Don't know how to put this

[pinne65]

But I've got a turtlehead poking out



And I'm getting all emotional

Thinking about changing my login to squib45

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[Scrammer]

You don't know how to put this.
I don't know how to tell you.

 

[matthew029]

That's not what I expected. But, I'm glad it was.

 

[Mikej]

Something tells me there may be a learning oppotunity here for the rest of us?

Hmm?

Mike

 

[pinne65]

I've read about it but never seen it happen. I guess the lessons are: check, check and check again. And that primer alone is not enough.

 

[theguncrank]

I guess the lessons are: check, check and check again. And that primer alone is not enough.

I had it happen to me recently with a .45 Colt load. The primer only pushed the 300 grain bullet into the forcing cone, locking the revolver up. It was a nerve testing experience tapping the bullet back into the cylinder/case with a mallet and dowel since I was so sure that there was a powder charge in there... So, in addition to triple-checking, I'm also going to slow my pace a bit, no matter how familiar the loading is to me. After all, I'm a hand-loader, not an ammo factory.

 

[pinne65]

Yep, this happened to be Colt 45 also. It was just a 200gr cast bullet though. I just drilled a hole through it big enough for a needle-nose pliers and pulled it out.