huntsd
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the endless rabbit whole
This sounds like something I would have triedPrimers weren't quite flush on a large batch of recently loaded ammo, 300+ rounds. Decided to get cute and reseat the primers without pulling the bullets and powder to "save time."
Thankfully, once the case blew the powder stopped burning. Made a mess of my pictured hand and face. About 60 gr of brass is still missing in my basement somewhere. The bullet skipped off the press and the i beam above it before crashing into the floor.
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This is a good reminder. I had a new batch of alpha that had real tight pockets. Some primers didn't seat fully. I didn't notice until the match where there were a few that wouldn't allow the bolt to close. Shot most of them without issue. The 3 that wouldn't close sat on my reloading bench and every time I looked at them I thought, "meh, I should be fine to just re-prime them". Talked myself out of it until I finally just threw them away. Too lazy to pull them and re-process.Primers weren't quite flush on a large batch of recently loaded ammo, 300+ rounds. Decided to get cute and reseat the primers without pulling the bullets and powder to "save time."
Thankfully, once the case blew the powder stopped burning. Made a mess of my pictured hand and face. About 60 gr of brass is still missing in my basement somewhere. The bullet skipped off the press and the i beam above it before crashing into the floor.
View attachment 819983
This is a good reminder. I had a new batch of alpha that had real tight pockets. Some primers didn't seat fully. I didn't notice until the match where there were a few that wouldn't allow the bolt to close. Shot most of them without issue. The 3 that wouldn't close sat on my reloading bench and every time I looked at them I thought, "meh, I should be fine to just re-prime them". Talked myself out of it until I finally just threw them away. Too lazy to pull them and re-process.