Arth wrote:on_one_wheel wrote:I had one load that was 10 grains overcharged ( thats another story ) sat the rifle over the bonnet on the bipod, lined up and took my shot ... FUC#ING BOOM !! ...
Tell it, tell it
I was reloading a batch of 100 .243 using a lee hand loader, measuring all charges with a beam scale.
I would punch out the old primer, neck size, smack in the new primer, measure out my powder, pour it in and bash in a projectile.
At some point while bashing and hammering bullets together I managed to bump the beam scale over on the course side adjustment by10 grains.
I reloaded a heap like this before realizing my mistake. .. so i figured I could weigh the assembled cartridges to determine which ones were overcharged. ... yeah right ... 10 grains isn't much when your brass isn't up to competition spec.
I found the overcharged ones and pulled the projectiles and re loaded them with the correct charge ... at least I though I did.
I definitely missed one.
I still use the lee hand loading kit, but since then I have changed to a different powder, an extra 10 grains won't fit now as I'm filling the case.
I also do the whole lot one step at a time so while I'm weighing out the charges there is minimal chance for me to bump the scales and move the weights on the beam.
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