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Reloading
Causes of OVERPRESSURE
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<blockquote data-quote="2Old2Care" data-source="post: 2466184" data-attributes="member: 121800"><p>Ammo that's been loaded for a long time, especially if it is a compressed load. I had loaded some 338WM when I lived in Alaska, then a few (read 30+) years later I got pressure with the first round that I shot, so I decided to pull the bullets and start over. I found two things wrong. First, the bullets were very hard to pull because the dissimilar metals of bullet and brass had actually welded the two together through a process called electrolysis, which is more common in damp environments. The second thing I found was the H4831 was a solid mass that I could barely dig out of the cases with a screwdriver. I ended up destroying everything except the bullets. Afterward, I tried avoiding that problem by seating bullets longer until I needed the ammo, then seated them to proper depth. Now, out of respect for the importance of neck tension and its effect on accuracy, I try to load and use together as much as possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2Old2Care, post: 2466184, member: 121800"] Ammo that's been loaded for a long time, especially if it is a compressed load. I had loaded some 338WM when I lived in Alaska, then a few (read 30+) years later I got pressure with the first round that I shot, so I decided to pull the bullets and start over. I found two things wrong. First, the bullets were very hard to pull because the dissimilar metals of bullet and brass had actually welded the two together through a process called electrolysis, which is more common in damp environments. The second thing I found was the H4831 was a solid mass that I could barely dig out of the cases with a screwdriver. I ended up destroying everything except the bullets. Afterward, I tried avoiding that problem by seating bullets longer until I needed the ammo, then seated them to proper depth. Now, out of respect for the importance of neck tension and its effect on accuracy, I try to load and use together as much as possible. [/QUOTE]
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