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To: TStro

I also re-load my ammunition. Once when I was putting powder in the brass I missed one. When I fired it (revolver) the primer forced the bullet into the cone at the back of the barrel. Luckily it was between the cylinder and the barrel and the cylinder wouldn’t turn. If that happened and it was all the way in the barrel the gun would explode when the next round was fired. Been re-loading since 1968 so I have had a few screw-ups.
I load 12 calibers, rifle and pistol.


22 posted on 11/01/2021 4:41:57 PM PDT by TStro (Better to die on your feet than live on your knees)
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To: TStro

I used to reload shotgun shells....I loaned my reloader to friend once and when I got it back, I went to reloading my own shells...

I didn’t realize he was left handed and had turned the “O” bar around...
After loading just a few, I went out back to fire a round...A flam shot out of the barrel about 3 feet!!!!

I had been loading powder with the shot hole and shot with the powder hole in the “O” bar...The shot hole is about 2 1/2 times bigger than the powder hole...


31 posted on 11/01/2021 5:08:44 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: TStro

How did you remove the impacted round?


64 posted on 11/01/2021 7:25:20 PM PDT by robowombat (Orthodox )
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