Doubleplay
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I'm glad he's ok. Lesson to be learned for reloaders.
There is no wrong powder. Only wrongful reloaders. (much like guns) The error is ALL human.
Powder itself, is never wrong.I know what you are trying to say, maybe the better way to say it is...not all powders are for every cartridge.
Gun powder is exactly the same as a gun, it’ll sit there and do nothing until someone comes along and does something with it….. you are correct.Powder itself, is never wrong.
A few years ago when I was shooting quite bit I invested in a popular progressive press. It did OK for a while but on one occasion, not so good. I loaded up a batch of 7RM for a class at FTW Ranch. They worked great for a bit then one sounded a little funny. Too loud and too much recoil. I couldn't get the bolt open no matter what we tried. They sent it to a smith who finally got it open. That round had sprung the receiver, battered the bolt and done other damage to the innards beyond repair. I finished the course with a borrowed rifle.Always appreciate a graphic reminder....especially when no one was hurt!
I have 42 different powders on my shelves...so like many others, only one is out and near the scale/powder measure when loading.
This gives multiple opportunities to catch an error.
In 49 years of loading, I grabbed the wrong powder once. Fortunately I caught the error before loading any ammo.
Scares the crap out of you and definitely makes you more careful!!
I picked up a deceased club member's progressive shotshell loader and gave away my old MEC single stage. Wish I'd kept it. Too easy for something to go haywire and get missed in the progression. Getting it sorted out can be a challenge.Well, I am with you 'boomer. Single stage only for this old Luddite!!
I am too much of a control/inspection freak to use any sort of progressive - that's my story and I am sticking to it...like the old dog who won't learn new tricks!!
I guess it sounds worse than it actually was. Loads would be light, not heavy. Four tenths of a grain light wouldn't make a huge difference as I was far below the maximum load. About in the middle between "starting" and "maximum." But this new barrel is fussy. Finally have something it likes so wanted to make sure I'm exactly on the same page when I get to Africa. Start over. The gun does NOT like hot loads in 400 gr bullets. Won't group worth beans. I don't like the hot loads either.Something interesting happened Saturday. I was loading my thirty declared 404 Jeffery for upcoming trip to Africa. I use an older Lyman electronic scale/dispenser. It kept acting up and had to reset to zero constantly. After pouring the load into case the scale would not return to zero. Usually reading 0.4 grains. The weighing platform was clean (when lifting the pan from platform, must be careful not to bump trickle tube and drop powder on the platform). I was nearly finished when I discovered a tiny kernel of A4350 wedged between the edge of the weighing platform and scale housing. I had to pull all the bullets and recharge each cartridge. Oh well.
160,000 psiWonder if someone with Quick Load would mind entering the numbers and sharing the ballpark of pressure generated by the 66 gr of 4198 under a 175 gr bullet in a 7 mag. Pretty high I imagine. What usually happens in a quality barrel and action is the case fails, the bolt sets back and a huge amount of gas at super high velocity shoots out the rear of the chamber and does the damage.
I only have one,thank god.I have 42 different powders
Yup. I like to see what I'm doing at every step. Brass is cleaned and inspected. I check every case as soon as I seat a primer to make sure it's right, trickle every load to 1/10 of a grain, measure every 5th or 6th loaded round for length. Then I know each and every round is as near perfect as human hands can make it because I did it with my two hands, no hunk of metal spitting out something I don't know.Well, I am with you 'boomer. Single stage only for this old Luddite!!
I am too much of a control/inspection freak to use any sort of progressive - that's my story and I am sticking to it...like the old dog who won't learn new tricks!!
@rdogA long time hunting friend , destroyed his Win 70 7mm REM mag with a charge of the wrong powder, the rifle had just been re barreled wtih a Shillen bbl & the stock refinished. the load of 66 grains of ADI AR22O7 SAME AS H 4198 OVER A 175 GRAIN BULLET destroyed the rifle blew the floor plate open & welded the case into the chamber & bolt face luckily he was not hurt,
The mistake was he should have been using ADI AR2217 same as H1000 A SIMPLE MISTAKE READING THE POWDER LABEL. it all ended well he replaced the mod70 with a Montana Arms 1999 stainless rifle a beautiful rifle. Just a another lesson in how easy it is to have an accident when reloading.