tek4260
Buckeye
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Double charge in a SBH
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Donaldjr1969
Blackhawk
WOW!!!
I use Titegroup for my 44Mag plinkers and I can see how easy it would be to get a double charge. But since I work a certain way on the loading block AND I look in the cases before beginning to seat the bullets, it would be very hard for me to get a double charge of Titegroup in a case and not notice it.
I use Titegroup for my 44Mag plinkers and I can see how easy it would be to get a double charge. But since I work a certain way on the loading block AND I look in the cases before beginning to seat the bullets, it would be very hard for me to get a double charge of Titegroup in a case and not notice it.
Jimbo357mag
Hawkeye
WOW, Double charge of BlueDot, thats hard to believe. :shock: :shock:
...Jimbo
...Jimbo
Mike Mulligan
Single-Sixer
I think the shooter used enough dynamite! :shock: Glad nobody was hurt- and glad it is being shared, good to be reminded to think about your loading habits!
Hammerdown77
Blackhawk
Ouch. He was lucky,
Honestly, squibs worry me more than double charges, since I try to use powders where you can tell if you double it (not necessarily overflowing, but just noticeably different than a single charge).
Not so much on my revolvers (where I'd probably notice it before I cocked the hammer and fired the next shot), but definitely on my semi-autos where I'm firing faster.
I've almost had it happen on my Lee Turret (when I manually indexed the turret), and on my Dillon 550B (manual index). If you stop to dink with something after you've indexed the cases/turret, then forget to pull the handle on that stage and just index everything again.....and you are in that zoned-out-repetitive-motion mode.....you'll seat a bullet on top of an empty case.
Haven't had one yet, though.
Honestly, squibs worry me more than double charges, since I try to use powders where you can tell if you double it (not necessarily overflowing, but just noticeably different than a single charge).
Not so much on my revolvers (where I'd probably notice it before I cocked the hammer and fired the next shot), but definitely on my semi-autos where I'm firing faster.
I've almost had it happen on my Lee Turret (when I manually indexed the turret), and on my Dillon 550B (manual index). If you stop to dink with something after you've indexed the cases/turret, then forget to pull the handle on that stage and just index everything again.....and you are in that zoned-out-repetitive-motion mode.....you'll seat a bullet on top of an empty case.
Haven't had one yet, though.
Jimbo357mag
Hawkeye
I shoot a medium load of 13.0gr of BlueDot with a 240gr bullet in the .44 magnum all the time. It is one of my favorites. A double charge fills the case to the very top. I am surprise that it could be compressed that much. How could somebody miss that? 8) 8)
...Jimbo
...Jimbo
Donaldjr1969
Blackhawk
A little bit of JBWeld and it is as good as new! 
flatgate
Hawkeye
Whew, that's scary!
flatgate
flatgate
He was using a Lee 'turret'... so the case never was 'handled' after the expand/belling step.... I have never used a turret press so I can't say (in my minds eye and sort'a see how this could happen), but when using a single stage press, there is no way to miss a double charge (IF your powder is bulky enough that is).... As said above, I am more worried about a 'under' charge....
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