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Reloading
Reloading to replicate another caliber?
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<blockquote data-quote="tony d willIiams" data-source="post: 3030944" data-attributes="member: 108777"><p>That scares me. I have seen a few rifles that had had hot reloads. Shattered actions, and torn to pieces.</p><p>I had one "hot" load in my .3338LM.</p><p>I fired it, the ground shook, smoke came out of places that are not supposed to smoke, a dust cloud arose. Let it cool down, the bold would not move up. Went home, got a long brass rod, open and removed the bolt, dropped the rod thru the barrel. The brass did come out, after several drops of the rod. Swollen and a bit deformed.</p><p>But why? I am anal and my powder is maximum ±0.50 grain. If anything is not proper, I empty and start that brass over. I have numbered each brass with an acid pencil.</p><p>Finally it clicked. 120℉, I had left a few rounds sitting in the sun.</p><p>My fault, thankfully no damage.</p><p>My rounds now stay next to my skin. Inconvenient, but all cartridges are 96.5 ± 5℉.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tony d willIiams, post: 3030944, member: 108777"] That scares me. I have seen a few rifles that had had hot reloads. Shattered actions, and torn to pieces. I had one "hot" load in my .3338LM. I fired it, the ground shook, smoke came out of places that are not supposed to smoke, a dust cloud arose. Let it cool down, the bold would not move up. Went home, got a long brass rod, open and removed the bolt, dropped the rod thru the barrel. The brass did come out, after several drops of the rod. Swollen and a bit deformed. But why? I am anal and my powder is maximum ±0.50 grain. If anything is not proper, I empty and start that brass over. I have numbered each brass with an acid pencil. Finally it clicked. 120℉, I had left a few rounds sitting in the sun. My fault, thankfully no damage. My rounds now stay next to my skin. Inconvenient, but all cartridges are 96.5 ± 5℉. [/QUOTE]
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