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In my continuing saga of dealing with "nasty lil' buggers" I now have this:
A typical, non-descript 9mm 124 grain LRN load looks like this when it comes off my press ...
But then there is one that looks like this ...
My first inclination is that the bullet was not seated deeply enough, but oh no, the seating depth is just fine ...
So, what's up with that?
LOL, I usually can tell a .380 case was in my feed bin when I pick it up to place on the shell plate. If they do get onto the shell plate, they rarely stay seated during the priming stroke. I've never had one go through the powder die and then seat a bullet without crunching the case, except for this time.
Nasty lil' buggers those .380 be!
I wonder if I could get it to chamber and fire in a .380 pistol? Anybody want to loan me their pistol so I can try it out?
Edited to add: This idea of shooting this round is a JOKE! I have no intention of actually shooting this cartridge. It will be pulled down for components.
A typical, non-descript 9mm 124 grain LRN load looks like this when it comes off my press ...
But then there is one that looks like this ...
My first inclination is that the bullet was not seated deeply enough, but oh no, the seating depth is just fine ...
So, what's up with that?
LOL, I usually can tell a .380 case was in my feed bin when I pick it up to place on the shell plate. If they do get onto the shell plate, they rarely stay seated during the priming stroke. I've never had one go through the powder die and then seat a bullet without crunching the case, except for this time.
Nasty lil' buggers those .380 be!
I wonder if I could get it to chamber and fire in a .380 pistol? Anybody want to loan me their pistol so I can try it out?
Edited to add: This idea of shooting this round is a JOKE! I have no intention of actually shooting this cartridge. It will be pulled down for components.
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