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Reloading
My First Real Reloading Mistake
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<blockquote data-quote="FullCurl8" data-source="post: 1940050" data-attributes="member: 114787"><p>I have reloaded for many years, and I have seen Nossler brass soft enough to stretch primer pockets to beyond functional with 1 stout firing in my STW. </p><p>As far as silly mistakes in reloading, the OP's ranks low in my books. He was watching his cases, noticed a change in how the rifle reacted, (stiff bolt) and stopped shooting the load and investigated the occurrence and found the problem. Sounds like a Public Safety Video. Nice work.</p><p>And a stiff bolt isn't always 1/2 a grain from destruction, rifles these days are much stronger than 40 years ago thanks to better metallurgy. I am not sure when the last time I saw a rifle barrel fail at the chamber end from an overcharge, that wasnt a muzzle loader, and max loadings are surpassed daily.</p><p>As far a pressure signs, i usually see ejector hole marks on brass prior to flat primers, not a stiff bolt, just a visual appearance that things have gotten hot. Then a stiff bolt that shaves off that ejector hole flow is no good for anything, nor is the vanishing of a complete primer. Did you happen to measure the length of the spent brass of those 3 cases?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FullCurl8, post: 1940050, member: 114787"] I have reloaded for many years, and I have seen Nossler brass soft enough to stretch primer pockets to beyond functional with 1 stout firing in my STW. As far as silly mistakes in reloading, the OP’s ranks low in my books. He was watching his cases, noticed a change in how the rifle reacted, (stiff bolt) and stopped shooting the load and investigated the occurrence and found the problem. Sounds like a Public Safety Video. Nice work. And a stiff bolt isn’t always 1/2 a grain from destruction, rifles these days are much stronger than 40 years ago thanks to better metallurgy. I am not sure when the last time I saw a rifle barrel fail at the chamber end from an overcharge, that wasnt a muzzle loader, and max loadings are surpassed daily. As far a pressure signs, i usually see ejector hole marks on brass prior to flat primers, not a stiff bolt, just a visual appearance that things have gotten hot. Then a stiff bolt that shaves off that ejector hole flow is no good for anything, nor is the vanishing of a complete primer. Did you happen to measure the length of the spent brass of those 3 cases? [/QUOTE]
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