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Hang fires. Opinions on cause?
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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 2442948" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>I hate to say this but dump all of those loads and start over.</p><p></p><p>Ball powders require really good primers to ignite well so I would not use anything other than magnum primers but... .</p><p></p><p>I had the same problem with some very old H414 and H380 many moons ago. I was told by Hodgdon I had one of two issues or possibly both.</p><p></p><p>1) Not enough case fill causing inconsistent/slow ignition.</p><p>2) Powder had gone bad.</p><p></p><p>They warned me not to shoot any more of those loads and to dispose of the powder as it was probably somehow tainted and could cause catastrophic overpressure.</p><p></p><p>I try to go for a minimum of 90% case fill on all my loads these days and I've never run into it again.</p><p></p><p>For the 7RM I think you'd be far better off using H1000 if you have any, RL 23 and 26 have been good for me in that size case as well.</p><p></p><p>I have to give Hodgdon credit, on the off chance it was bad powder they sent me a pound of each. What a great way to build customer loyalty.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 2442948, member: 30902"] I hate to say this but dump all of those loads and start over. Ball powders require really good primers to ignite well so I would not use anything other than magnum primers but... . I had the same problem with some very old H414 and H380 many moons ago. I was told by Hodgdon I had one of two issues or possibly both. 1) Not enough case fill causing inconsistent/slow ignition. 2) Powder had gone bad. They warned me not to shoot any more of those loads and to dispose of the powder as it was probably somehow tainted and could cause catastrophic overpressure. I try to go for a minimum of 90% case fill on all my loads these days and I've never run into it again. For the 7RM I think you'd be far better off using H1000 if you have any, RL 23 and 26 have been good for me in that size case as well. I have to give Hodgdon credit, on the off chance it was bad powder they sent me a pound of each. What a great way to build customer loyalty. [/QUOTE]
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