Another First - A potential KaBoom avoided

[alfsauve]

did you use the same primers for your test?  some primers are pretty hot.

I'd clean the case and look at it very closely.   its pretty black, normally prime only loads don't put out that much black junk.  

I only use CCI 500s and the test squib I loaded looked the same after it was fired.   Very sooty.   So the CCIs, along with any incidental lube on the base of the bullet created all that soot.  Could also be the lead contributing to the soot as well.

This morning I weighed all remaining 600+ rounds.   Talk about boring!    Also talk about variation in case weights!  

I have mixed my cases.   I have mostly PMC, FC and *FC*  plus an odd 1 or 2 of Speer, Win, Corbon and a few others I've picked up from the range.   The *FC* cases weight 5gr more than the FC cases and the PMC weight 2.5gr more than the FC's.   Given that difference all rounds were +/- 2gr.   My load is 5gr.   I pulled the three round that were -2.5gr and discovered the only difference was case and bullet weight.


HEY and it's good to know, though not comforting that even the occasional commercial round has a squib now and then.  Though that's no excuse on my end.

[tombogan03884]

1 mistake out of how many rounds you have loaded ?
Your reject/ scrap rate is ridiculously lower than any kind of average. I would consider it a learning experience, ( it CAN happen to you ) and stick with your obviously successful methods.