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thefuryoffire
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Location: Fairwood, WA Joined: Thu Jul 25, 2013 Posts: 1111
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Pics to come tonight, so you can laugh at my misfortune.
I was loading up all my .380 bullets because, well, because.
I'm chuggin' along on my lee classic turret and I notice, right about my 250th round, that the bullet seated really rather far in.
Then I look in my bucket where I've been tossing completed rounds.
They've been getting progressively shorter. WTF.
Turns out the bullet seating die's length nut slipped, allowing the post to twist as the turret spun.
Only about 50 were affected, but that's still a lot of time with an inertia bullet puller. Guess I'm wearing ears tonight as I WHAP them out.
@!$!@$#!@%!@#@!#!.
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Tue Jul 26, 2016 11:22 am |
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Classic
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Location: Federal Way Joined: Sat Sep 15, 2012 Posts: 5492
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Been there done that but I had 250 to take apart.... The important part was you caught it and didn't mess up you or your gun!
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Tue Jul 26, 2016 11:26 am |
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thefuryoffire
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Location: Fairwood, WA Joined: Thu Jul 25, 2013 Posts: 1111
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Classic wrote: Been there done that but I had 250 to take apart.... The important part was you caught it and didn't mess up you or your gun! The sad part is, this is a new length setting for me so I wasn't sure what they should look like. The first 200 were in spec to length (and pass plunk and ejection tests) but those last 50... goddamn it.
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Tue Jul 26, 2016 11:29 am |
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MadPick
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Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52120
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Classic wrote: The important part was you caught it and didn't mess up you or your gun! Consider getting a collet puller. They are a LOT easier to use if you have more than a few to do.
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oldkim
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Location: Maple Valley, WA Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2011 Posts: 9279
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MadPick wrote: Classic wrote: The important part was you caught it and didn't mess up you or your gun! Consider getting a collet puller. They are a LOT easier to use if you have more than a few to do. First hand experience...
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Tue Jul 26, 2016 1:15 pm |
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MadPick
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Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52120
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I scoff at pulling bullets by the hundreds. I specialize in THOUSANDS.
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Tue Jul 26, 2016 3:01 pm |
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thefuryoffire
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Location: Fairwood, WA Joined: Thu Jul 25, 2013 Posts: 1111
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MadPick wrote: I scoff at pulling bullets by the hundreds. I specialize in THOUSANDS. Speaking of pulled bullets, if you don't like those .40 American Reloading pulls, I'll take 'em off your hands... lulz
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Tue Jul 26, 2016 3:40 pm |
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MadPick
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Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52120
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thefuryoffire wrote: MadPick wrote: I scoff at pulling bullets by the hundreds. I specialize in THOUSANDS. Speaking of pulled bullets, if you don't like those .40 American Reloading pulls, I'll take 'em off your hands... lulz Too late. Already loaded.
_________________SteveBenefactor Life Member, National Rifle AssociationLife Member, Second Amendment FoundationPatriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of AmericaLife Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear ArmsLegal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy CoalitionMember, NAGR/NFGRPlease support the organizations that support all of us.Leave it cleaner than you found it.
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Tue Jul 26, 2016 3:53 pm |
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thefuryoffire
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Location: Fairwood, WA Joined: Thu Jul 25, 2013 Posts: 1111
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MadPick wrote: thefuryoffire wrote: MadPick wrote: I scoff at pulling bullets by the hundreds. I specialize in THOUSANDS. Speaking of pulled bullets, if you don't like those .40 American Reloading pulls, I'll take 'em off your hands... lulz Too late. Already loaded. Same here. They work great!
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Tue Jul 26, 2016 4:09 pm |
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deadshot2
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Location: Marysville, WA Joined: Fri Jul 22, 2011 Posts: 11581
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MadPick wrote: Classic wrote: The important part was you caught it and didn't mess up you or your gun! Consider getting a collet puller. They are a LOT easier to use if you have more than a few to do. Collet pullers are easier and for my money the Hornady "lever type" is the best. Unfortuantely they can be a pain in the ass on small pistol rounds like the .380, especially if the bullet is seated too far into the case. Collet pullers REQUIRE some bearing surface exposed as they dont' grip at all on curved noses. Moving forward it's always a good practice, when loading lots of rounds, to have check intervals. When starting a run stop after 10-15 completed rounds and check measurements. Re-weigh charges if using a powder measure/dispenser. Check ALL lock nuts and screws. Then repeat the checks at whatever interval you feel comfy with like every 50-100. This sure cuts down the number of rounds you will need to re-work. FWIW, I found that my inertial bullet pullers worked better when I smacked them on a solid metal surface instead of wood. I put a layer of Duct Take on a piece of 1/2" steel plate. Bullets came loose in one good smack, never more than two. When beating on my wooden bench it sometimes took several more smacks as the wood had some give (even though it was 2X6 covered by 1/2" glued down plywood).
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thefuryoffire
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Location: Fairwood, WA Joined: Thu Jul 25, 2013 Posts: 1111
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deadshot2 wrote: MadPick wrote: Classic wrote: The important part was you caught it and didn't mess up you or your gun! Consider getting a collet puller. They are a LOT easier to use if you have more than a few to do. Collet pullers are easier and for my money the Hornady "lever type" is the best. Unfortuantely they can be a pain in the ass on small pistol rounds like the .380, especially if the bullet is seated too far into the case. Collet pullers REQUIRE some bearing surface exposed as they dont' grip at all on curved noses. Moving forward it's always a good practice, when loading lots of rounds, to have check intervals. When starting a run stop after 10-15 completed rounds and check measurements. Re-weigh charges if using a powder measure/dispenser. Check ALL lock nuts and screws. Then repeat the checks at whatever interval you feel comfy with like every 50-100. This sure cuts down the number of rounds you will need to re-work. FWIW, I found that my inertial bullet pullers worked better when I smacked them on a solid metal surface instead of wood. I put a layer of Duct Take on a piece of 1/2" steel plate. Bullets came loose in one good smack, never more than two. When beating on my wooden bench it sometimes took several more smacks as the wood had some give (even though it was 2X6 covered by 1/2" glued down plywood). Yeah. I caught this one at my 50-interval check. Happened right at the start of the last. I have a small vice with an anvil spot that's perfect for the inertial bullet puller, and about 1/2 of these don't have enough space for the collet puller so I'll just be stuck with it. >.<
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rodell
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Location: Free At last in NC! Joined: Wed Nov 28, 2012 Posts: 703
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I've gotten in the habit of using a case gage for my checks, too. That way I'm sure they will chamber. I do every one on small round counts (hunting) and sample on large ones.
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Wed Jul 27, 2016 11:40 am |
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thefuryoffire
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Location: Fairwood, WA Joined: Thu Jul 25, 2013 Posts: 1111
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Big dangle
Location: Yelm Joined: Thu Oct 1, 2015 Posts: 30
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I've looked at those before, seem good but the plunk test in a barrel or cylinder every few rounds.
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Jammer Six
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Location: Seattle Joined: Tue Jul 5, 2016 Posts: 682
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Show me a man who has never pulled bullets, and I'll show you a man who isn't careful enough to reload. Pulling bullets means you caught your own mistake. It's a good thing!
_________________ "When I have your wounded." --Major Charles L. Kelly, callsign "Dustoff", refusing to acknowledge that an L.Z. was too hot, moments before being killed by a single shot, July 1st, 1964.
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