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Reloading awareness
« on: April 22, 2015, 05:22:19 PM »
Just a friendly reminder from this last year about reloading safety, my father was doing some load develop for my rifle and accidentally switched up h4831sc for varget. I use mostly hodgons powder where he uses imr (somewhat color coded), and loaded 60.5 grains of varget behind a 168 vld, luckily just fused the bolt face and case. No harm to him and had safety glasses on as always, stay safe and don't be complacent.  He has been reloading for over 40 years and the first mishap.
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Re: Reloading awareness
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2015, 05:57:41 PM »
Great reminder, impactful picture and I'm glad that all is well....... :).

I've been handloadin' for 40 years as well and age and experience is no substitute for staying alert and being aware. 

Thanks for the heads-up!

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Re: Reloading awareness
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2015, 06:20:21 PM »
Reminds me of a .223 fired case I found that looked like it was "magnumized".

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Re: Reloading awareness
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2015, 06:24:58 PM »
For what it's worth, I always put the powder I'm using right behind my powder dump.
Glad he's ok.
On a lighter not did you get a chrono. On that.
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Re: Reloading awareness
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2015, 06:40:56 PM »
Signs show max pressure  :chuckle:


Glad no one got hurt it could have been real ugly  :twocents:  ;)
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Re: Reloading awareness
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2015, 07:04:44 PM »
Actually the primer doesn't show pressure signs.
Could you show a pic. Of the bolt face? Just curios. Thanks
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Re: Reloading awareness
« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2015, 07:43:45 PM »
Actually the primer doesn't show pressure signs.
Could you show a pic. Of the bolt face? Just curios. Thanks
Huh ? Because there is no primer  :o :chuckle:

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Re: Reloading awareness
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2015, 07:48:38 PM »
Isn't that the head next to it?
Maybe not.
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Re: Reloading awareness
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2015, 07:53:26 PM »
We have a powder shelf that we keep it on and only have the one we are using on the bench, he didn't really know what he did til he pounded the bolt up and out, even then he thought he had somehow managed to feed a belted catridge in even though we own no belted calibers.  No chrono on it but hit where it was suppose to, no idea on velo but faster than 3k I assume lol back together shooting well, 4 shot group..
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Re: Reloading awareness
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2015, 07:55:33 PM »
Base of over pressured round, next to base of properly loaded spent brass
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Re: Reloading awareness
« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2015, 07:58:51 PM »
We have a powder shelf that we keep it on and only have the one we are using on the bench, he didn't really know what he did til he pounded the bolt up and out, even then he thought he had somehow managed to feed a belted catridge in even though we own no belted calibers.  No chrono on it but hit where it was suppose to, no idea on velo but faster than 3k I assume lol back together shooting well, 4 shot group..

Did it separate at the pressure ring? Is that the case head next to it in the photo? Wow! Glad everyone's good.
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Re: Reloading awareness
« Reply #11 on: April 22, 2015, 08:00:43 PM »
Ok. Thanks.
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Re: Reloading awareness
« Reply #12 on: April 22, 2015, 08:01:09 PM »
308??????

60.5 might have been slightly compressed.... Ok, maybe overflowing if so.

Glad everyones ok.


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Re: Reloading awareness
« Reply #13 on: April 22, 2015, 08:08:24 PM »
How many times you think you reloaded that brass ...?  I was watching the Alaskan Shows a few nights ago . They were saying how they have a limited amount of brass So they reload the same case 10x or more  :yike:  I usually reload them 3 or 4 times and then I can them ..Sometimes when they have been loaded to many times they will pull apart at base part of the case when you open the bolt to eject it ..Leaving the case stuck in the chamber ..some serious pressure built up for sure !

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Re: Reloading awareness
« Reply #14 on: April 22, 2015, 08:11:19 PM »
That's what I thought had happend. It came apart at the pressure ring and left a nice looking case head.
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Re: Reloading awareness
« Reply #15 on: April 22, 2015, 08:21:32 PM »
Chambered in .280 ackley (traditional), the brass did not seperate just the angle of the picture.. Second firing on brass.. First firing was fireforming.
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