What did you do today in the world of reloading?

[orbitup]

When I started loading 44 spcl I couldn't find any of the powder I wanted to try. I got some 700-X and tried it. I've got all kinds of powder now but I still use it. It could fill the case a little more but I like it.

 

[deemus]

When I started loading 44 spcl I couldn't find any of the powder I wanted to try. I got some 700-X and tried it. I've got all kinds of powder now but I still use it. It could fill the case a little more but I like it.

I think most of those larger cases are that way. It seems my 45 Long Colt cases are not THAT full when using Nitro 100, but man is that a nice, low-recoil, accurate round. My wife loves to shoot that gun.

 

[rp-]

I'm using 4.3 gr if titegroup in my 9mm with a 115 gr bullet. I notice the case is only about half full.

The previous rounds I loaded with parabellum research were 6.2gr if power pistol and that was a pretty full case. I was loading 124 gr bullets and I'm pretty sure there wasn't much space left after seating those.

How full are your 38s with 2.9 gr?

 

[motorcarman]

I went to Hicksville today and EMPTIED a few hundred cases so I get to load them AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess this is the reverse of what most people post here about reloading. (UNLOADING?)
just sayin'

bob

 

[Wyldman]

One begets the other, if you're doing it right!

Crush, kill, mangle, maim, destroy.

 

[vmax]

I'm using 4.3 gr if titegroup in my 9mm with a 115 gr bullet. I notice the case is only about half full.

The previous rounds I loaded with parabellum research were 6.2gr if power pistol and that was a pretty full case. I was loading 124 gr bullets and I'm pretty sure there wasn't much space left after seating those.

How full are your 38s with 2.9 gr?

as you know the 38 case is much larger than the 9mm
under 3 gr of Titegroup is a pretty small amount in that case

 

[deemus]

as you know the 38 case is much larger than the 9mm
under 3 gr of Titegroup is a pretty small amount in that case

THats one nice thing about loading low-recoil loads for revolver. Use a lot less powder.

 

[rp-]

Isn't there a possibility of detonation?

 

[Charlie]

Isn't there a possibility of detonation?

From what, exactly?

 

[orbitup]

Detonation is what you want. Otherwise the bullet wouldn't exit the barrel.

 

[Charlie]

I read rp- post to mean detonation when you "don't" want it and couldn't figure out why. Oh well.

 

[Wyldman]

I think he's talking about high volume cases having too little powder in them going KA-BOOM! on ignition. .357 & .44 had issues with this for quite some time years ago before folks figured out that inert material case filling would resolve the problem.

Crush, kill, mangle, maim, destroy.

 

[Charlie]

I think he's talking about high volume cases having too little powder in them going KA-BOOM! on ignition. .357 & .44 had issues with this for quite some time years ago before folks figured out that inert material case filling would resolve the problem.

Crush, kill, mangle, maim, destroy.

KA-BOOM on ignition? Isn't that what Orbitup was addressing? I understand too much powder but the only problem with too little powder is a stuck case in a barrel. The following round might cause a problem though!

 

[orbitup]

I was just being a smart ass.

He probably meant secondary explosion which can happen with too little case fill.

 

[robertc1024]

I'm using 4.3 gr if titegroup in my 9mm with a 115 gr bullet. I notice the case is only about half full.

The previous rounds I loaded with parabellum research were 6.2gr if power pistol and that was a pretty full case. I was loading 124 gr bullets and I'm pretty sure there wasn't much space left after seating those.

How full are your 38s with 2.9 gr?

For what It's worth - I usually load 3.5g of Titegroup in 38 specials with 158 grain bullets. I've never had any issues with it. I loaded a pile of .357 mags with Titegroup too and shot them this weekend - again, no problems but the cases were very large next to the amount of powder that went in them.

 

[jpatm2]

I tried to reload .223 cases, but somewhere in the resizing and removing the crimp on the cases, I made the necks too big and the bullets slip in. Until I figure out how to fix them, I switched to the .40 S&W and sized/ deprimed them.

 

[orbitup]

I tried to reload .223 cases, but somewhere in the resizing and removing the crimp on the cases, I made the necks too big and the bullets slip in. Until I figure out how to fix them, I switched to the .40 S&W and sized/ deprimed them.

Are you sure you sized them? I've had that happen to me once, it was just a brain fart.

 

[jpatm2]

Not 100%, which sucks because I primed them. But I will set them aside and try with some of the other 5000 that I have.

 

[deemus]

Normally the bullets only fall in when you don't resize them.

 

[orbitup]

You can punch the primers out and reuse them. I just do it slowly.