -6
I pulled a good one once. Double charged some 45-70 rounds using 5744 powder. A friend came by with his 2 boys one day...they're the kind you have to keep an eye on the whole time. Well...instead of shutting down...I tried to reload and keep an eye on them too. Big mistake. Later I went shooting. Shot a few and then there was a mighty roar...a hellava thump and a stuck case. I knew what had happened. Went home and found 6 out of 100 that had been double charged. Hasn't happened since.
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Post by bigblue on Mar 19, 2006 10:13:59 GMT -6
These kind of mistakes do tend to teach you a lesson quicker than any other method.  Don |
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Post by bubbawitha4570 on Mar 19, 2006 20:24:37 GMT -6
I've made a few, but mostly just messed up (folded over) case mouths and such. I am a firm believer in the "full case" types of powders. When I used to use 5744 I never did feel 100% comfortable with it. And besides, the accurracy just wasn't there for me.
I have never put the wrong powder back into a container. That would tend to suck greatly...
My largest mistake of late: I lased my thumb open with a razor knive trying to get that last bit of powder out of an old Alliant can. Cut it right down to the bone/knuckle. really didn't make my day that time. And those last 5-10 grains of powder weren't worth it.
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Post by bigblue on Mar 20, 2006 20:09:51 GMT -6
Full cases are the norm for my rifle loads, but in the pistol calibers it's a bit different. I load both Unique and HS-6 for the .357, and after loading rifle loads, the tiny bit of powder these pistols use leave me wondering how they do what they do.
Another good one I pulled was resizing for the 7mm-08, I pulled .308 cases out of my cabinet by mistake and was wondering why there was a bit more resistance than normal.
My biggest problem is room. I have a work bench in my shed. The shed is 36' by 26', but my bench is in just one small area it shares with two cabinets I use for reloading supplies. I have a two story garage and the upstairs (32'X26') is just a clutter of old clothes and toys from the kids. I keep threatening to throw everything out if they don't clean it up. I guess it's time to stop threatening and start doing. It would make a great reloading room.
Don
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Post by DocHolladay on Mar 21, 2006 2:48:50 GMT -6
Maybe you could have a yard sale and use the money to buy new tables and such for the new reloading room. Of course, you would be selling the stuff in the upstairs part that you want to move to. You would have to split it with them so they wouldnt get mad, or you could just say "Because I am the dad, thats why!". ;D
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Post by smokepole on Mar 21, 2006 12:54:26 GMT -6
Mixing powder could ruin a good day of shooting.
smokepole
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Post by bigblue on Apr 20, 2006 7:38:39 GMT -6
Another slight blunder again yesterday. I was reloading .357 mags and I had removed the old primers, cleaned, and resized, and started dropping powder charges in the cases. When I picked up the first case to seat the bullet, I noticed a small trickle of powder leaking out. I guess I should have put a new primer in before the powder! DUH!  Don |
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Post by DocHolladay on Apr 20, 2006 13:30:26 GMT -6
 They tend to fire better with a primer unless you have a flintlock .357... ;D
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Post by j1r11 on Sept 23, 2006 0:14:23 GMT -6
Resizing a .300 win mag in a .243 die dont work too good either  . |
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Post by DocHolladay on Sept 23, 2006 23:08:10 GMT -6
Resizing a .300 win mag in a .243 die dont work too good either . lol, I dont reckon it would. Welcome to the forum and enjoy your stay. |
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Post by bigblue on Sept 25, 2006 16:14:23 GMT -6
Resizing a .300 win mag in a .243 die dont work too good either . The lever on the press works a lot easier that way, than if you ran the .300WM through a .243 die! WELCOME!!! What are you loading in your .243? Don |
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Post by bubbawitha4570 on Sept 29, 2006 6:07:38 GMT -6
Not a blunder yet....but it could be. I recieved a 3 gallon bucket of mixed brass from a friend to be reloaded for him. When I say mixed: 7mm mag, 270 win, 45 acp, 223, 243, 308, 357, 38, 300 win mag...and some stuff I have NEVER heard of in there all mixed together loose. Doesn't make any sense to me when keeping things for reloading later.
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Post by smokepole on Sept 29, 2006 11:15:02 GMT -6
I knew there was a reason I dont reload ammo.
smokepole
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